Funds secured for wastewater collection, treatment project in Zenica
An agreement on a EUR 4.75 million donation from the Swiss government marks the final step in securing EUR 19.2 million for the wastewater collection and treatment project in the City of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Agreements on the donation from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and cooperation with German development […]
Litostroj, ABB to modernize HPP Piva
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and a consortium of Slovenia’s Litostroj and Italy’s ABB JV have signed a contract on a EUR 10.3 million reconstruction and modernization of the Piva hydropower plant (HPP), the Montenegrin company said. The contract, which will be financed by German development bank KfW with EUR 8.5 million and from […]
Contractors selected for biomass boiler in Priboj, tendering for district heating plant ahead
After concluding the tendering procedure, the Municipality of Priboj signed a RSD 89.9 million contract on the design, procurement and installation of a biomass boiler with a consortium led by MPP Jedinstvo Sevojno with contractors Viessmann Belgrade and Čip from Prokuplje and Axis Construction Bureau from Novi Sad as a subcontractor. The investment is funded […]
GGF Sustainable Future Forum calls for sustainable, innovative solutions, announces clim@ winners
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) held its first Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt, Germany on June 27. The event gathered more than 250 participants to showcase leading initiatives in green finance for energy and resource efficiency throughout the Fund’s regions of operations, as well as the most inspiring global initiatives. The grand finale of […]
Vranje inks KfW-financed deals to build wastewater treatment facility, collector
Public water supply utility Vodovod Vranje has signed two agreements worth EUR 14.2 million with contractors for the construction of a wastewater treatment facility and a wastewater collector, financed by German development bank KfW. “We are investing a total of EUR 250 million in the development of utility infrastructure in Serbia through the program with […]
Albania gets fresh EUR 12 million loan for strategic Dam Safety Project
Albania has drawn an additional EUR 12 million in lending for its Dam Safety Project to safeguard hydroelectric dams and extend the operating life of hydropower plants on two rivers, including the Drin Cascade, which accounts for the bulk of the country’s electricity generation. The three hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Drin Cascade – Fierza, […]
EPBiH seeks bids to build 15 small HPPs, as wind farm to go online in Q4 2019
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) has invited tenders for construction works worth an estimated EUR 5.66 million (BAM 11 million) on 15 small hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Neretvica river, as it plans to put an EUR 83 million wind farm into operation in the fourth quarter of 2019, Senad Salkić, executive director for capital […]
Bosnia to apply for IPA funds for environmental protection
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH) will apply for financing from the European Union IPA funds 2018 for environmental protection projects, BiH Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Minister Mirko Šarović said after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Minister Šarović said that Bosnia-Herzegovina will request a total of EUR 50 million and specified that EUR 20 million of […]
