Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
Project discussed for biomass usage in heating in Prijepolje
Introducing biomass for district heating in Prijepolje through a EUR 100 million credit line to Serbia was the topic of a discussion between Prijepolje municipality head Emir Hašimbegović and the officials of Germany’s KfW development bank and of climate technology initiative DKTI. The offer to Serbia is a EUR 100 million loan with a 2.25% […]
ELEM activates EUR 5.6 million in guarantees from Slovenia’s Riko
The bank guarantees provided by Slovenia’s Riko worth EUR 5.6 million were activated, state-owned power producer ELEM said on April 9. The foreign company failed to meet obligations in the former Yugoslav republic on the construction of a 36.4 MW hydropower plant (HPP), said ELEM, operator of the facility. St. Petka HPP was officially delivered […]
Construction works for Krnovo wind project about to launch
Early May is set for the start of the development of first electricity generation system powered by wind in Montenegro, the country’s Economy Ministry told to Vikend novine. The paper reminded that Možur hill project near Bar is uncertain, as the investor backed out. Akuo Energy company, France’s leading independent producer of renewable energy, says […]
Mayor of Ključ talked to potential investors in hydropower
Representatives of German company Max Acher visited Una–Sana Canton in March and expressed their desire to invest in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the municipality of Ključ, its mayor Nedžad Zukanović told Faktor.ba portal, Sarajevo Times reported. “They are interested in investing in the energy sector, particularly for the construction of small […]
Gabrovo opens energy efficiency projects tender
The Municipality of Gabrovo has opened a tender for design of work projects, part of an energy efficiency programme, with an estimated value of BGN 2 million (EUR 1.02 million), a notice published in the EU’s procurement journal indicated, SeeNews reported. The value of the contract does not include value-added tax. Works should be completed […]
Hidroelectrica buys EUR 1.7 million IT system
Hidroelectrica bought an IT system at a record price of EUR 1.7 million, value-added tax excluded. On March 31, the consortium consisting of Information Business Consulting, Electrica Soluziona, and Indra won the auction for an integrated enterprise resource-planning IT system with business-intelligence management analysis instruments, Business-review.eu portal reported. There will be implemented multiple forms of […]
Yıldız: 4 GW to be added in 2015, mostly from renewables
Turkey will add 4 GW to electricity production capacity in 2015, energy minister Taner Yıldız said, adding 95 percent will be provided through local and renewable resources, Hurriyet daily reported. The statement came after a massive power outage affected more than 76 million people in 80 out of 81 Turkish provinces for up to nine […]