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Guest post: One beast with many heads – a hydropower hydra in the Balkans

December 21, 2017 | Read more

A visit to six mountain rivers and nine small dams in Macedonia exposed similar problems with many of them.

An evening view on Lake Modrac in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Construction permit denied for Banovići coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 15, 2017 | Read more

Plagued by a number of unsolved issues, the Chinese-backed Banovići lignite power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been dealt a major blow.

Cooking pots with dirty water in them.

Romanian coal mine blocked from expanding, but neighbours remain without water

December 11, 2017 | Read more

The village of Lupoaia in southwest Romania depends on the mining company for their drinking water. The company wants to expand the nearby mine, thus further increasing the local pollution.

A road sign with an arrow pointing in opposite directions.

Energy lending at the EBRD: Fossil fuels up, renewables down

December 11, 2017 | Read more

What’s going on with the Green Economy Transition at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development?

Image: A sign on a train window shows that bike racks are available for commuters.

An experiment with EU funded sustainable transport

December 5, 2017 | Read more

A train ride offers time for reflecting on how the EU budget can be put to use for the common good.

A dam construction visible between tall green mountains in Georgia.

Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof

December 4, 2017 | Read more

New information reveals the disproportionate price that Georgia’s government guarantees to pay for electricity from the Nenskra dam. The increasingly unfavourable economics strengthen calls to finally make the project’s contract publicly available.

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