Significant rise in number of electric vehicles, hybrids
The number of electric vehicles in Bulgaria has grown 36%, to a total of 497 between 2012 and 2014, a report on the progress of Bulgaria’s national plan for eco-friendly mobility found. Meanwhile, hybrid vehicles were even more popular, as their number increased with 61%, to 1,031 in total. The report attributes growth to tax […]
Power market and renewables laws in the pipeline
Croatian Economy Ministry carried out public consultation for the new Law on Renewable Energy Sources and High Efficiency Cogeneration as well as for the proposed changes in the Law on Electric Power Market. A discussion of experts and representatives of institutions and associations was organised on April 15 on the renewables bill, the ministry said […]
SIDA grants EUR 2 million for Prijedor CHP plant
The contract for a donation in a biomass-powered district heating plant project in Prijedor was signed by the town’s mayor Marko Pavić and the representatives of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and a. d. Toplana Prijedor, the plant operator. Pavić stated the EBRD approved a EUR 7 […]
Regulatory permits for mini PV and hydro projects in FBiH
Regulatory Commission for Energy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the country’s two entities, decided to grant permission to DF ’Gradnja’ Konjic and BEA Tešanj to generate electric power for five and ten years, respectively. ’Gradnja’ applied for 808 kW ’Duboki potok’ small hydropower plant, with a capacity of 3.58 GWh per year, […]
State property chief announces IPO for 25% stake in HEP
The Government of Croatia plans to organize an initial public offering (IPO) for a 25% stake in national grid operator HEP, a state official told Bloomberg News. The state plans to get HRK 2 billion (EUR 260 million) to HRK 3 billion, stated Mladen Pejnović, head of state assets management bureau Duudi, and added the […]
Campania’s firms at EnergyMed eye Albania investment
EnergyMed fair in Naples hosted dozens of operators from Mediterranean countries and China to help the introduction of Italian technology overseas. “We have worked on relations with several firms from Campania,” Erlet Shaqe, president of the Albanian energy association, told ANSAmed.info. The most interesting projects that could be developed include the system of conversion of […]
Feasibility Study Conclusions on a Regional 400 kV Electricity Interconnection
The Feasibility Study for the 400 kV Interconnection between Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently been completed, with the cooperation of the electricity system operators in all three countries (EMS, CGES, NOS and Elektroprenos) and the financial support of the European Commission under the WBIF Infrastructure Projects Facility, as well as that of […]
HEP pushes projects for electric cars, chargers
National electricity company HEP Group presented new electric vehicles in its fleet to reporters together with the charger network ELEN. The cars were purchased with a subsidy from the Environmental protection and energy efficiency Fund, Croenergo.eu portal said. The system is part of the group’s strategic project eMobilnost, the report said. The operator said it […]