Region/EU February 12, 2019 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Amid the public outcry against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) throughout the region, with the latest cases in Štrpce in Kosovo* and at the Krapska river in Macedonia,…
Region/EU February 11, 2019 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The intensity of the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the European Union is much lower today than it used to be in previous decades, Energy Community Secretariat Director…
Albania February 5, 2019 | Comments: 1Author: Vladimir Spasić
Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new hydropower plants (HPPs) and launch an investigation into 182 licenses issued to build 440 HPPs….
Serbia January 21, 2019 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The initiative Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina will hold a rally to protest the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in Belgrade on Sunday, with the official start…
Region/EU December 27, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The privatization of drinking water sources in Serbia – and the region – has proceeded fairly unnoticed and under the radar. By contrast, the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs),…
Montenegro December 25, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The Government of Montenegro has decided to start gradually reducing feed-in tariffs for renewable energy sources as of January 1, 2020, and announced it will continue to promote the construction…
Montenegro December 18, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans to launch tendering in the third quarter of 2019 to select a contractor to produce, deliver, and install equipment, as well…
Region/EU December 11, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Balkan Green Energy News
Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the controversial small hydropower boom in the Western Balkans is the availability of feed-in tariffs, providing…
Serbia November 29, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The Ministry of Environmental Protection has drafted a law banning the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in protected areas, State Secretary Ivan Karić has told Reuters, adding that the…
Serbia November 27, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The Serbian government has extended the decree on incentives for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency heat and power cogeneration until the end of 2019. Experts…
Serbia November 19, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld an appeal lodged by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, annulling a verdict on the matter by the Administrative Court and confirming the ministry’s…
Bosnia and Herzegovina October 8, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The fifth RENEXPO BiH, international fair and conference on renewable energy sources (RES), environmental protection, water management and energy efficiency, focused on stepping up investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will…
