Enel sets EUR 630 million for investment by 2019
In late November, a financing programme for energy distribution networks in Romania was announced by Italian-based company Enel SpA to be implemented by 2019, according to a report published on the Diplomat’s portal. The company’s aim is to increase its customer base from 2.7 million to 2.9 million consumers. “Through the investment we have made […]
National regulator approves wind power pre-licenses
Energy watchdog EMRA evaluated pre-license applications for wind power plants and submitted them to the Turkish General Directorate of Renewable Energy (YEGM) for technical evaluation, head of EMRA said on November 27, and Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal reported. The Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (Teiaş) offered 3 GW of transmission capacity for wind energy production up […]
Hydro project endangers Danube salmon’s habitat
Kelag, an Austrian–German energy company, is building hydropower station Medna, endangering a globally threatened fish species, non-governmental organizations and scientists said. The investor is about to destroy one of the most important river sections for the endangered Danube salmon or huchen (Hucho hucho) in Europe, according to a joint press release by Riverwatch, EuroNatur, Center […]
Small hydropower plant inaugurated in Dragaš
The Government of Kosovo* is dedicated to ensuring proper development of energy from renewable sources, as a prerequisite for sustainable economic development deputy minister of economic development Besa Zogaj-Gashi said during the inauguration of hydropower plant Brodi 2 in the village of Mlike in the municipality of Dragash. The 3.89 MW facility is part of […]
PCIs to place Cyprus on Energy Union map
The prospects of terminating energy isolation through the creation of an energy union, together with its potential impact on enhancing energy security and contributing to lower energy costs for consumers were discussed during a seminar at the EU House in Nicosia, Financial Mirror reported. Already, three projects for Cyprus – a subsea cable and two […]
GIZ implements four energy efficiency pilot projects
Within the regional project ‘Energy Efficiency in Municipal Associations’, German Development Cooperation – GIZ has implemented four pilot projects in cooperation with the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro. In Berane, a heating boiler fuelled by wood pellets has been procured and installed, and the heating system was repaired in the daily care centre for children […]
Future of energy comes from two workshop projects
Naser Miftari, high school teacher from Kumanovo in Macedonia, and his former student Bujar Dalipi, who studies applied sciences in the capital of Albania, invested two years of hard work in two endeavours, called Drita (Light) and BuNa, for which they were awarded. The duo feels these projects are the future of energy, a report […]
Procurement of electric buses initiated in Belgrade
Serbian capital’s mayor Siniša Mali announced a public call for procurement of five electric city buses and stated Belgrade will be the first in the region with such vehicles. In his words, the contract may be signed within a month, and the buses should be in operation by the middle of next year, RTS said. […]