Power production, exports rise significantly

According to the Institute of Statistics (Instat), power generation in Albania and its sales abroad soared in the first six months of the year. Net domestic production of electrical energy increased by 59.4% to 3.75 TWh, compared to 2.35 TWh in the corresponding period of 2014. A decrease of power imports by 54% was registered, […]

News September 2, 2015

Yugoslav energy projects need dust wiped off

“Lack of good energy policy leaves us under threat of poverty and unemployment, and health risks,” said Aleksandra Tomić, chairwoman of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum, opening the body’s third meeting in the form of a public debate on the Proposal of Energy Development Strategy until 2025 with projections until 2030. The House of […]

Electricity September 2, 2015

No environmental impact expected from SHPP project

There is no need for an environmental impact assessment study for small hydropower plant (SHPP) project Stenjevac, local authority of Despotovac said on the municipal website. The department for construction and environmental protection declared that taking planned protection measures and technical norms into account, there is no expectation of any significant negative influence. The project […]

News September 2, 2015

Panels bring light to villages devastated by war

Life without electrical energy, refrigerator and television is still a reality for several thousand houses, Akta.ba reported. This is the experience of former refugees from the village of Očijevo near Martin Brod in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s west. After the war ended and they came back home, families lived without power for 14 years! The grid […]

News September 1, 2015

Free charging for electric cars in three malls

City Center One introduced chargers for electric vehicles in garages of its two shopping centres in Zagreb and one in Split. Citizens can plug in for free using radio frequency identification (RFID). The plan is to allow access by SMS message or by an application for mobile devices, in collaboration with the telecommunications services provider […]

News September 1, 2015