Power system in North Macedonia suffers due to flood, drought
Due to the low water levels the country has decided to terminate the production in all hydropower plants, and to import electricity.
Wall Street to roll out water futures as privatization spreads global thirst
Climate change and privatization of natural resources are fueling conflicts. Can anyone own water or is it a public good?
Vinča incinerator project moves ahead but Belgrade still without waste separation system
The waste incineration plant under construction in Vinča will make Belgrade lag behind Serbia’s efforts to reach EU recycling targets, activists claimed and stressed the city doesn’t have a developed household waste separation system. Beo čista energija amended its environmental impact study to match new rules and improve pollution control. Suez and Itochu have been […]
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access to real-time information on their gas, water and power expenditure. The smart solutions implemented in Kranj should ease the local authority’s overall planning and emergency response and slash losses for utilities. Companies are helping with digitalization, including transportation and air […]
Environmental study for Vinča waste incinerator amended due to EU rules
A public discussion about the planned waste incinerator in Vinča in Belgrade will be held on October 7, after the environmental impact assessment study was updated for compliance with European regulations. Within the public–private partnership, Suez and Itochu are also building a construction waste treatment plant and preparing the ground for a new landfill. The […]
Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass a law that would forbid the construction of new small hydropower plants, and Leonardo DiCaprio backed the initiative to protect the country’s rivers. They called for the implementation of an initiative that the entity’s parliament adopted three months ago. If […]
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 […]
Green development in focus of new North Macedonia government
North Macedonia set six main tasks for the next four years including environmental protection and sustainable development. The cabinet of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev promised to improve air quality, prosecute those who pollute and endanger health and to invest in mobility, renewables and energy efficiency. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his new cabinet said environmental […]