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Western Balkans

New Balkan Coal Plants ‘Will Pollute Environment’

June 14, 2017

Most Western Balkans countries rely heavily for power on coal plants, and most of the new ones being built will not meet European environmental standards, warned a report from a watchdog group. Source: New Balkan Coal Plants ‘Will Pollute Environment’


Planirane elektrane na ugalj na Balkanu krše nove standarde EU

June 14, 2017

Gotovo nijedna nova elektrana na ugalj planirana na Zapadnom Balkanu neće ispunjavati nove, strože standarde EU o zagađenju, upozorava se u novoj analizi oranizacije CEE Benkvoč netvork objavljenoj 14. juna. Kompanije iz regiona koje ne poštuju ni evro


Small is (not always) beautiful: small hydro development in the Western Balkans

February 28, 2017

It has long been recognised that the human and environmental costs of large dams are extremely high. But what about small ones? Here we unpack some of the myths being spread about small hydropower in the Balkans.


China is pushing for the Balkans, Bosnia launches a Chinese coal-fired power plant

September 22, 2016

The first fully private power plant in the Western Balkans has launched commercial supplies into the grid. The 300 MW coal-fired power plant, funded by China’s Development Bank, was put into operation on Tuesday. China thus strengthens its economic inf


I Crna Gora da se okrene energiji vjetra

May 27, 2016

Izgradnja novih TE u regionu koštaće najmanje 4,5 milijardi eura, bez troškova proširenja rudnika i deponija šljake i pepela… Zemlje zapadnog Balkana počele su da ulažu u vjetroelektrane, ali i dalje dominiraju investicije u termoelektrane na ugalj, pokazuje analiza međunarodne organizacije CEE Bankwatch Network. Vlade u regionu, kako se navodi, planiraju gradnju novih TE na ugalj ukupne snage 2800 MW, dok će izgraditi vjetroelektrane ukupne snage svega 1166 MW …


Western Balkans investing at least 2.4 times more in coal than in wind power – Bankwatch

May 25, 2016

BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) – The Western Balkan countries are actively planning to build 2,800 MW of new coal plants and just 1,166 MW of wind power plants (WPPs) in the next five years, in sharp contrast to their commitments to raise the share of renewable energy in their energy mix, Praha-based non-governmental organisation CEE Bankwatch Network said on Thursday.


BiH Business Forum: Region Welcomes Chinese Investments in Energy

May 5, 2016

Chinese investors are prepared to keep investing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as well as Republika Srpska in the field of energy, among other things, said Petar Đokić, Republika Srpska’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, yesterday at the 7th international investment conference ‘Sarajevo Business Forum (SBF) – Prospects for China +16 CEEC’, which is taking place in Sarajevo on 4-5 May. …


Istraživanje zagađenosti zraka na Balkanu: Sarajevo i Tuzla gori od Pekinga

March 3, 2016

Kao posebno zagađen grad na Balkanu izdvojena je Tuzla, koja bilježi posebno veliku količinu sumpor-dioksida, što je čini gradom sa najzagađenijim zrakom u Bosni i Hercegovini. Sarajevo je tokom decembra i januara u nekoliko navrata bilo zagađenije od Pekinga, koji slovi za jedan od najzagađenijih svjetskih gradova, pokazuju podaci evropske ekološke mreže Bankwatch, koja je izradila studiju sa mjerenjima onečišćenja zraka u pet balkanskih gradova, uključujući Sarajevo i Tuzlu iz Bosne i Hercegovine. Kritični januar


HEC-et po shkatërrojnë natyrën, akuza bankave e institucioneve të BE-së

February 25, 2016

Një raport teknik i një rrjeti organizatash jofitmprurëse të Europës qëndrore dhe asaj lindore akuzon bankat ndërkombëtare të zhvillimit dhe institucionet e Bashkimit Europian se po financojnë në Shqipëri projekte që rrezikojnë monumentet natyrore dhe parqet kombëtare të vendit.


Hidroelektrane u nacionalnim parkovima i zaštićenim područjima: Zločin prema prirodi u ime profita

January 8, 2016

Međunarodne razvojne banke finansiraju veliki broj hidroelektrana u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i zaštićenim zonama širom Balkana. Prema izvještaju organizacije Bankwatch, od 1.640 planiranih i tekućih projekata u BiH, Makedoniji i Albaniji, pola će biti izgrađeno u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i koja je Evropska unija zaštitila u okviru projekta Natura 2000.


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