UPDATE: Green light for selling of IBEX to Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Article from August 10 updated with new information. State-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has got the green light to sell the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE), Bulgarian government announced. Th Government of Bulgaria has announced that it has given its approval to the Bulgarian Energy Holding to sell 100 […]
Croatian HEP and French EDF want to establish cooperation in smart meters area
Croatian electric power company, Hrvatska elektropriveda (HEP), plans to strengthen cooperation with French power company EDF, Croatian press reported. The two companies plan to sign a cooperation agreement in the area of smart grids, smart meters, energy efficiency, electricity generation as well as research and development, the Croatian daily Jutarnji list reported. The daily stated […]
Kalyon-Hanwha consortium set to build first solar panel factory in Turkey
A consortium composed of Turkish Kalyon and South Korean Hanwha is set to build the first solar panel factory in Turkey. The factory will be built in an industrial zone in Ankara. In March, Kalyon-Hanhwa consortium won a tender for construction of 1 GW solar power plant under the Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) scheme […]
Radovic: Waste to be used more as alternative energy source
Filip Radovic, Director of the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the trends in waste management in Serbia and getting in line with European Union standards. He said the EU Waste Framework Directive should be fully included in Serbian legislature in 2018 and added that regulations on cross-border waste […]
Attempts to revive Vranduk HPP project in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The companies involved in the construction of the Vranduk hydro power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been trying to find a way to continue the construction of this HPP after the termination of the contract. Austrian Strabag has been exploring the possibility of settlement, while state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) has initiated talks […]
International Energy and Environment Fair (ECOFAIR) in Belgrade in October
The 13th International Energy Fair and 14th International Fair for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources – EcoFair, will be held at the Belgrade Fair from October 4 to October 6, 2017. The business and educational slogan has remained unchanged – New Energy. The Energy Fair is an annual and regional gathering of companies, corporations, enterprises, institutions and […]
Sofia’s transport company plans to procure electric buses and install charging stations
Sofia Electrical Transport Company plans to acquire electric buses and install charging infrastructure in the Bulgarian capital. To this end, the company which operates tram and trolley transport in Sofia plans to procure 30 fully electric buses with fast charging technology and 12 charging stations. The project is worth EUR 17.64 million, and the SETC intends […]
UPDATE: Minister Trivan visits USA to talk about investments in environmental protection
Article from August 9 updated with new information. Minister of Environmental Protection of Serbia Goran Trivan has visited the USA, where he has discussed investment opportunities for American companies in the field of environment in Serbia. On August 9, at the invitation of the State of Maryland and the Serbian-American Business Council, Trivan spoke at […]