Nation’s biggest hybrid power plant activated in Izmir
Gediz University launched the largest combined solar and wind power system in Turkey. The hybrid electric generator was built on Seyrek Campus in Izmir. The 500 kW facility is located in the 3,000 square meter student car park area. It can meet the electricity demand of around 100 houses, Daily Sabah reported. The project costs […]
Energy ministry starts Albania’s first wind park project in Kurbin
The Government of Albania announced the installation of the country’s first wind power plant in Kurbin area. The plan by the Ministry of Energy and Industry was approved and featured in the official bulletin. An operator is to install the 12 turbines in Kurbin of 92 meters each, at a total cost of EUR 54 […]
Audit reveals lag behind national biofuel targets
National Audit Office has cautioned in a report that the country is failing to meet biofuel production and use targets, Sofia news agency Novinite said. According to an audit of the implementation of the European Union targets from 2008 to 2012, Bulgaria is delaying the adoption of obligatory sustainability criteria for biofuels. Also, consumption of […]
Turkish companies don’t claim Gazivode
Kosovo Energy Distribution Services (KEDS) told Vesti newspaper it does not claim Gazivode hydropower plant complex in Kosovo*. The company is owned by Turkish companies Çalik and Limak since 2013, but the power infrastructure at the site is controlled by EPS (Electric Power Industry of Serbia). „Our company is in electric power distribution, maintaining equipment […]
Hydropower plant Đerdap 1 entering revitalization
The fourth stage of the units overhaul of the 1,026 MW hydro facility Đerdap 1 in eastern Serbia, owned and operated by Electric Power Industry of Serbia EPS, will start on August 3, the plant’s head Ljubiša Jokić said. After A-5 unit was revitalized in late March, the plan was to stop A-1, which has been […]
Sustainable Energy Initiative mainstreams renewables
Under the framework of its Sustainable Energy Initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development funded renewable energy generation with about EUR 4 billion between 2006 and the end of 2014, says Nandita Parshad, EBRD Director, Power and Energy Utilities. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, she underscored the challenges coming from changing […]
An overview of the Turkish photovoltaic market
By Qendresa Rugova, Burg Capital GmBH, Vienna esa.rugova@burgcapital.com Driven by steady economic growth, the Turkish power market has experienced tremendous progress over the past decade with power generation assets doubling from around 37 GW in 2000 to the current level of 70 GW. This expansion, however, has also led to an increased reliance on imported […]
Watchdog pre-licences largest biomass facility
Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) gave the preliminary go-ahead for the construction of the country’s biggest biomass-fuelled power plant, Enerji Enstitüsü reported. Agricultural producer Mutlular Group’s subsidiary plans to install 30 MW of capacity by the end of next year in Balıkesir in Turkey’s midwest. Paddy stems from rice fields will be the main […]
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