Montenegro reviewing new Brodarevo hydro projects plan
In accordance with the Espoo Environmental Impact Assessment Convention, Montenegro will establish a commission to consider the feasibility of the construction of hydropower plants Brodarevo 1 and Brodarevo 2 in Serbia. The document obligates parties to exchange information and monitor whether any cross-border project can cause damage for the environment in a neighbouring country. Public […]
Trusina wind farm to come online in summer of 2017
The construction of the first wind farm in the Republic of Srpska, in the village of Trusina near Nevesinje, will start in May, and the connection to the grid is expected in little over a year after that, in the words of Danko Končar, owner of London-based company Kermas Ltd. The investor set EUR 65 […]
Greece most mature solar market in Balkans
Solar grew by 15% in Europe last year, connecting 8 GW of power to the grid, according to SolarPower Europe’s data. Formerly called EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association), the international body revealed global grid-connected solar increased by 25% to an estimated 50.1 GW in 2015. The industry figures were presented at the 11th Solar Market […]
Čačak gets waste recycling centre, transfer station
Regional waste management system Duboko, adjacent to the city of Užice in Serbia’s west, got backed up by a recycling centre and transfer station in nearby Čačak. The facilities worth EUR 1 million were opened by Stana Božović, state secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. She said the project helps financial sustainability […]
Sokolac developing cogeneration on biomass with EBRD
Combined heat and power (CHP) project for Sokolac, supported by the Government of the Republic of Srpska, was presented in Jahorina mountain resort, Srna news agency carried. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development financed the documentation for the pilot project within the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP), approved under the Western Balkans Investment Framework […]
Seabed mapped for Greece-Cyprus power interconnection
Research ship Odin Finder, registered in Italy, finished the reconnaisance mission for the suitable route in the project of submarine cable EuroAsia InterConnector, which is planned to connect Cyprus and Greece, In-Cyprus reported. The exploration and mapping along the 518 kilometres from Vasiliko in Cyprus to the Greek island of Crete and then to the […]
By 2035 smart grids to be financed with EUR 10 billion
Europe plans to invest EUR 400 billion in smart grids by 2050, while the estimate for Turkey is EUR 10 billion by 2035
Draft scheme hikes solar power tariffs, cuts others
The support plan for renewable energy sources was prepared to be sent to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, after which public consultations are to be launched, Energy Press reported. The scheme is based on feed-in premiums paired with tenders, along the European Union’s guidelines. Upper limits are to be determined for feed-in for all […]