Albania forced to import 80 percent of electricity due to drought
Albania has to import around 80 percent of electricity to cover consumption due to the exceptionally dry period and high temperatures, according to the media. The Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) has signed a contract to import 434,000 MWh of electricity in order to secure power for the month of August. The contract is worth EUR […]
Turkey tests first floating 250 kW solar power plant in Istanbul
Turkey got its first floating solar plant on August 4 when a solar array of 250 kW became operational on lake Büyükçekmece lake outside Istanbul as a test which could lead to more similar facilities on lakes and reservoirs. The floating power plant was set up by Istanbul Energy and the Istanbul Water and Sewage […]
Less power from renewable sources in Slovenia in first half of 2017
Renewable source power facilities in Slovenia produced 5 percent less power in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier even though solar power plants increased their production by 14%, according to data from the Center for Support of the Electricity Market Borzen. Slovenia has a total of 3,878 renewable […]
Project for more resilient water system in Tirana pending final review
The project for improvement of water supply in Tirana has passed concept review and is pending final review, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced. Target board date is November 15, 2017, the EBRD said. The project aims to assist Tirana’s water and wastewater utility company, Ujesjelles Kanalizime Tirana (UKT), in providing a […]
Green light for Suzlon Wind Energy’s wind farm project near Sarajevo
The Sarajevo Canton authorities have given a green light for construction of a wind farm that Suzlon Wind Energy BH plans to build in this part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sarajevo Canton authorities has concluded that the construction of Ivan Sedlo – Hadžići wind farm is in public interest. The wind farm will be […]
Delivery of turbines for Malibunar wind farm in Serbia started
Delivery of wind turbine parts for the Malibunar wind farm has begun, the Belgian company Elicio NV, which builds two wind farms in northern Serbia, announced. The delivery of turbine parts from the Port of Pančevo on the Danube river to the location of the wind park in northern Serbia started on August 8. It […]
Romanian and Croatian governments announce IPO of state power utilities
Romanian and Croatian governments have announced plans to initiate IPOs of their state-owned power utilities, Hidroelectrica and Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) respectively. The Croatian government plans to initiate the sale of more than 25 percent of HEP shares through the Initial Public Offer (IPO). The HEP shares will be offered to citizens, institutional investors, and employees, […]
Montenegro to host meetings on Aarhus Convention and Protocol on PRTRs in September
In September 2017, the coastal town of Budva, in Montenegro, will host meetings on the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), and the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs). The sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the […]