Italy-Montenegro undersea power interconnector put in operation
Italian energy company Terna has put in operation an undersea power interconnector between Italy and Montenegro, built in an investment of some EUR 1.1 billion. Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his Montenegrin counterpart, Milo Đukanović, pressed the button to switch the cable on, according to Montenegrin media. The undersea power interconnector links the electrical substations […]
BiH to open talks on EUR 15 million KfW loan for PHE Čapljina modernization
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has accepted a proposal by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury to open negotiations with the German development bank KfW on a EUR 15 million loan for a project to modernize pumped-storage hydropower plant PHE Čapljina. PHE Čapljina, which operates as part of public power utility Elektroprivreda […]
CEZ receives over 30 letters of interest for Romanian assets
Czech energy group CEZ has received more than 30 expressions of interest for its Romanian assets, which include Europe’s largest on-shore wind farm, the 600 MW Fantanele-Cogealac, and plans to invite prospective buyers to submit non-binding bids in December. The filing of binding offers is planned for the second quarter of 2020, while the transaction […]
BiH, Serbia unlikely to meet 2020 renewables targets – Energy Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia are unlikely to meet the 2020 renewables targets, while the situation in Albania, Kosovo* and North Macedonia remains questionable, the Energy Community Secretariat said. This week, the Energy Community Secretariat hosted three consecutive events on how to boost renewables and facilitate their integration into the energy market to enable the […]
Croatia’ REGEA to help RRA Zlatibor set up Serbia’s first energy agency
The North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA) and Regional Development Agency Zlatibor (RRA Zlatibor) in Serbia have signed a memorandum of cooperation that envisages establishing Serbia’s first energy agency, according to a press release from REGEA. With the aim of creating a sustainable and efficient model of energy transition, REGEA and RRA Zlatibor will exchange […]
EU supports Serbia in improving environmental standards to benefit people
The EU accession process offers the unique opportunity for Serbia to raise its environmental standards, acquire the latest technologies and ensure a better quality of life for the people, says Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia. He tells Balkan Green Energy News that Serbia should increase its resources allocated to environmental […]
Chinese-Montenegrin consortium wins bid for eco-reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
Chinese-Montenegrin consortium DEC International-Bemax-BB Solar-Permonte has been picked as the best bidder for an environmental reconstruction of thermal power plant TPP Pljevlja, a project that will enable the Pljevlja power generation and coal mining complex to operate for the next 20 to 30 years, according to a statement from state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore […]
Croatian e-bike startup Greyp partners with blockchain groups slock.it, Energy Web Foundation
Greyp, a Croatian electric bike manufacturer and mobility tech startup, has joined forces with two blockchain groups, slock.it and the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), to develop an automatic payment system for IoT vehicles, portal tech.eu has reported. Greyp is a sister company of Rimac Automobili. Such payments will begin as machine-to-machine transactions, such as tolls, […]