Hydropower plant production licences for two companies
Albania’s energy regulator said it had awarded an electricity production licence to local company Ayen AS Energji, SeeNews portal reported. The licence allows the company to operate as producer of electricity from the 12.25 MW Gojan hydropower plant, the 6.55 MW Gjegjan hydropower plant, the 27.94 Peshqesh hydropower plant, and the 63.8 MW Fangu hydropower […]
Saint Nikola wind farm output tops 1.54 million MWh since launch
The Saint Nikola wind farm near Kavarna, in northeastern Bulgaria, has produced more than 1.54 million MWh of electricity in its five years of operations, US-based AES, which operates the plant, said, SeeNews reported. Through its operation, the wind park has saved more than 1.2 million tonnes of carbon emissions, AES said in a press […]
Elektroprivreda BiH’s 2014 profit 11.6 times lower year on year
Power producer and distributor JP Elektroprivreda BiH d. d. said its last year’s profit was BAM 3.2 million (EUR 1.64 million), in comparison to BAM 37 million from 2013. In a filing to the Sarajevo Stock Exchange, the company said it earned BAM 952 million last year, 29 million less than in 2013. CEO Elvedin […]
Reservoir receives location permit for Brodarevo 2 hydro project
Reservoir Capital reported that the Ministry of Mining and Energy has granted the location permit for the company’s 33.1 MW Brodarevo 2 hydroelectric project on the Lim River in southwest Serbia. The permit is valid for one year and allows the company to undertake preparatory work on the project, encompassing the temporary passage over the […]
Wind capacity rises to almost two gigawatts
The wind power sector in Greece strengthened significantly in 2014, Hellenic Wind Energy Association (Eletaen) reported. Net installed capacity is 113.9 MW, slightly smaller than in 2013. In addition, on December 31 there was 246.5 MW in wind turbines registered to be built or already under construction, the report said. The two categories combined demonstrate the […]
Bulgaria one of three EU countries in reaching RES 2020 targets
Energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption in the European Union (EU) reached 15 % in 2013, compared with 8.3 % in 2004, Eurostat said. The share of renewables in gross final consumption of energy is one of the headline indicators of the Europe 2020 strategy. The target to be reached by 2020 for […]
Over 500 experts participated in Arad trade fair
Seventh Enreg Energia Regenerabila, the event on renewable energy and energy efficiency in the border triangle of Romania-Hungary-Serbia, was held from March 4 to March 6 in Arad. “Despite the legal barriers and lower investments in renewable energy, we were stubborn enough to bring together for the 7th consecutive year, specialists in the field to […]
First meeting of Kosovo*‒Albania Committee for Common Market
Both Kosovo* and Albania are aware of the importance of the agreement on the establishment of a common market for the energy sector, which is essential element and a prerequisite for economic development of both countries, said Blerand Stavileci (right), Kosovo’s* minister of economic development. He made these comments on March 10 in a joint […]