hydropower plants
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
02 July 2019 - Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under...
Montenegro leading energy transition in region
13 June 2019 - In May 2019, Montenegro joined the not-so-large group of countries that managed to cover the...
EBRD tightens environmental, disclosure standards for all hydropower projects
22 May 2019 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled its new good governance policies...
Speaking to IFIs may be only way for environmental activists to convey message to right address
21 May 2019 - Ana Colovic Lesoska, executive director at the Center for environmental research and information Eko-svest from...
Hidroelectrica to hire law firm for IPO on Bucharest Stock Exchange
17 May 2019 - State-owned power utility Hidroelectrica has issued a public call to acquire legal services for conducting...
Bulgaria to launch EUR 33 million renewables, energy efficiency, energy security program
09 May 2019 - Bulgaria is preparing to launch its Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Security Program, with...
EBRD invests USD 100 million in renewable arm of Turkey’s IC Holding
09 May 2019 - The EBRD is investing USD 100 million in a stake of Ictas Surdurulebilir Enerji Yatirimlari,...
Macedonian activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize
30 April 2019 - The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced six recipients of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, the...
Slovenia pays EUR 135 million in renewable energy, CHP subsidies in 2018
18 April 2019 - Slovenia’s support payments for electricity from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and...
ERS to build 1,000 MW renewable energy power plants over next 10 years
17 April 2019 - Public power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) aims to invest EUR 1.25 billion in 1,000-MW...
Albania to terminate 17 concession contracts for hydropower projects
16 April 2019 - Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has found 9 more cases of contract violations during...
NGOs call for designation of no-go zones for construction of hydropower plants
27 March 2019 - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government representatives, experts, hydropower developers, and the local community gathered at an...
Energy Community receives complaint against Albania over Kalivac, Pocem hydropower plants
27 February 2019 - EcoAlbania, Riverwatch and EuroNatur have sent a complaint to the Energy Community (EnC) against the...
All Bulgarian rivers damaged in some way, 200 HPPs approved on top of 270 built – WWF
18 February 2019 - All Bulgarian rivers and their tributaries have been adversely affected by pollution, drought, wastewater, extraction...
Fewer small hydropower plants being built in Europe today than in previous decades – Energy Community chief
11 February 2019 - The intensity of the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the European Union is...
Political economy of energy transition in Energy Community
08 February 2019 - Author: Mirza Kušljugić, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Tuzla Conventional electric power systems, which are...