Entso-E’s Continental Europe grid extended to Turkey
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E) said its Continental Europe grid, one of the largest AC synchronous grids in the world, extended to Turkey and its 75 million consumers. „Electricity interconnection brings social welfare. This agreement means more electricity trade, more sharing of power reserves, more security and mutual help in […]
Juwi establishes its first photovoltaic project in Turkey
The German Juwi Group said construction is underway in the company’s first project in Turkey. In the municipality of Denizli, about 200 kilometers northwest of Antalya, seven individual PV power plants have a combined capacity of 7.4 MW and are scheduled to be connected to the grid early this summer, the press release said. The […]
University of Cyprus aims at energy autonomy
The construction of research park Apollo is going to start soon, and the project shall make the University of Cyprus autonomous in terms of energy, Famagusta Gazette said. One of the greatest successes for the institution is the operation of the photovoltaic park Phaethon, of 395 kW total power, which is estimated to contribute 632,000 […]
HoSt receives EUR 20 million order for two CHP plants
Croatian electricity company HEP said it signed a deal for the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Sisak with companies HoSt and Đuro Đaković. The contract worth EUR 18.95 million was signed less than a week after a similar document for a CHP system in Osijek. The contractor was selected from […]
Significant rise in number of electric vehicles, hybrids
The number of electric vehicles in Bulgaria has grown 36%, to a total of 497 between 2012 and 2014, a report on the progress of Bulgaria’s national plan for eco-friendly mobility found. Meanwhile, hybrid vehicles were even more popular, as their number increased with 61%, to 1,031 in total. The report attributes growth to tax […]
Power market and renewables laws in the pipeline
Croatian Economy Ministry carried out public consultation for the new Law on Renewable Energy Sources and High Efficiency Cogeneration as well as for the proposed changes in the Law on Electric Power Market. A discussion of experts and representatives of institutions and associations was organised on April 15 on the renewables bill, the ministry said […]
ELEM activates EUR 5.6 million in guarantees from Slovenia’s Riko
The bank guarantees provided by Slovenia’s Riko worth EUR 5.6 million were activated, state-owned power producer ELEM said on April 9. The foreign company failed to meet obligations in the former Yugoslav republic on the construction of a 36.4 MW hydropower plant (HPP), said ELEM, operator of the facility. St. Petka HPP was officially delivered […]
SIDA grants EUR 2 million for Prijedor CHP plant
The contract for a donation in a biomass-powered district heating plant project in Prijedor was signed by the town’s mayor Marko Pavić and the representatives of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and a. d. Toplana Prijedor, the plant operator. Pavić stated the EBRD approved a EUR 7 […]
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