EPS signs cooperation agreement with SEPA, part of its one-billion-euro efforts to reach EU environmental standards
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) signed an agreement on a long-term cooperation on monitoring impacts of EPS operations on the environment. This initiative is a part of one-billion-euro worth company efforts to reach EU environment standards and make its business sustainable. The agreement was signed by Milorad Grčić, […]
Small is not (always) beautiful: small hydro development in the Western Balkans
By Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Policy Officer, CEE Bankwatch Network It has long been recognized that the human and environmental costs of large dams are extremely high — just recently the failure of the overflow channels at the Oroville dam, California, almost triggered a tragedy. Across the Balkans, however, instead of coming up with genuinely new ideas, […]
New 20 MW biomass plant for district heating in Šabac in 2018
The district heating system in the city of Šabac is to be supplied from a 20 MW biomass plant, said the city’s energy manager Slobodan Jerotić for BGEN. Biomass will replace natural gas, which is three to four times more expensive. The project will be realized as a public-private partnership. District heating company Toplane Šabac […]
EUR 50 million for energy efficiency in Western Balkans Six
An EUR 50 million agreement aimed to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy potential in the countries of the Western Balkans Six was signed in Skopje, Macedonia. The agreement was signed by the representatives of the European Commission (EC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the German […]
EPS invites tenders for rehabilitation of seven small hydro plants
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) is inviting sealed tenders from contractors for the rehabilitation of seven small hydropower plants in Serbia. The facilities to be rehabilitated are SHPP Raška near Novi Pazar, SHPP Radaljska Banja near Mali Zvornik, SHPP Seljašnica near Prijepolje, SHPP Kratovska Reka near Priboj, SHPP Pod Gradom and SHPP Turica near […]
EBRD funds renewables in Greece with EUR 300 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced the establishment of an investment framework worth EUR 300 million to finance renewable energy projects in Greece. The Greek Renewable Energy Framework (GREF) will also finance electricity grid modernization and expansion investments that enable renewables integration in the Greek system. GREF responds to the country’s target […]
Consultant for Greek street lighting project technical baseline needed
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) seeks a consultant to undertake the development and preparation of the technical baseline required for a LED street lighting project in three cities or regions in Greece. According to an invitation for expressions of interest, the technical baseline should include all the technical information on the existing […]
EBRD cancels the construction of HPP in Mavrovo park
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) cancelled the construction of Boškov most hydropower plant in the Mavrovo national park in Macedonia. The value of the project, announced in 2011., was EUR 84 million. The ecological organization Eko-svest together with experts, ecologists and activists were committed from the very beginning to opposing the hydropower […]
