Public Power Corporation won’t be privatized further
There are no plans for the state’s share in Public Power Corporation (PPC) to diminish, according to Panos Skourletis, minister for productive reconstruction, energy and environment, Greek Reporter portal said. He addressed the future of the government-controlled utility and the future of energy in Greece during an interview with RealFM 97.8 radio station. The state […]
Concession signed for Hrgud wind power plant
Petar Đokić, minister of industry, energy and mining of the Republic of Srpska, and Branislava Milekić, general manager of the state-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), signed a concession agreement for the construction and operation of wind plant Hrgud in Berkovići municipality. The value of the project located in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s south amounts […]
Antalya football arena will generate green power
In Turkey, the Süper Lig is growing and TOKI, the governmental agency for housing, is building a stadium in Antalya in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Total cost is almost TRY 80 million (EUR 25 million), and 5% is for a 1,4 MW solar plant project, which will take almost six years […]
Robotics and green power help small-scale farming
Robotics Laboratory of the the Mihajlo Pupin Institute and the the Institute of Agricultural Economics will present their mobile robotic solar electric generator on September 25 at the 9th Forum of Organic Production in Selenča in Serbia’s northwest. The project combines solar energy with information and communications technology to power and manage irrigation at small […]
Environmental groups call for protection of Sutjeska
At a press conference held at hotel Bosna in Banja Luka, representatives of environmental organizations called on the Government of the Republic of Srpska to meaningfully protect Sutjeska National Park, threatened by planned hydropower plants. On September 15th, representatives of Friends of the Earth Europe –Pro Natura / Friends of the Earth Switzerland, Centar za […]
Baden–Württemberg assisting in energy transition
Serbia has significant potential of renewable energy, estimated at 5 million tonnes of oil equivalent, where biomass accounts for 3 million tonnes, said Aleksandar Vesić, assistant minister for agriculture and environmental protection, at an event in the parliament. National Assembly hosted the fourth meeting of the Serbian Parliamentary Energy Policy Forum dedicated to the utilization […]
Auditors query power distribution operator’s data
A group of independent auditors hired by Albania’s electricity distribution network operator Oshee sh. a. for its financial statements for 2014, has refused to give an opinion, noting inconsistencies, portal Balkan Insight reported. The unaudited documents show that in 2014 revenues jumped to ALL 47.2 billion (EUR 337 million) from EUR 269 million in 2013. […]
Renewing computer network after all-out blackout
Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (Teiaş) has closed a tender to renew its computer network with the aim of preventing any reoccurrence of the national blackout which occurred on March 30, Hürriyet Daily News reported. Teiaş prepared a detailed technical tender document on 82 pages to prevent technical security breakage, the article said. Companies bid for […]