Investor: New renewables legislation game-changing
The bill on renewables adopted by the government in Zagreb will lead to important regulatory changes, resulting in a comprehensive reshuffle of rules in this field, said Bojan Reščec, the country manager for Croatia of Austrian privately-held power producer RP Global, SeeNews reported. „I believe that the new regulations were drafted in cooperation with experienced […]
Universal fast car charging station launched at BTC
Energy company Petrol, in cooperation with BMW Group Slovenija and BTC shopping mall, activated its fast charger for electric car batteries in front of the Crystal Palace business centre on September 3. It is suitable for most electric vehicles available in the market, Slovenia Times reported. Batteries are charged up to 80% in 20 minutes, […]
Lešće hydro plant got EUR 131,000 for rehabilitation
Estimates that the state-owned power company HEP had given before the construction of hydro power plant Lešće weren’t accurate, said Jagoda Munić from Green Action, portal H-alter reported. After the company acknowledged it spent HRK 1 million (EUR 131,000) to mitigate the environmental damage the facility caused, she stressed this is an example of what […]
EU helps preparations for emissions trading system
Project ‘Creation of a Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying System for Successful Implementation of EU Emissions Trading System’ was successfully implemented, said Oskar Benedikt, deputy head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia. At a presentation in Belgrade, he stressed that the effects of climate change are already felt, such as increased temperature with “partial consequence” […]
Power distribution system hurts competition
According to a recent warning report from the Competition Council (Consiliul Concurenţei) of Romania, the fee system for the distribution of electric power, which differs by geographical areas, negatively affects competition depriving the consumer of benefits, unjustified even by the security of the national power grid. The head of the Competition Council, Bogdan Chirițoiu told […]
Power production, exports rise significantly
According to the Institute of Statistics (Instat), power generation in Albania and its sales abroad soared in the first six months of the year. Net domestic production of electrical energy increased by 59.4% to 3.75 TWh, compared to 2.35 TWh in the corresponding period of 2014. A decrease of power imports by 54% was registered, […]
No environmental impact expected from SHPP project
There is no need for an environmental impact assessment study for small hydropower plant (SHPP) project Stenjevac, local authority of Despotovac said on the municipal website. The department for construction and environmental protection declared that taking planned protection measures and technical norms into account, there is no expectation of any significant negative influence. The project […]
Panels bring light to villages devastated by war
Life without electrical energy, refrigerator and television is still a reality for several thousand houses, Akta.ba reported. This is the experience of former refugees from the village of Očijevo near Martin Brod in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s west. After the war ended and they came back home, families lived without power for 14 years! The grid […]