Works begin in IPA-financed street lighting project
Municipal public enterprise Varoš from the town of Vršac in Serbia’s northeast awarded a work contract to Tehnika AD for investment maintenance of public lighting with financial assistance from the Romania–Serbia IPA Cross-border Cooperation programme of the European Union, eVršac portal said. Almost 800 mercury-vapor lamps shall be replaced by LED and sodium-based ones, one […]
Fintel secures financing, permit for wind parks
Energobalkan DOO signed a contract with Unicredit Bank Serbia for financing La Piccolina wind farm of 6,6 MW, located in Vršac, operator’s parent company Fintel Energia Group SpA said in a press release. The Italian independent power producer added that the total amount of the loan is equal to EUR 7 million, while the required […]
Full liberalization at least a year away
Bulgarian households and small businesses will have the right to choose their electricity supplier freely as of July 2016 at the earliest, Ivan Ivanov, chairperson of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), said earlier this month. The commission will need more time to analyse whether the full market liberalization would lead to higher electricity […]
Norwegian funding supports selective waste collection
A EUR 4 million project designed to collect recyclable waste from households was implemented by Total Waste Management, part of recycling Green Group and a provider of integrated waste management solutions, and co-financed with grants of EUR 1.4 million from the Government of Norway, The Diplomat magazine’s portal said in a report. Smart collection infrastructure […]
EMS seen expressing interest for SEE CAO services
State-owned power grid operator EMS (Public Enterprise Elektromreže Srbije) is expected to express interest by the end of June in using the services of the Coordinated Auction Office in South East Europe (SEE CAO), SeeNews reported. EMS is expected to officially express the interest, including definition of the borders with SEE CAO shareholders that should […]
Three small hydropower projects soon up for bids in Montenegro
Hydrological research showed the total potential capacity of the small hydropower units in Montenegro would be 7.2 MW, with an estimated yearly production of 30.9 GWh. The government in Podgorica is preparing a public competition for concessions on future small hydropower plants, SHPPs, on three streams: in Šavnik, Kolašin and Mojkovac, as reported by Pobjeda […]
EBRD mulls credit lines for renewables, efficiency
In terms of supply, oil and oil products dominate in Cyprus, accounting for 94% of total primary energy supply, and for 96% of electricity production in 2013, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in a new country strategy document. The remainder of the supply are renewables, of which about 20% are imported in […]
Alterenergy in Lushnjë region: three schools reconstructed
Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama joined the ceremony after infrastructural works within the Alterenergy project in elementary schools in in Grabian and Terbuf in Lushnjë region in Albania’s west, accompanied by the ministers of education and urban development Lindita Nikolla and Eglantina Gjermeni. Grabian, Çermë e Sipërme and Çermë Proshk elementary schools are three of […]
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