Court blocks hydropower project Boškov most
A complaint filed by Macedonian environmental organisation Front 21/42 was sustained by the Administrative Court Skopje and declared the licence for the construction of a large hydropower project in Mavrovo National Park devoid of any legal basis. “With this, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is more than overdue to definitively withdraw its […]
Hydropower plant Perućica beats quarterly production plan
Successful generation results marked the first three months of this year in the oldest large-scale power plant in Montenegro. Hydropower plant Perućica delivered the first volumes of electricity to the electrical power system in May 1960. It was named after well Perućica in its immediate vicinity. Around 385.5 GWh of electricity was generated in the […]
Biodiesel in Serbia drying up from levies
Serbian drivers of diesel vehicles should already be pouring a share of 10% of biodiesel into tanks, as stipulated in obligations in the process of accession to the European Union. The deadline for implementation is 2020, while petrol stations still don’t have any biofuel in offer, as the government directive on mixing it with diesel […]
Enel overhauling electrical grid in Bucharest
Simco International Impex, an energy services company, has won a EUR 1.5 million contract to carry out investment and maintenance works on low-voltage and high-voltage public lighting networks in Bucharest, networks leased to Enel, according to a report published on Nine o’Clock portal. Enel Distribuţie Muntenia, the contracting authority, points out one third of the works can […]
NGOs ask China to shift investment focus to green energy
Electric power projects with lignite in Southeastern Europe pose a significant threat to European Union’s climate and energy goals that countries of the region should be fulfilling on their path to accession, an association of environmentalist groups said. China, along with 177 other countries of the world, has signed the Paris Agreement last month, but […]
ERS wins concession for construction of Buk Bijela
The Government of the Republic of Srpska granted a concession for the construction and operation of hydropower plant Buk Bijela on the Drina river to a consortium organized by state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) and its subsidiary Hidroelektrane na Drini from Višegrad. Portal Nezavisne.com reported the the facility will be located in the municipality […]
Tekno Group opens largest solar power plant in Turkey
Tekno Ray Solar, with its Italian partner Enerray, opened Turkey’s largest photovoltaic facility, which in the first stage has production capacity of 18.5 MW. It is located in the central Anatolian province of Konya. The plant, planned for 22.5 MW, will meet electricity demand of more than 20,000 households, the company said in a press release. The […]
DIVE’s second hydro facility in Croatia set into operation
Hydropower plant Klipić, located at river Sunja 100 kilometers southeast of Zagreb, was launched with a turbine capacity of 130 kW. DIVE Turbinen GmbH & Co. KG. stated on its website this is the second facility in Croatia with its equipment, integrated in an old watermill with legal status of protected heritage. The DIVE-Turbine, installed in […]