Albania’s energy consumption continued to rise sharply in 2014
Albania’s consumption of electricity, the leading source of energy, continued to rise sharply in 2014 and, after several years, had a reduction in the level of electricity losses, the national Institute of Statistics (Instat) said. Household consumers increased consumption of electricity by 10.2% from 2013. Electricity consumption in total by customers rose by 10.1% from the previous year, to 5.01 TWh. […]
Albania-Italy cable potentially more profitable than Montenegrin project
Albania is trying to position itself as the export route for cheap Balkan hydropower into Italy, ahead of Montenegro, ICIS reported. An undersea electricity interconnector between the two countries could be more feasible than a cable linking Montenegro and Italy, according to Lorenc Gordani, an energy expert from Albania. The Albanian government signed a memorandum […]
First wind kilowatt-hours in Mesihovina to be produced by end-2016
Near the village of Gornji Brišnik, 20 kilometres from the municipality seat of Tomislavgrad, the construction of the first wind turbine is planned to start next spring, Anadolu Agency said. By the end of 2016, according to plan, the electricity produced shall be fed to the grid. Wind power project Vjetroelektrana Mesihovina, worth EUR 78 […]
Bulgaria’s wind power capacity installed in 2014 at 10.1 MW
Wind farms with a total capacity of 10.1 MW were installed in Bulgaria in 2014, according to the annual Wind Energy Barometer report of EurObserv’ER, reported Bulgarian portal Novinite.com. EurObserv’ER is a consortium dedicated to the monitoring of the development of the various sectors of renewable energies in the European Union. The EurObserv’ER Barometers Project […]
China’s interest in hydro comes from global strategy
Five Chinese consortia were preparing to win a USD 1.1 billion pumped hydro storage facility, obsolete for 30 years, Greentech Media reported. The selected contractor should launch works on the 1 GW Tarniţa – Lăpuștești hydroelectric power station in Cluj county before the end of the year. Hidro Tarniţa SA, the project developer, claims the five- to seven-year construction […]
15 Romanian companies awarded for promoting sustainable energy
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union honored 15 Romanian companies for promoting energy efficiency, reads EBRD’s press release. The EU-EBRD Sustainable Energy Excellence Awards, held in Bucharest on March 19, recognized Romania’s most successful sustainable energy projects financed by the EBRD and the EU. “We are celebrating Romanian companies which […]
Water-heating solar panels open company’s new operation
Boksit, from the town of Milići, launched a pilot-project worth approximately BAM 25,000 (EUR 12,780) in cooperation with a partner from China. Solar collectors were installed to heat sanitary water in mining and transport company’s motel, Energetika.ba portal said. Boksit’s chief project manager Darko Gordić told Srna agency the company intends to offer solar collector […]
Vienna Forum on European Energy Law unites leading energy experts
The 3rd Vienna Forum on European Energy Law took place at the premises of the Energy Community Secretariat on March 13. The forum, which is a joint initiative between the Florence School of Regulation and the Energy Community Secretariat, brought together over 140 experts from energy companies, regulators, governments, academia and legal firms. The motto […]