Two solar farms to be built in Vâlcea County in 2016
One photovoltaic facility will be installed in Bujoreni commune and the second in Balcesti’s industrial park next year. The two power plants will thus produce electricity for companies that will invest there, Agerpres informs. “It is green energy and I am convinced that this investment will galvanize the real-estate sector. Based on the talks with […]
China’s CWE plans to build 159 MW hydropower plant
A memorandum of understanding about the construction of Dabar hydropower system, worth EUR 180 million, was signed in Banja Luka by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska and the China International Water & Energy Corporation (CWE). Minister Petar Đokić said the company will be able to participate in the […]
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 […]
