Outlook for wind energy financing

Author: Ivan Komušanac, Analyst for Markets & Wind Energy Technology at WindEurope Costs of wind energy have been continuously falling. That’s one of the main reasons why Europe installed 194 GW of wind energy capacity. Onshore wind is today the cheapest form of new power generation in a lot of places in Europe, thanks to […]

Features January 22, 2020

New thermal power plant feasibility studies understated TPP costs – report

Members of parliaments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have been deceived with “false information” when they adopted guarantees for two coal-burning blocks financed by China, according to documents seen by Unearthed. In feasibility studies for new thermal power plant projects Tuzla 7 and Kostolac B3, respectively, expenses for greenhouse gas emissions are strongly belittled […]

Register for Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020

Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), the City of Trebinje and SET Trebinje, which are organizing Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020, have announced that the event will bring together a large number of decision makers from governments and energy companies from the region, as well as from international financial institutions. The summit will have […]

Bids open in Albania solar power auction for 140 MW in Karavasta

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy said investors have until March 16 to submit applications for the construction of a photovoltaic plant at the coast southwest of capital Tirana. Albania scheduled a public event for April 7 to pick the operator for the 140 MW solar power system. Minister Belinda Balluku presented the auction process, […]

Renewables January 21, 2020

Valorem takes over wind energy portfolio of 82 MW in Greece

French green power company Valorem said it has bought a portfolio of 82 MW wind projects in Greece, in a move to expand its operations in this country. According to information it posted on its website, the affiliate of private equity and venture capital firm 3i covers all the phases of renewable energy investments from […]

Renewables January 20, 2020

China’s CMEC to make main Belgrade wastewater treatment unit, sewage

Serbia’s capital city signed a cooperation agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corp. for the intended financing of research and design of a system for the collection and treatment of wastewater. A separate deal is authorizing CMEC to start the preparatory activity for the project, estimated at up to EUR 771 million in total. The first […]

Waste January 20, 2020