World Bank’s loan to support electricity supply tariff rises in Serbia

World Bank (WB) EUR 160.6 million loan provided to Serbia will, among other activities, support public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS ) in achieving increased convergence of the guaranteed electricity supply tariff to reach market parity levels. The percentage and the date of the electricity price hike are not determined. According to World Bank’s statement […]

Installation of Alibunar wind farm turbines by September

Elicio, the Belgian renewable energy producer has announced its plan to complete the installation of 21 turbines at the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm, less 60 kilometers northeast of Serbia’s capital Belgrade, by September this year. The construction of the wind turbines foundations is expected to be finished in less than a couple of weeks. Then, Elicio […]

Renewables January 19, 2018

Romania’s electricity market is now fully liberalized

Since the beginning of this year, the electricity market in Romania is fully liberalized – there will be no longer regulated tariffs that household consumers paid until December 31, 2017. Consumers of electricity in Romania now can choose between competitive regime and universal service market, with the option to return to the universal service market […]

Electricity January 12, 2018

Vinča PPP signed to solve biggest environmental problem in Serbia, region

Following an international tender, an agreement on a public private partnership (PPP) was signed by the Belgrade city authorities and a consortium of the French Suez groupe and Japanese Itochu I-Environment to implement a 25-year project to develop a system to treat municipal waste of Belgrade. The agreement calls for closing and remediation of one […]

Waste September 30, 2017

Call for final bids for Belgrade’s largest landfill Vinča

The City of Belgrade published a call for submission of final bids for public-private partnership  (PPP) for the rehabilitation of the largest Belgrade’s landfill in Vinča. Public call for final bids for participation in PPP for the provision of treatment services and waste disposal in Belgrade was published on May 26, and the bids will […]

Waste May 30, 2017

World Bank suggesting strategic partner for EPS, Branko Kovačević: that is not good idea

Tony Verheijen, Country Manager of the World Bank in Serbia said that privatization of Electric Power Industry (EPS) would be too complicated, which is the reason for the government to possibly consider strategic know-how partnership for this state power utility. However, Branko Kovačević, President of EPS Supervisory Board  thinks that is not a good idea. Verheijen: […]