Overhaul underway for two large hydropower plants
State-controlled electricity producer Hidroelectrica SA asked its shareholders for approval to start refurbishing the power plant at Mărişelu in Cluj county. Romania’s largest power producer earlier also announced the tender for the refurbishing of the Vidraru power plant. The latter investment is estimated at EUR 80 million, said Remus Borza, the company’s judicial administrator, according […]
Iberdrola orders Gamesa’s wind power software upgrade
After developing the Energy Thrust software, which boosts turbine efficiency, Spanish-based Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica reached an agreement with public utility Iberdrola to install it in 54 wind farms in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Greece and Cyprus with aggregate capacity of 1.6 GW. “This contract reinforces our work as technology experts and value-added operations and […]
German 123, Exzellent eye waste, green power projects
Bernd Imhof and Andreas Jehnert, representatives of German companies 123 Eco-systems GmbH and Exzellent Energie Management, respectively, visited the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to get information about currently available waste management projects in BiH. The firms are specialized in waste recycling and in manufacturing plants for recycling of […]
ČEZ adds capital to Romanian wind operations
The conversion of a claim against Tomis Team SA into shares resulted in a capital increase of EUR 153 million in Czech utility ČEZ’s projects operating Fântânele-Cogealac wind farm, Romania Journal said in a report. The transaction aimed at reducing the debt of EUR 185 million to the government in Prague, according to Economica.net. Europe’s […]
EBRD mulls support for Gama’s acquisition of two HPPs
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is considering providing a senior secured loan of up to USD 45 million (EUR 40.1 million) to special purpose vehicle Kremna Enerji ve Ticaret AŞ, fully owned by Gama Enerji AŞ (GEAS), for the acquisition of hydropower plants (HPPs) Karacaören 1 and Karacaören 2 located […]
Increased rainfall boosts hydropower generation
Electricity production from the three biggest hydropower plants in Turkey jumped 150% in the first quarter from the same period of last year, state-owned Elektrik Üretim AŞ’s (EÜAŞ) data revealed, according to a report by Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal. Combined electricity output in the first quarter reached 3.7 TWh at Ataturk, Karakaya and Keban hydroelectric […]
Procedure underway for concessions for 37 SHPPs
Macedonian Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning published a call for bids for awarding concession on waters utilization for the generation of electricity. The DBOT (design, build, operate, transfer) model will be implemented for 37 small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the basins of rivers Vardar,Treska, Bregalnica, Strumica and Crn Drim. Commission for application of the […]
Bilbao hosts WindEurope workshop on operating wind farms
WindEurope, formerly known as EWEA, held its third bi-annual Analysis of Operating Wind Farms workshop on April 14 and 15, in Bilbao, Spain. This was the first event under the new name after the organization officially rebranded on April 6 – a decision made to reflect the transformation of wind energy from a niche sector […]
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