Kosovo* secures additional EUR 11 million for wastewater treatment plant
The Municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane in Kosovo* has secured another EUR 11 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a wastewater treatment plant. With the loan, the total amount approved for the project is EUR 24.1 million. The investment will improve wastewater management and provide affordable access to water and wastewater services for more than […]
Podgorica starts construction of EUR 50 million wastewater treatment system
The City of Podgorica has started the construction of the main sewage collector within a wastewater treatment system project, an investment of more than EUR 50 million. Mayor Ivan Vuković said the project of the century for the capital of Montenegro, as it is called, provides protection of the Morača river, groundwaters and water supply […]
KfW continues to fund energy efficiency in public buildings in Montenegro
Germany’s KfW Development Bank is giving Montenegro a loan of EUR 45 million and a EUR 4.8 million grant for the third phase of the project for energy efficiency in public buildings. On behalf of the government in Podgorica, minister of finance Darko Radunović signed the credit contract while minister of economy Dragica Sekulić inked […]
Belgrade hosting regional Smart City SEE19 conference
Regional conference Smart City SEE19 will be held in Belgrade on Thursday, May 23, gathering local, regional, and international experts, decision makers, and innovators to discuss the development of smart cities and their role in delivering a more sustainable future. The conference will showcase the best examples of smart cities, with the aim of inspiring […]
Tendering: Technical Assistance under WBIF for energy, environment, social, transport, digital infrastructure
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has published a contract notice for the Infrastructure Project Facility – Technical Assistance – Energy, Environment, Social, Transport and Digital Economy under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). The project will be implemented in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo*. The maximum budget for the Technical […]
Residents vow to keep battling small hydropower plant Meteh
Residents in Plav in northern Montenegro recently again blocked the start of construction on the Meteh small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the Komarača river. They insist that the construction permit was unlawfully issued to the investor, construction firm Normal Company owned by businessman Žarko Burić, warning that the investor has no right to resume the […]
Two more weeks left for comments on EU-backed principles, list of sustainable hydropower projects in Western Balkans
The extended deadline to provide comments on the draft Principles for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western Balkans and on the draft Indicative List of Projects associated with the Regional Strategy for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western Balkans, an EU-funded study, expires on August 31. The draft list contains the existing and potential greenfield hydropower projects that may receive financial […]
Building owners, local mayors are heroes of energy efficiency
Government and regulators are responsible for empowering decision makers on the local level as well as for clarifying how to engage with private energy service companies (ESCO) to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) in energy efficiency, says Toivo Miller from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), adding concrete investments in the field are done […]