LED lighting, solar-powered irrigation funds granted
Provincial Secretariat for Energy and Mineral Resources of Vojvodina said it decided on applications for grants to co-finance projects for utilizing solar energy in irrigation systems and for energy efficient lighting in municipalities and cities. The funds for irrigation are intended for registered farms in Serbia’s northern province and can be used for purchasing new solar-powered […]
Pirot upgrades energy efficiency assisted by GIZ
First step towards the improvement of energy efficiency is the analysis of the residential buildings and defining which measures are needed. Head of the Municipality of Pirot Vladan Vasić signed a memorandum of understanding with Renate Schindlbeck, team leader of GIZ’s project Energy Efficiency in Buildings. The document marked the beginning of cooperation towards the […]
BDI-designed biodiesel plant may get funding from EIB
The European Investment Bank said it is considering financing a multifeedstock biodiesel plant developed by Biom d. o. o. from Zagreb. The planned facility of 100,000 tonnes (30 million gallons per year) could receive EUR 38 million. The plant will be built by Austria-based BDI – BioEnergy International AG. The bank said the overall cost […]
Kostt choosing consultant firm for lines, substations
The deadline expired for expressions of interest in the selection of implementation consultant for a project by Kostt (Transmission, System and Market Operator Jsc) in Prishtina/Priština. The company intends using the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for financing. The proposed project has a total estimated cost of about […]
Slavonija DI commissions biomass CHP plant in Osijek
After two months of operation, a combined heat and power system of 8 MW and 4.6 MW, respectively, was opened in eastern Croatia, portal Vecernji.hr reported. The facility worth EUR 17 million was installed in Osijek by Slavonija DI d. o. o., flooring and veneer industry headquartered in Slavonski Brod. The plant has twenty employees […]
Chinese firm seen for construction of large HPPs
Economy minister of Montenegro Vladimir Kavarić and vice chairman of Norinco International Corporation Ltd from China Wang Xinging signed a memorandum of understanding as the basis for cooperation in the field of energy, the ministry said. Both sides agreed on the interest in projects of large hydropower plants (HPPs) on the rivers of Morača and […]
Elicio appoints new manager for Serbia
Company Elicio, owner of Electrawinds S, which develops and plans the construction of Alibunar (42 MW) and Malibuna 8 MW) wind parks in Serbia’s north appointed Christophe Bols as a new manager for Serbia, according to company’s statement. Bols, being an expert with many years of experience in developing renewable energy projects in Romania and […]
Power link to Albania to be financed by EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development published a project summary document in which it states it is considering to extend a senior corporate loan of up to EUR 40 million to MEPSO, Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia, to fund the country’s part of the transmission line with Albania. The project entails the construction […]