FBiH government adopts restructuring program for EPBiH, EPHZHB
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a restructuring program for the power sector in the FBiH, which envisages the unbundling of two state-owned energy companies – Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) and Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg-Bosne (EPHZHB) – in accordance with the rules of the EU’s Third Energy Package. The restructuring […]
North Macedonia’s ESM gets KfW’s donation for Bogdanci wind farm expansion
German development bank KfW has allocated MKD 10 million (about EUR 162,500) to North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – formerly ELEM) for updating an environmental impact assessment study and securing other consulting services for an expansion of the Bogdanci wind farm. The second phase of the Bogdanci project envisages an […]
Seven owls, 12 other birds of prey returned to the wild near Belgrade
As part of efforts to protect endangered species and conserve biodiversity, five Eurasian scops owls (Otus scops) and two little owls (Athene noctua) have been returned to the wild in the vicinity of Belgrade this summer, in a joint project of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, the Belgrade […]
TENDERING: City of Belgrade’s waste management plan for 2021-2030
The City of Belgrade has launched tendering to produce a local waste management plan for the period 2021-2030, setting September 16 as the deadline to file bids. According to a public invitation, the local waste management plan should ensure the establishment of a system to manage inert and non-hazardous waste in a manner that will […]
EBRD requires proper environmental impact assessment for projects it finances
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) applies tight environmental and social standards to projects it finances and encourages partners to do the same. However, its leverage is limited to the projects it finances. Dariusz Prasek, Director of Operations, Environment and Sustainability Department, EBRD discusses these and other issues pertaining to the EBRD’s new […]
Serbia, Hungary hope to merge power exchanges by end-2019
Serbia and Hungary are hoping that the planned merger between their respective power exchanges, SEEPEX and HUPX, will take place by the end of 2019, creating a powerful regional exchange to the benefit of the entire region, according to Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić. The merger will enable the two power exchanges […]
LM Wind Power’s plant in Bergama produces 500th blade
Wind turbine blade designer and manufacturer LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has produced the 500th blade at its Bergama, Turkey plant since the facility opened two years ago. “Devoted to responding to the growing demand for wind energy worldwide – including in Turkey, Europe and Asia – the 500 blades produced so […]
North Macedonia to introduce reverse vending machines for beverage containers
North Macedonia will soon be catching up with the global trend of waste recycling through deposit refund schemes as local packaging waste management firm Pakomak is preparing to install the country’s first reverse vending machines for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. In exchange for deposited beverage containers, the machines will issue “green points” that can […]