small hydropower plants
Albania freezes new hydropower projects on environmental concerns
05 February 2019 - Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new...
Protest against small hydropower plants to be held in Belgrade on Sunday
21 January 2019 - The initiative Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina will hold a rally to protest...
Water is and should remain a public good – citizens’ initiatives
27 December 2018 - The privatization of drinking water sources in Serbia – and the region – has proceeded...
Montenegro to start phasing out feed-in tariffs for renewables in 2020
25 December 2018 - The Government of Montenegro has decided to start gradually reducing feed-in tariffs for renewable energy...
Power utility EPCG plans to launch tendering for reconstruction of 5 small HPPs
18 December 2018 - Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans to launch tendering in the third...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
Ministry drafts law to prohibit small hydropower plant construction in protected areas
29 November 2018 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection has drafted a law banning the construction of small hydropower...
Serbia pushes back introduction of renewables auctions by a year, extends existing support decree
27 November 2018 - The Serbian government has extended the decree on incentives for the production of electricity from...
Supreme Court of Cassation blocks construction of small HPP Pakleštica on Mt. Stara Planina
19 November 2018 - The Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld an appeal lodged by the Ministry of Environmental...
Fifth International Fair and Conference RENEXPO BiH to be held on October 24-25 in Sarajevo
08 October 2018 - The fifth RENEXPO BiH, international fair and conference on renewable energy sources (RES), environmental protection,...
Residents vow to keep battling small hydropower plant Meteh
03 October 2018 - Residents in Plav in northern Montenegro recently again blocked the start of construction on the...
Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
20 September 2018 - After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across...
Thousands rally against small hydropower plants on Mt. Stara Planina
03 September 2018 - An “ecological autonomy” of Mt. Stara Planina will be declared if the authorities fail to...
Citizen initiative organizing protest in Pirot against construction of SHPPs in protected areas
29 August 2018 - A citizen initiative to Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina is organizing an environmental...
Tendering procedure launched to lease locations for 18 SHPPs
27 August 2018 - Public water management company Srbijavode has launched a tendering procedure to lease locations for the...
Two more weeks left for comments on EU-backed principles, list of sustainable hydropower projects in Western Balkans
17 August 2018 - The extended deadline to provide comments on the draft Principles for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western...