HEP gets green light to build HES Kosinj hydropower complex as part of EUR 500 million project
Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has been given a go-ahead by the Environmental Protection and Energy Ministry for a project to build the HES Kosinj hydropower complex, and it plans to launch preparatory works in 2019, local media have reported. The HES Kosinj project envisages the construction of a reservoir with three dams, […]
Dalekovod signs EUR 10 million deal with Sweden’s Svenska Kraftnat
Croatian power transmission equipment maker Dalekovod has signed a contract worth over EUR 10 million with Sweden’s state-owned electricity transmission system operator Svenska Kraftnat, according to a news release on Dalekovod’s website. The contract covers the reconstruction of the 400 kV and 220 kV overhead transmission lines around the 400/220/110 kV substation near the city […]
SEE parliamentarians visit Berlin, Germany’s administrative and smart development center
Germany is the world’s unofficial champion of energy transition, which is called Energiewende in German. Despite its leadership position and commitment to removing fossil fuels and even nuclear energy from its energy mix, Germany, like other countries around the world, faces numerous challenges concerning the energy sector development planning, but also the sector’s impact on […]
200,000 more electric vehicle charging stations planned in next 4 years
Romania intends to install 200,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the next four years, as part of efforts to boost its share of renewables for fuels used in road transport, which is at only 1% currently, Minister of Energy Anton Anton has said, Romania’s Business Review has reported. Earlier this year, Romanian renewable energy company […]
China’s SDIC Power eyes investment in 170 MW wind farm in Turkey – daily
China’s SDIC Power plans to build a 170 MW wind farm worth USD 300 million in Turkey’s Aegean provinces of Aydim and Manisa together with SGI Holding, Daily Sabah has reported. The licensing and bureaucratic processes related to the investment SDIC Power plans have been completed, the daily wrote, adding that SDIC Power is expected […]
HSE’s net profit plunges 56% in 2017 as electricity production shrinks 10%
Slovenian state power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne’s (HSE) net profit in 2017 dropped 56% against 2016, to EUR 19.7 million, as a result of a 10% year-on-year decrease in electricity production, according to HSE’s annual report. HSE’s total electricity production in 2017 was 7,034 GWh, down from 7,778 GWh in 2016. Output at HSE’s hydropower […]
Vranje inks KfW-financed deals to build wastewater treatment facility, collector
Public water supply utility Vodovod Vranje has signed two agreements worth EUR 14.2 million with contractors for the construction of a wastewater treatment facility and a wastewater collector, financed by German development bank KfW. “We are investing a total of EUR 250 million in the development of utility infrastructure in Serbia through the program with […]
GIZ and Partners mark World Environment Day in Sarajevo, Subotica and Belgrade
The German development organization GIZ, marked the World Environment Day on June 05 with parallel activities in Sarajevo, Subotica and Belgrade. The focus of this year’s event was on biodiversity, with special focus on protection of bees and pollination, sustainable urban mobility, climate protection, and sustainable use of natural resources, also from the perspective of […]
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