Construction of SHPP near Štrpce halted, Podgorica to host talks on hydropower in the region
February 12, 2019
Amid the public outcry against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) throughout the region, with the latest cases in Štrpce in Kosovo* and at the Krapska river in Macedonia, all interested parties will have the opportunity to exchange views during two meetings in Podgorica – a public debate on planned hydropower plants (HPPs) on Morača river, as well as HPPs in BiH, Montenegro, and Serbia, and the Ministerial Conference on Transition to Sustainable Energy in the Western Balkans.
Nga Enver Hoxha te BERZH-i: Hidroenergjia në Shqipëri, kërcënim reale për natyrën dhe njerëzit e vendit malor
February 11, 2019
BERZH-i dhe Societe Generale po sponsorizojnë një projekt ndërtimi në shkallë të gjerë në të gjithë Shqipërinë. Mbi 300 hidrocentrale në faza të ndryshme zhvillimi po paraqesin kërcënime reale për natyrën dhe njerëzit e vendit malor. Ata duhet të shmangin përsëritjen e marrëzisë betonizuese të Enver Hoxhës.
Macedonian hydropower complaint highlights EBRD’s enduring opacity
February 11, 2019
After almost a year of struggling to get basic environmental information from the EBRD about the Krapska hydropower project, Bankwatch has submitted an official complaint [1] to the bank’s Secretary General. As we run the same administrative circles over and over again, another precious river valley has been irreversibly damaged.
EIB Underestimated Climate Risks In Granting Loans To Southern Gas Corridor Projects -NGOs
February 7, 2019
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) lodged a complaint on Thursday with the European Investment Bank (EIB), accusing the latter of failure to ensure a proper climate impact assessment when deciding on allocation of loans to two projects as parts of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC)
EIB LOAN TO SGC ‘WRONG’: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS
February 7, 2019
The European bank used flawed methodology to downgrade the risk that the mega pipeline project would pose, both inherently through its operation, or through misconduct, they allege.
Serbia synon të fillojë termocentralin e ri në fund të vitit 2020
February 5, 2019
Kostolac B3, termocentrali i ri i Serbisë me kapacitet prej 350 megavatësh, do të fillojë prodhimin në fund të vitit 2020, sipas Ministrit të Energjisë të këtij vendi. Kostolac B3 paraqet vetëm hapin e parë të Serbisë në rrugëtimin drejt pozitës së liderit energjetik ne rajon.
Ne Davimo Beograd initiative: Decision on contents of waste incinerator study annulled
January 22, 2019
Following a complaint filed by the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative, the Government of Serbia has annulled the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s decision determining the scope and contents of environmental impact assessment for a project to build a wa
Inicijativa: Poništeno rešenje o sadržaju studije za spalionicu otpada u Vinči
January 21, 2019
Vlada Srbije je, nakon žalbe Inicijative Ne davimo Beograd, donela odluku o poništavanju rešenja Ministarstva životne sredine kojim se određuje obim i sadržaj studije o proceni uticaja na životnu sredinu projekta izgradnje spalionice u Vinči. Source: I
Belgrade incinerator public private partnership (PPP), Belgrade, Serbia
January 18, 2019
The planned Belgrade waste incinerator, financed by the EBRD, IFC and Austrian Development Bank (OeEB), is incompatible with waste prevention and recycling targets. The European Commission and EIB recognised this, and the EIB therefore refused to finance it. The project also endangers the already precarious livelihoods of up to 12,000 people waste-picking in the city.
A New Year’s resolution for Novaci – clean air
January 15, 2019
Macedonia made headlines in December when the United Nations ranked its capital city, Skopje, as the most polluted capital city in Europe. If the ranking included non-capitals, it would not miss Novaci – a small village in the country’s south that also gasps for breath.