Sarajevo gets solar benches with help from Sweden
Six multifunctional seats powered by the Sun’s energy have been installed in the centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital city. The devices serve as public lighting and as chargers for mobile phones and tablets, Radio Sarajevo’s portal reported. The solar benches give information via bluetooth about air quality, energy generation, and reduction of carbon dioxide […]
Slot of 50.5 kW of panels remains open due to mix-up
Renewables and energy efficiency department of the Ministry of Mining and Energy stopped the selection process for a share in the quota for temporarily preferential suppliers of power from small solar facilities. The statement on the ministry’s website adds that the slot of 50.5 kW had been open since mid-March for photovoltaic plants of up […]
Environmental impact assessment studies for two SHPPs
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection said an environmental impact assessment study is necessary for the project of future small hydropower plant (SHPP) Devići 1. The facility is planned to be constructed in nature park Golija in Serbia’s west. Two units will have an overall capacity of 1.25 MW and the developer is Hydro Energy […]
Hidroelectrica sells only two out of 34 SHPPs
In late July, state-owned power producer Hidroelectrica SA agreed to sell two of its small hydropower plants (SHPPs) for RON 4 million (EUR 900,000), which was the starting price in the bid, Ziarul Financiar said. The insolvent company called for offers for SHPPs the second time this year, with 34 units estimated at EUR 20.4 […]
Permits quota for small hydro plants largely untapped
Croatian Energy Association said it finished the ninth addition to the study on the state of renewable energy projects in the country, based on data published in early August by national energy market operator HROTE. That institution issued a document in early August, stating the 2020 quotas for wind and solar power are full, with […]
Government auctioning 2 GW of wind power next year
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said it plans to expedite an auction next year for 2 GW of wind power. The programme was originally due by 2020. Turkey plans to raise wind electricity capacity to 20 GW by 2023, in comparison to little over 4 GW registered at the end of July, Bloomberg Business said […]
NIS launches mini power plant in Sirakovo
A small-scale power plant generating electricity and thermal energy was launched at the gas and oil field Sirakovo in the environs of the town of Veliko Gradište, the facility’s operator NIS said on its website. It is a EUR 2 million worth investment into the 2МW total power of this plant. A total of 3 […]
Ombla HPP environmental impact assessment rejected
The Croatian Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection has refused state-owned HEP Group’s environmental impact assessment study for the Ombla hydropower project near Dubrovnik, CEE Bankwatch Network reported. In its decision published on 28 July, the ministry cited significant negative impacts on preserving the integrity of the Ecological Network (Croatia’s part of the Natura 2000 […]