Third stage of Zakučac HPP’s overhaul completed
Croatian state-owned power utility HEP said the third unit of the country’s biggest hydropower plant entered test production after an overhaul. Works on 486 MW Zakučac facility, located in Dalmatia, aim to increase overall capacity by 52 MW, enabling yearly generation to soar by 58 GWh, portal Energetika-net reported. The result in 2013 was 2.13 […]
Kajkut Energy plans to build a SHPP in Despotovac
Municipality of Despotovac confirmed to Tanjug news agency that Kajkut Energy DOO, registered in Belgrade, plans to construct a mini hydropower plant on Resava river. The facility is planned to have a capacity of 700 kW and it will be located in the area of Stenjevac village, on the slopes of Beljanica mountain, the report […]
Grid set for 60 MW of power capacity from renewables
Several units generating power from renewable sources, from overall investments of over EUR 100 million, may soon be connected to the grid,
Seepex aims launch of day-ahead market by end-November
Operator of electric power exchange for Serbia and Southeastern Europe was signed up at the Business Registers Agency, state-owned electricity grid operator EMS said. Regulation and application procedure for future members will be known by the end of August, and the system’s testing is scheduled for September, the press release said. South Eastern European Power […]
EU secures EUR 29 million for transmission line
European Commission said European Union Member States agreed on its proposal to allocate EUR 150 million to key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, including maximum financial assistance of EUR 29 million for the construction of a 400 kV overhead transmission line between Maritsa East and Burgas in Bulgaria. The applicant was Elektroenergien Sistemen Operator EAD and […]
Investments of EUR 30 billion needed in energy sector
Government of Romania has extended the implementation period for the „District Heating – Warmth and Comfort 2006–2015” programme until 2020. It includes various investments in the generation, transmission and distribution of thermal energy. A total amount of EUR 480 million was allocated, Romania Insider reported. However, only EUR 95 million have been used so far. […]
Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici completes overhaul
Planned annual maintenance of Bosnian hydropower producer Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici was completed on schedule and the producer is back on stream, SeeNews said, citing local media reports. Total cost of the 40-day overhaul was BAM 100,000 (EUR 51,100), news agency Srna reported. Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici, comprising three hydropower plants along the Trebišnjica river, is located […]
Agreements with Germany include funds for dam security
The parliamentary Law Commission approved the ratification of two cooperation agreements between Albania and Germany in the energy field, Albanian Telegraphic Agency said. According to the deputy Minister of Energy and Industry Ilir Bejtja, for the first time an efficiency fund will be established through the bank system, to support investments in saving energy at […]
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