HEP receives 6 offers for Orlec Trinket solar power plant

Two Chinese companies – Dongfang Electric International Corporation and Chinapower Sepco1 – are among 6 companies that expressed interest to build the 6.5 MW Orlec Trinket solar power plant on the Cres island, in what would be the largest solar power plant in Croatia, local media reported. According to the Chinese Southeast European Business Association (CSEBA), […]

Renewables December 27, 2018

Montenegro to start phasing out feed-in tariffs for renewables in 2020

The Government of Montenegro has decided to start gradually reducing feed-in tariffs for renewable energy sources as of January 1, 2020, and announced it will continue to promote the construction of wind farms, solar power plants, and large hydropower plants without guaranteed incentive prices, Montenegrin media reported. The government has adopted regulations that will put […]

Renewables December 25, 2018

Velika Ciglena geothermal power plant starts operation

The Velika Ciglena geothermal power plant, the first in Croatia and the largest Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system in Europe, with a capacity of 17.5 MW, has started operation. The investor is Turkish construction company MB Holding. MB Holding received a permit to build the geothermal power plant in 2015, under an investment estimated at […]

Renewables December 21, 2018

Recycling firm Integra Plastics building EUR 40 million plant

Bulgarian polyolefin recycling company Integra Plastics has started building a EUR 40 million plant in the town of Elin Pelin, on the outskirts of the capital Sofia. Integra CEO Julian Belev said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Bulgaria that the plant is expected to open in February 2019 and employ 85 highly qualified members […]

Waste December 21, 2018