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, […]
Republika Srpska first in region to get waste prevention program based on EU model
After it adopts a waste management plan, Republika Srpska will be the first in the region to have a fully developed waste prevention program modeled on those in EU countries, according to Svjetlana Radusin, assistant spatial planning minister in charge of the environment. She was speaking on waste prevention program at a public consultation event on the […]
Public consultation on Belgrade waste incinerator, landfill confirms public mistrust over dearth of information
A public consultation on two environmental impact studies conducted for the Belgrade waste management project – specifically an energy-to-waste facility to incinerate municipal waste and use landfill gas and a new landfill to be built in the Serbian capital’s suburb of Vinča – has shown that there is still a lack of information concerning the […]
Public debate on Belgrade’s waste incinerator, new landfill to be held on July 23
A public debate on two environmental impact assessments (EIA) for a project to build a waste-to-energy facility and a new landfill at the Belgrade suburb of Vinča, prepared by Beo Čista Energija, will be held on July 23 on the premises of the municipal administration of Grocka. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has announced that […]
HEP to install Obrovac Sinjski, Konačnik solar power plants with total capacity of up to 95 MW
Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build two solar power plants – the 60 MW Obrovac Sinjski and the 35 MW Konačnik in the Splitsko-Podravska County, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. The two power plants are part of HEP’s investment cycle to soak around EUR […]
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the EU acquis. Albania’s national energy strategy 2018-2030 has been adopted, the Chapter 15 section of the report notes. However, the country has delayed electricity market reforms and should accelerate implementation of the connectivity […]
Petition to ban small hydropower plants submitted to Montenegrin Parliament
NGO Green Home has filed a petition backed by 6,300 signatures to the Parliament of Montenegro to ban the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs), local media reported. Residents of Podgorica, Nikšić, Plav, Berane, and Šavnik backed the petition requesting the Parliament to initiate a discussion and propose a ban on the construction of SHPPs, […]