Italy’s new government to place focus on green transition

Italy’s new government has established a ministry that combines energy policy with the environmental portfolio, signalling the country’s commitment to a recovery from the COVID-19 crisis based on a green energy transition. The Ministry for Ecological Transition in Italy’s new government will be headed by physicist Roberto Cingolani, the founder of the Italian Institute of […]

Bulgarian PM proposes electricity transmission JV with Montenegro, possibly Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has proposed for Bulgaria and Montenegro to set up a joint venture for electricity transmission, possibly with participation from Serbia, according to local media. Borissov, who made the proposal during his recent visit to Montenegro, where he met Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković and other officials, was quoted as saying […]

Electricity September 10, 2018

Albania won arbitration against Hydro S.R.L. over Kalivac HPP

The Republic of Albania won arbitration over hydropower plant (HPP) Kalivac against Italy’s Hydro S.R.L, Albanian infrastructure and energy ministry announced. The International Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of Albania in a breach of contract in the Kalivac construction case and the Albanian government will receive EUR 172 million in damages. In October 2014, […]

Electricity January 30, 2018

Plastic waste processing in Serbia attracts interest of foreign investors

Representatives of the Italian company Novamont are interested in the development of a system for the processing of plastic waste in Serbia. Earlier this month, the Chinese company Blue Sky officially announced the construction of a plastic waste processing plant in Ćuprija. Italians visited earlier this week S Group, paints and plastic raw materials producer […]

Waste January 26, 2018