Investment depends on government taking share of risk

Out of initial 15 thermal plants, only the ones in Nova Varoš, Prijepolje, Mali Zvornik and Priboj will switch to biomass, in a project funded by KfW Development Bank, Miloš Banjac, assistant minister for mining and energy, said at the Energy Day conference. The project’s value has thus come down to EUR 20 million, Banjac […]

News June 18, 2015

Vojvodina funds energy efficiency projects

Nenad Stanković, energy and mining secretary in the Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, held a press conference to present two public calls. One is for applications for grants in projects of energy efficiency upgrading in public buildings. The secretariat’s budget funds the programme with RSD 115 million (EUR 0.95 million), the provincial government’s […]

News June 18, 2015

CERB overhauls biggest hydro station in Albania

Bulgarian company Centralna Energoremontna Baza EAD (CERB) announced that it has embarked on a project for overhauling Albania’s biggest hydropower plant – the Koman, Publics.bg portal said. The project is worth BGN 1 million (EUR 510,000) and was commissioned by the Albanian state-owned electricity company KESH. CERB is participating as contractor of Austria’s Andritz Hydro, […]

News June 17, 2015

Energy efficiency upgrading its market role

Acknowledging energy efficiency’s place as the „first fuel” is a significant step forward, says one of the key messages in a publication named ‘Energy Community – Tapping on its Energy Efficiency Potential’. Energy efficiency markets deliver goods and services that reduce the energy required to fuel our economies, the document said. Another point is that […]

News June 17, 2015

Monsson operates in 20 countries on four continents

Projects of over 2.4 GW, out of which over 1 GW have been already built and operational, have been developed under Monsson Group in Romania. The company said it expanded its operations in 20 markets in the past two years and reached 500 employees on four continents. In a press release, the company added it […]

National conference held on energy challenges

Providing sustainable energy development is a must, participants in the ‘Energy Challenges of the Republic of Macedonia’ conference conveyed as their key message. Stefan Peter, chairman of the Board of EVN Macedonia – electricity distribution company, highlighted its investment plans, while Siniša Spasov, general director of MEPSO – transmission system operator, referred to the investment […]

Companies waiting for frame for works on Morača HPPs

Slovenian government got acquainted with the expressed interest of domestic companies for a group engagement in Montenegro in projects for building a chain of hydro energy facilities on Morača river, as well as with the initiative for a trilateral memorandum of understanding between Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Ministry of Economy of Montenegro and […]

News June 17, 2015