Proper environmental impact assessment, cooperation with local community key for renewable energy projects
Renewable energy projects, especially those concerning small hydropower plants, have not been without controversy in the region, with investors often not acting in good faith. The other side of the coin is that investors that have done everything they were supposed to have often suffered damage over regulatory changes. In this interview, Zoran Obradović, managing […]
EBRD organizing public consultation on good governance policies in Belgrade on February 28
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a public consultation on its good governance policies – the Environment and Social Policy, the Public Information Policy, and the Project Complaint Mechanism Rules of Procedure – in Belgrade, Serbia on February 28, the Bank has announced. The EBRD’s three major good governance policies are […]
EIB launches public consultation on its energy lending policy
The European Investment Bank (EIB), one of the largest financiers of global energy infrastructure, has launched a new public consultation on financial and advisory support for the sector, to strengthen the impact of its future energy lending, according to a press release from the EU lender. Over the next three months, the EIB will engage […]