Policy recommendations for improvement of Monitoring and Verification Schemes and coordination mechanisms for energy efficiency
By Benjamin Struss, GIZ ORF-EE Project Coordinator, e-mail: benjamin.struss@giz.de Setting up effective and efficient Monitoring and Verification Schemes (M&V) for energy efficiency policies and improving coordination between the different governmental actors for enhancement of policy formulation and implementation, are key aims of the international research project multEE – Facilitating multi-level governance for Energy Efficiency. The […]
MEPSO inaugurates Skopje–Tetovo powerline
Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia (MEPSO) officially marked the inclusion of reconstructed highline Skopje–Tetovo into the electric network in Jegunovce in the country’s northwest. The length of 110 kV overhead connection is 48 kilometers and the total worth of the investment exceeds EUR 4 million, the MEPSO said. The power line is set on 187 columns […]
Iran looks up to Turkey in wind power sector
Turkey can serve as a leading example for wind power, being much more advanced in this sector than any country in its region, according to Giles Dickson (pictured), chief executive officer of WindEurope. In a statement from August 15, published by Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal, he stressed the country reached more 5 GW in capacity and that its experiences can be useful for Iran, […]
Industry saving EUR 48 million per year on green power costs
As earlier this month the European Commission approved Bulgarian state aid system of support for generation of energy from renewable sources from 2011, the measures will be implemented retroactively, from August last year through 2020. Over two hundred companies are going to save BGN 94 million (EUR 48 million) per year or EUR 255.5 million […]
AREA: Government breaches contract with SHPPs
A recent decision by the government in Tirana to obligate local and foreign companies in the field of renewable energy to accept new contracts concluded with the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH sh.a.) jeopardizes the rights acquired by concession deals, based on which they have made investments of millions of euros, Albanian Association of Renewable Energy (AREA) said. The Albanian Energy Regulatory […]
Biogas plant near Šamac finishes trial operation
Biogas-fired heat and power plant Buffalo Energy Gold MG in Novo Selo near Šamac, a town in the northeastern part of the Republika Srpska, is expected to begin full production of electricity in fifteen days, and in the next 15 years it be delivering electricity to the network. Owner Goran Mitrović said the investment is completed, […]
Energy Community seeks expert assistance in its activities
The Energy Community Secretariat published a call for expression of interest aimed at establishing a roster of junior, mid-level and senior experts for assistance including grant contracts concluded with the European Commission and other donors. The list is valid for up to four years and applications may be submitted until three months before the expiration […]
Antić: Serbia is not selling EPS
Officials denied speculations the Government of Serbia hired domestic Energoprojekt Entel and the Economics Institute to evaluate the assets of Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) in order for the state to be able to sell it. Minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić said the aim is to strengthen the enterprise, Tanjug agency reported. […]