Montenegro expects electricity deficit for three years
Total net deficit of power for consumption in Montenegro will amount to 229.9 GWh (6.5%) next year and 230 GWh (6.3%) in 2018, while in 2019 a shortfall of 209 GWh (5.7%) is expected, shows the government’s document on the long-term energy balance. Purchase of electrical energy because of the deficit, will be carried out […]
Power output eligible for incentives rises 4.6%
Slovenia’s electricity feed-in support scheme for renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration power plants included 3,899 facilities with an overall capacity of 416 MW at the end of June, power market operator Borzen reported. In comparison, last year was finished with 21 units more and 433 MW. The volume includes 8.9 MW of the TE-TOL […]
First congress on water in BiH to be held in Sarajevo
The Foreign Investments Promotion Agency (FIPA) announced the first congress on water management is to be held in Sarajevo on October 27 and 28. It will be organized by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UKI BiH) and institutions and utilities that participate in the management of water resources. The congress will […]
HEP’s cogeneration facility in Zagreb eligible for incentives
Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) awarded Block L in HEP Group’s TE-TO Zagreb the status of privileged electricity producer last month, Energetika.net reported. This is the Croatian government-owned power utility’s first highly efficient cogeneration unit to receive incentives for power generation. The official rate is HRK 0.53 (EUR 0.07) per kWh. Block L of TE-TO Zagreb, fuelled by […]
EBRD seeks consultant for Green City project in Tirana
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it intends to engage a consultancy firm to assist the authorities of the capital of Albania Tirana in development of a Green City action plan (GCAP) that will comprehensively assess the priorities for the city’s sustainable development in the short- and medium-term, encompassing all sectors under the […]
Electrica awards contract to SAP without tender
Power supplier and distributor Electrica Group signed a deal worth EUR 5.2 million with SAP Romania on August 1 after direct negotiation and without public tender, according to a report on Hotnews.ro, republished by Romania Insider. The selected company shall provide maintenance in the segment covered by SAP licenses at the utility’s information technology system. […]
Environmentalists support waste management plan
Seven environmental groups endorsed the draft 2016-2022 Waste Management Plan which the Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection presented for public hearing, according to a report by the Croatian Association for Energetics published on its portal Croenergo.eu. Environmentalists stressed how strengthening the system for separate collection at recycling centres helps local industry and create conditions for new […]
Regulator approves EUR 1.2 billion investment in grid
Electricity transmission company Transelectrica SA said the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) gave the go-ahead for its ten-year plan to invest RON 5.5 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) in network upgrade. The operator produces a plan for the following decade on a biannual basis. The Romanian government-controlled company runs transmission and market operations including infrastructure. The […]