OPCOM becomes nominated electricity market operator
Romanian gas and electricity operator said it was designated by the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (Anre) as nominated electricity market operator (NEMO) for fulfilling tasks related to the coupling of the day-ahead and intraday markets. The designation of Opcom was performed according to European Union regulation for an initial period of four years. The rules […]
CROPEX initiates member admission, postpones launch
At the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA), Cropex was designated as a nominated electricity market operator (NEMO) for a period of four years. In accordance with European Commission’s regulation on capacity allocation and congestion management (CACM), each member state electrically connected to a bidding zone in another member […]
Wood pellet factory opened in Vučje
The employer created eleven jobs to service a new factory near Nikšić in three shifts, Mina-Business reported. The wood pellet production facility on the Vučje plateau is the third of its kind in Montenegro. Production capacity is 600 kilograms per hour. Private company Vučje Energy, owned by Ranko Jovović, was inaugurated by Petar Ivanović, minister […]
Energy management project launched in municipalities
Energy managers, who are to be introduced, could help save about EUR 100,000 a year in municipalities and cities, said Miloš Banjac, assistant energy minister responsible for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, Tanjug agency said. With additional training, 49% of the municipalities could have current employees as energy managers, 31% already does have them, […]
Kouyialis: Climate deal means much more work
Electricity production and renewable energy are areas that need much improvement, but there are also other issues now that a global agreement on climate changed has been reached in Paris, Agriculture and Environment Minister Nicos Kouyialis said to Cyprus News Agency. “This agreement is just the beginning. From now on we must all work collectively […]
Valmont establishes venture to build a factory
December 12 Energotehnika Južna Bačka a. d., headquartered in Novi Sad, signed a contract with Valmont Industries Inc. from the United States, setting conditions to build a factory in Zrenjanin, in northeastern Serbia. The initial deal is worth EUR 5 million and the production facility, planned for a launch within two years, will hire 70 […]
Memorandum includes cooperation in green energy
Macedonia and Albania are small countries and have need of mutual energy connection that is of interest to both sides, ministers Bekim Neziri and Damian Gjiknuri said in Struga. They signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the fields of of energy efficiency, small hydropower plants, wind power, oil and oil products, Macedonian Ministry […]
Energy consumption seen rising 4% in 2016
The draft Energy Balance, presented before the Macedonian Energy Association (MEA), predicts for total energy consumption to increase by 4% next year, Independent.mk reported. The document, developed by the Ministry of Economy, includes a projection that 3% more oil and derivatives will be spent in 2016. There will also be a rise in the consumption […]
