Tirana tests electric buses following introduction of electric taxis
The city authorities in the Albanian capital Tirana have started testing electric buses as part of efforts to lower the level of pollution in the city. The first bus that has being tested is a Polish Solaris Urbino 12 electric, which the Tirana Times newspaper said was given the Bus of the Year 2017 award. […]
European Commissioner Bulc opens new electric car charging station in Skoplje
The European Union’s Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc opened a new charger for electric vehicles during the Summit of 100 Business Leaders in Skoplje, local media reported. The charger was set up outside the Park Hotel in the center of the Macedonian capital as part of the EDISON eCity project. Bulc drove an electric car from […]
Albanian government grants waste management concession to Dutch company
The Albanian Ministry of the Environment selected the Dutch company Integrated Energy BV to build an incinerator and rehabilitate landfills used by the Albanian capital Tirana. Integrated Energy B.V. made an offer of EUR 128 million at a tender called by the Albanian Ministry of the Environment. The tender called for a public-private partnership for […]
Project for more resilient water system in Tirana pending final review
The project for improvement of water supply in Tirana has passed concept review and is pending final review, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced. Target board date is November 15, 2017, the EBRD said. The project aims to assist Tirana’s water and wastewater utility company, Ujesjelles Kanalizime Tirana (UKT), in providing a […]
Electric vehicles in Serbia – Slovenia as a role-model, Croatia bad example
Serbia records neither incentives nor necessary infrastructure for electric vehicles. Private sector’s initiatives could be a game-changer. Number of charging stations on the rise in Southeastern Europe The Faculty of mechanical engineering in Belgrade has presented this week a supercharger for electric cars as part of European project Green Balkanika. The project should provide necessary infrastructure for […]
SEE capital cities agree to join forces for sustainable urban mobility
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency organized the Meeting on sustainable urban mobility in Berlin, Germany from April 25 to 26. It featured an official signing of the Letter of intent on sustainable urban mobility by representatives of SEE capital cities. The meeting brought together mayors and city representatives from South-East […]
Joint projects of Serbian and Albanian companies in water sector
Milanović engineering company from Kragujevac, a city in the central Serbia and Albanian company Delia group, supported by Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), signed a Partnership treaty in Tirana on joint work in projects of the construction of water pipe systems and waste water and drinking water treatment plants in Albania. “Today we made a […]
World Bank to support Albania’s energy projects further
The World Bank is eager to help Albania address constraints and overcome challenges in making the energy sector competitive and efficient and expanding integration with neighbours, the organization’s eight executive directors told the government in Tirana, headed by prime minister Edi Rama. The two-day visit organized at the end of last month as part of […]