Public debate on new coal-fired power plant Kolubara B halted
After an hour of heated debate, the public hearing on the draft spatial plan and strategic assessment of the environmental impact of the construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant was halted. The project has so far produced numerous controversies. Non-governmental organization Renewables and Environmental Regulatory Institute – RERI has announced that the representatives […]
HSE presents environmental study on burning waste in TPP Šoštanj
The management of the Šoštanj thermal power plant (TEŠ) presented the results of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and cleared the plan to incinerate solid recovered fuel (SRF) project, arguing it does not worsen the current state of the environment in Šaleška Valley. TEŠ, which is part of state-owned energy company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), […]
Works on Chinese Linglong’s tire plant complex in Serbia launched last year, but EIA is yet to be published
Chinese tire manufacturer Linglong started building the complex of the future tire factory in Zrenjanin last year, but its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is yet to be published. Authorities in the Vojvodina province, on the other hand, claim that regulations have so far been observed, while the investor’s representative in Serbia has announced that an […]
HEP preparing construction of 30 MW wind farm Zelovo
State power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build wind farm Zelovo, with an installed capacity of up to 30 MW, in the Splitsko-Dalmatinska County, on the slopes of Mount Svilaja. Two weeks ago, HEP put in operation its first wind farm, called Korlat, but Zelovo would be its first independently developed wind project given […]
Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental NGOs
In the shadow of coronavirus, the new Slovenian government is taking rights from environmental and nature conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs), according to green law NGO network Justice and Environment (J&E). According to the organization, anti-coronavirus provisions in Slovenia, which set out to disable environmental and nature protection NGOs in the procedures involving integrated building permits […]
HSE considering to burn waste in thermal power plant Šoštanj
If the environmental impact assessment (EIA) doesn’t reveal a possible excessive impact on the environment and people’s health, Slovenia’s Šoštanj thermal power plant (TPP) intends to start trial co-incineration of solid recovered fuel (SRF) next year. The project will be implemented by Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ), subsidiary of state-owned power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE). The […]
Public debate on the EIA study for Čukaru Peki mine held in Bor
Representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection held a presentation of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the opening of the Čukaru Peki mine in Bor. The presentation was followed by a public consultation, local media reported. The copper and gold mine with underground exploitation near Bor is set to be opened by Rakita […]
North Macedonia’s ESM signs two contracts for Bogdanci wind farm expansion
North Macedonia’s state-owned power producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM), formerly ELEM, has signed two contracts on the Bogdanci wind farm expansion with a consortium of Germany’s Fichtner and North Macedonia’s Geing. The contracts for the Bogdanci wind farm, North Macedonia’s first wind farm, were signed by Vasko Kovachevski, CEO of ESM, and Elena Cekulaeva, […]