Извештај за енормно загадување: Во Битола контаминиран мерач за загадување на воздухот
June 26, 2017
Загадувањето на воздухот во Битолскиот регион е толку многу високо што направа за мерење на квалитетот на воздухот по само неколку дена од мерењата се расипала по што морала да биде испратена на чистење. Ова го тврди Романката Иона Чиута која што е коо
Montenegro to re-assess financial viability of Pljevlja power plant expansion
June 26, 2017
Montenegrin power monopoly EPCG says it will commission a new feasibility study for the planned second unit at the Pljevlja coal-fired power plant in order to re-evaluate its profitability, as the government plans to impose coal excise tax as of 2019.
[Campaign update] EU urged to act on Western Balkans smog after alarming pollution levels were found
June 26, 2017
Results of more than half a year of independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans have been launched today. During a conference at the European Parliament today, MEPs, European Commission and Energy Community representatives, NGOs and citizens groups called for urgent action on air pollution in the Western Balkans.
Western Balkans holds breath for better air quality
June 26, 2017
In the Western Balkans, air pollution can be a fatal problem, made worse by some of those countries’ energy policies. Ioana Ciuta sheds light on the region’s developing crisis, which is claiming lives at an alarming rate.
Independent monitoring of air pollution calls for urgent action in the Balkans
June 26, 2017
Independent dust monitoring in Balkan countries has found worrying levels of particulate matter, dust so small it enters deep into our lungs and blood streams causing irreversible damage and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Can the AIIB support Asia’s energy revolution?
June 21, 2017
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), headquartered in Beijing, held its second annual meeting on the Korean island of Jeju last week. Korea is currently positioning Jeju as a zero-carbon tourist destination so the choice of location must ha
Comsar Energy past deadline to find contractor to build Ugljevik 3 TPP in Bosnia – report
June 20, 2017
BANJA LUKA (Bosnia and Herzegovina), June 20 (SeeNews) – The unit of Russian-owned Comsar Energy is still seeking a company to build thermal power plant Ugljevik 3 in Bosnia’s Serb Republic, which should have started producing electricity last year, lo
What will it take to make Balkan leaders realise new coal plants are a liability, not a gold mine?
June 16, 2017
Almost all the countries in the Balkan region are planning to build new coal power plants, but there has been virtually no mention of the need for them to comply with new pollution standards.
People’s movements and civil society dismayed at AIIB Energy Sector Strategy
June 16, 2017
Grassroots movements, non-government organizations and civil society networks across Asia and the rest of the world expressed “strong disappointment and disagreement” today to the Energy Sector Strategy of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
New thermal power plants in the Balkans do not meet EU standards
June 15, 2017
The majority of Western Balkan countries rely on thermal power plants and many of the new plants which are being built do not comply with the newly approved EU standards for environment protection. Source: New thermal power plants in the Balkans do not
