environment
Threat of mass exodus as desalination plants targeted in Gulf countries, Iran
09 March 2026 - The Iran war could heavily disrupt the water supply in the region, and desalination plants in particular, alongside environmental disasters
Sarajevo installs digitalized containers for textile waste
13 February 2026 - Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has introduced ten special containers for the separation and recycling of textile waste
Protests against giant hybrid power plant project in Bulgaria over loss of land
09 February 2026 - Environmentalists and locals are opposing a EUR 450 million solar power and battery project in Suhindol in Bulgaria
Montenegro identifies 16.3 GW of low-conflict solar and wind potential
29 January 2026 - The Montenegro Energy Growth and Acceleration project was implemented by The Nature Conservancy and Montenegrin NGO Eco-Team
Nearly 2,500 kilometers of pristine Balkan rivers lost since 2012
21 January 2026 - The first comparable regional assessment in over a decade documents the deterioration of Europe's last wild rivers
Titan signs deal with Serbia’s EPS for fly ash from coal power plant
14 January 2026 - Cement maker Titan Group is getting access to five million tons of fly ash from the TENT B coal power plant in Serbia
Serbia to put mining strategy to parliament vote
05 January 2026 - The Government of Serbia passed the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and Other Geological Resources
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
From construction waste to circular economy: how STRABAG drives green transition
11 December 2025 - Strabag Serbia is introducing recycling, solar energy, electric vehicles and digital tools to accelerate the green transition and reduce CO₂ emissions.
Major industrial polluters in Serbia continue to pollute air, soil, water without control
08 December 2025 - Around 150 companies, potentially major polluters of water, air, and soil, hadn't obtained an IPPC permit by December 31, 2024
Wpd obtains wind power approvals in Greece for 225 MW
04 December 2025 - Wpd has won environmental approvals for a wind power project of 147.6 MW in Central Greece and one for 77 MW in Thrace
Germany seeks Bolivia’s lithium as project Jadar in Serbia stalls
10 November 2025 - Germany is rushing to secure the supply of lithium from Bolivia, but also to enable domestic mining operations