EPS becomes joint stock company by July
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) will become a joint stock company by July 1 to demonstrate to citizens that it is operating under conditions dictated by the market, its chief executive Aleksandar Obradović told the company magazine. The transformation is an obligation from the state’s agreements with the International Monetary Fund and the transition […]
Crodux energija joins BSP SouthPool
BSP Regional Energy Exchange LLC, registered in Ljubljana, said Crodux energija d. o. o. became a member of BSP SouthPool. The company joined the Slovenian electricity day-ahead and intraday market. Crodux energija was stablished by Croatian enterprise Crodux plin. In September it started trading electricity in its home country in strategic partnership with Swiss company […]
Cystat: Solar thermal systems steadily expand
Electricity production from renewable sources increased from 807 MWh, recorded in 2004, to an estimated 315.8 GWh in 2014, according to Cystat’s annual report issued at the end of last year. The statistical bureau said in the beginning there were no systems connected to the grid, while by the end of the period gross production […]
Large industry gets discount for disruption plan
The country’s disruption management plan, aiming to introduce energy cost savings for major-scale industry in exchange for shifting energy usage to off-peak hours whenever required by IPTO, the power grid operator, has been published in the official gazette, portal Energy Press reported. A so-called transitional supply security fee of various levels is imposed on electricity […]
Shoe soles prototype charges phones, gadgets
Marathon runner Kokan Ajanovski publicly tested a prototype for a revolutionary device that uses the energy generated by walking and running to charge mobile devices like phones and tablets, the United Nations Development Programme reported. The device is the outcome of six months of development by a group of four students whose idea for the […]
Municipality in Skopje to purchase electric cars
The old fleet of Čair local authority will be replaced by five environmentally friendly vehicles through public procurement. The council of Skopje’s old town, the smallest municipality in Macedonia, decided to go ahead with the purchase after results of an analysis showed the system was economically viable, portal Meta.mk reported. “With this decision we want […]
Call for waste management concession renewed
Bidders have 37 days to send propositions in the prequalification phase for the concession for Regional Centre for Waste Management Keleš with an energy plant in Serbia’s south. The 25 year contract will include construction and operation and the method of processing and gathering for the city of Niš and seven surrounding municipalities. Regional development […]
Serbian EMS buys share in transmission utility CGES
Transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) purchased 10% of ownership of the Montenegrin Electric Power Transmission System (CGES) for EUR 13.84 million at Montenegrin Stock Exchange, Mina-Business news agency said. A total of 14.57 million stocks were purchased in 197 transactions. The price jumped 9.2% to EUR 0.95 per share. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić earlier […]