Bosnia-Herzegovina: Environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant cancelled
May 30, 2019
The Banja Luka District Court has cancelled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW Buk Bijela hydropower plant on the river Drina in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Aarhus Resource Center in Sarajevo has announced today, following the court’s positive 13 May ruling on the Center’s complaint.
EU enlargement reports show increased concerns on Chinese financing and hydropower sustainability
May 30, 2019
This year’s EU Enlargement Package reiterates a slew of unresolved problems from previous years in the Western Balkans, but gives increased prominence to China’s role in the region and the and the need to reign in uncontrolled hydropower development.
НЕВЛДИНИТЕ ПРОТИВ ВЛАДАТА ЗА ХИДРОЕЛЕКТРНИТЕ
May 28, 2019
Од Екосвест ја обвинуваат владата дека одобрила изградба на осум хидроелектрани во заштитени подрачја. Велат дека со тоа се ставаат во опасност цели екосистеми со особена еколошка и биолошка вредност. НЕВЛДИНИТЕ ПРОТИВ ВЛАДАТА ЗА ХИДРОЕЛЕКТРНИТЕ
EBRD to Stop Financing HPPs in Protected Areas – Exit – Explaining Albania
May 28, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that starting from January 1, 2020 it will not finance hydropower plants (HPP) projects in areas with high biodiversity. EBRD’s new environmental and social policy sets stricter
Speaking to IFIs may be only way for environmental activists to convey message to right address
May 21, 2019
Ana Colovic Lesoska, executive director at the Center for environmental research and information Eko-svest from Skopje, is one of six winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, a first for the prestigious award to go to North Macedonia.Source: Sp
Un paradis naturel bulgare menacé par une autoroute européenne
May 17, 2019
Dans le sud-ouest de la Bulgarie, les gorges de Kresna hébergent une biodiversité remarquable. Or, un projet autoroutier financé par l’Union européenne menace ce paradis des oiseaux. Les habitants appellent à l’aide.Source: Un paradis naturel bulgare m
EBRD tightens standards in response to Balkan hydropower boom
May 16, 2019
As a result of public resistance to small-scale hydropower projects in the Balkans, from the beginning of 2020, the EBRD will ask commercial banks to refer all high-risk projects – including all hydropower plants – for additional checks. The EBRD also requires them to meet higher environmental standards than previously. The bank will ask that such projects are disclosed to the public on the financial intermediary’s website, finally increasing disclosure on these hitherto hidden projects.
Kosova e Re power purchase agreement challenged at Energy Community
May 14, 2019
Kosovar and international non-governmental organizations have filed an official complaint to the Energy Community’s (EnC) dispute settlement mechanism, challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned Kosova e Re coal powe
Kundërshtohet edhe zyrtarisht kontrata e projektit “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova, si dhe ato ndërkombëtare, kanë nisur të hënën një ankesë zyrtare në mekanizimin për zgjidhjen e konflikteve të komunitetit të energjisë, duke sfiduar legjitimitetin e marrëveshjes për blerje të energjisë elektri
Kërkohet përdorimi i mekanizmave ligjorë kundër projektit TC “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Organizata Jo-qeveritare kosovare dhe ndërkombëtare kanë plasuar sot zyrtarisht një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së energjisë p