Interconnection underway between Macedonia and Albania
The construction of a 400 kV Bitola-Elbasan interconnection transmission line tops the list of priority projects within the Energy Community involving energy infrastructure, said Macedonian economy minister Bekim Neziri and Albania’s parliament speaker Ilir Meta at a meeting in Tirana, English language Independent.mk agency said. Both men pointed that this is the first interconnection between […]
Legal battle won for 33 wind parks plan of 1.08 GW in Crete
Council of State, the supreme administrative court, gave the temporary go-ahead and opened the way for the planned construction of 33 wind parks throughout Crete, Econews.gr portal reported. Yet another decision is needed to materialize the controversial projects with the overall capacity of 1.08 GW in four prefectures. The institution rejected the petition submitted by […]
Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
USAID’s Energy Summit held with accent on green energy
The Energy Summit, first big event within USAID’s Energy Investment Activity (EIA) project, was held in Neum on April 16 and 17, Energetika.ba portal reported. At the event it was said Bosnia and Herzegovina could more than double its electricity generation level, a significant part of which could come from hydropower potential, renewable energy sources […]
Bids invitation in Energy Wood II and call for PV systems
Ministry of Economy of Montenegro initiated the implementation of the program Energy Wood II, which aims to establish an attractive and sustainable financial mechanism for providing interest free loans for households for installation of modern biomass heating systems, and announced the invitation for bids for participation, the Directorate for Energy Efficiency said. A public invitation […]
Project discussed for biomass usage in heating in Prijepolje
Introducing biomass for district heating in Prijepolje through a EUR 100 million credit line to Serbia was the topic of a discussion between Prijepolje municipality head Emir Hašimbegović and the officials of Germany’s KfW development bank and of climate technology initiative DKTI. The offer to Serbia is a EUR 100 million loan with a 2.25% […]
Hydro giant’s anniversary during production record
Hydroelectric power station Iron Gate 2 (Đerdap 2) on the Danube started generating power 30 years ago and since then it produced 40.1 TWh of electricity, Ljiljana Milicanović, head of the unit, said on the anniversary gathering. She stressed significant results in maintenance and modernization of equipment, and added last year was successful despite the […]
VIP regional agency took part in Vienna finance forum
Vojvodina Investment Promotion, Serbia’s autonomous province’s agency, participated in Amstad Global’s conference Project Finance in Renewable Energy 2015 and said it presented potentials for investment and legal framework. Numerous companies from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries took part in the event, as did the representatives of the European Renewable Energy Federation and […]
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