Vienna will equip all its public buildings with solar PV systems

Within its measures to mitigate the climate change impact, the Austrian capital made sure more than half of its territory are green spaces. Ulli Sima, Executive City Councillor for the Environment and Vienna Public Utilities, told Balkan Green Energy News that the local authority would install photovoltaic systems on all the buildings it owns and […]

Interviews September 22, 2020

TENDERING: Podgorica to build wastewater treatment complex

The capital city of Montenegro invited contractors to express interest in the main project within its plan to upgrade the sewer network. The procurement in Podgorica is for wastewater and sludge treatment plants and sewage sludge incineration unit. Waterworks and sewage utility Vodovod i kanalizacija has issued a public call for prequalification for works cofinanced […]

ITM Group from Serbia plans to build small hydropower plants

Serbian businessman Toplica Spasojević hinted ITM Group would upgrade the partnership with hydropower equipment maker Andritz Hydro and build units of 5 MW, 10 MW and 12 MW with its turbines. He claimed ambitious investment is in the pipeline and pointed to opportunities in the water and wastewater sector as well. ITM Group has brushed […]

China’s CMEC to make main Belgrade wastewater treatment unit, sewage

Serbia’s capital city signed a cooperation agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corp. for the intended financing of research and design of a system for the collection and treatment of wastewater. A separate deal is authorizing CMEC to start the preparatory activity for the project, estimated at up to EUR 771 million in total. The first […]

Waste January 20, 2020

EU approves EUR 128 million for water infrastructure in Croatia

The European Commission has approved an investment of EUR 128 million from the cohesion fund to modernize water supply, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment infrastructures in the urban Croatian area of Split-Solin. The entire project value is estimated at EUR 228 million. Additional funds will be provided by Croatian state institutions. The project includes the […]

Water January 14, 2020