EBRD & EIB in environment risky business of construction of new HPPs in SEE
Southeast Europe is experiencing a wave of hydropower projects. In a region with a deadly combination of Europe’s last wild rivers, rampant corruption and inadequate...
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Russian oil & gas cluster of Bashkortostan selects AVEVA’s Engineering & Design solution
AVEVA announced that the leading Russian oil & gas cluster of Bashkortostan Republic has standardised on AVEVA’s Integrated Engineering & Design software solution. The cluster...
Austrian Kelag HPP in Bosnia against NGOs and scientist
Austrian-German energy company Kelag is constructing a hydropower on the Sana River, endangering a globally threatened fish species – NGOs and scientists protesting! The energy...
Bankers Petroleum acquire new Hungary exploration block
Bankers Petroleum Ltd has announced a successful bid in the third Hungarian bid round for the Püspökladány Block (Block P) within the Pannonian Basin in...
GazpromNeft obtains access to two gas fields in Serbia
Gazprom Neft said that it had obtained the right to use subsoil of two gas fields in Serbia. Gazprom Neft is a subsidiary of Russia’s...
EBRD supports reform of Serbia’s power sector with €200 million loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting a comprehensive reform programme for the power sector in Serbia by extending a €200 million...
Bosnia energy sector harmonization with EU environment rules
The energy sector is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) most important export sectors and engines for economic growth. The main objectives of USAID’s Energy...
EBRD policy breaches at Serbia coal mine confirmed by bank's own complaint mechanism
A day after the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a new EUR 200 million loan for Serbia’s...
Harmful hydropower projects in SE Europe enabled by sub-standard environmental assessments
WWF and civil society organizations in the framework of the SEE SEP project have today published a new report: EIA/SEA of hydropower projects in Southeast...
EBRD to pull out from Macedonia HPPs
The Macedonian government shall drop its plans to construct 22 hydropower plants in Mavrovo National Park. Financing institutions like the European Bank for Reconstruction and...