Brodarevo hydro projects study back in procedure
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Serbia renewed the procedure for the permit to Canadian company Renewable Energy Ventures d. o. o. (REV) for hydroelectric power plant projects close to the border with Montenegro. Non-governmental organization Euromost said both governments are obligated under the Espoo Environmental Impact Assessment Convention to exchange information and monitor […]
Consultant sought to expand REEP to residential sector
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development issued an invitation for expressions of interest for firms or groups of firms to obtain consultancy services for the extension of the Western Balkans Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP), particularly in the residential sector. REEP Plus is expected to start in June and has an estimated overall duration of […]
Hidroelectrica wins court case against Alpiq
Romania’s largest electricity producer Hidroelectrica SA won the trial with Swiss group Alpiq. This was one of the energy traders that had privileged purchasing power contracts with the state-owned company and whose contracts got canceled when Hidroelectrica entered insolvency, portal Romania Insider reported. The companies in the Alpiq group had contested Hidroelectrica’s decision to file […]
Project CB-Green bringing network for renewables and energy efficiency
Regional Development Agency for Herzegovina (Redah) joined forces with the City of Mostar and the seaside Municipality of Neum and started the development process of EE-RES-NET, network of projects in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. The endeavour is launched within cross-border project CB-Green. The goal of EE-RES-NET is to increase the number […]
Incentive for green power set to 0.05 euro cents per kWh
At a session in Mostar, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina determined this year’s total amount of incentives for power generation from renewables and cogeneration at BAM 8.35 million (EUR 4.27 million), while the unit before value-added tax was set to 0.05 euro cents per kWh. The incentives are payed by all […]
Record high installed wind capacity added last year
Ayen Enerji’s Akbuk 2 RES wind power plant started production in Mugla province with 20 MW capacity in 10 turbine generators, Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal said. The projected annual generation is 68.15 GWh. Turkey added a record high 956 MW of installed capacity last year to reach 4.72 GW, according to a report by the Turkish Wind […]
Programme Energy Wood 2 continues
Ministry of Economy said it is implementing a project aimed at establishing a financial mechanism for providing interest free loans for households for purchase and installation of modern biomass heating systems. Citizens have an additional opportunity to apply for interest free loans in following banks: Atlas, Hipotekarna, Hypo Alpe-Adria, NLB Montenegrobanka and Prva banka, according […]
Capital Group from Turkey sets EUR 300 million for solar projects
Idris Fatih Şahin, owner of Capital Group AŞ from Istanbul, visited the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) with associates on 10 February, where he talked with director Gordan Milinić and the regional representative of FIPA for Herzegovina Amir Kazić about investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Projects of solar energy are worth BAM 300 million (EUR 153.4 million) and those in the […]