Impact study for hydro plants at Sutjeska blocked
Republika Srpska’s Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction and Ecology blocked the process of approving the environmental impact study for small hydropower plants on Hrčavka river in the Sutjeska National Park, because the protected area’s spatial plan must be approved first, Energetika.ba portal said, citing Fena agency. Nataša Crnković from the Center for Environment in Banjaluka, […]
Belectric lands first solar tenders in Turkey
German system integrator Belectric’s Turkish joint venture has secured its first tenders in the country after gaining approval for two large-scale ground-mounted solar projects from Turkish Electricity Transmission Co. (TEIAŞ), Pv-tech.org reported. Belectric Kuloğlu has successfully tendered for projects which will have a combined AC connection capacity of 32.4 MW – 14 percent of the […]
Balkan countries in relatively stable positions in EY’s Recai chart
Balkan markets included in Ernst and Young’s latest quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (Recai) changed positions slightly from three months before. Turkey moved up a spot to be ranked 18th of the 40 countries listed, Greece stayed at number 33, while Romania dropped three places to the 35th position. Bulgaria and Slovenia were last […]
Research of renewable energy in cooperation with the UAE’s Masdar Institute
Ministry of Mining and Energy called on Serbian scientific research institutions to apply for joint renewable energy projects with Masdar Institute from the United Arab Emirates, owned by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company. All applications received by March 27 are to be sent to Masdar Institute for consideration. The cooperation, based on a memorandum from […]
The state blocks completion of power privatisations
Greece will not go ahead with privatising its dominant electricity utility or power grid operator Admie, energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said, despite promising its creditors not to halt sales that are underway. The comments appeared to mark the first sign of open dissent from a minister on the far left flank of the new Greek […]
MVM purchases hydroelectric power plant
State-owned MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd. has purchased a 7.48 MW hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Romania, more precisely a 90 percent stake, in order to “further strengthen its renewables portfolio”, Budapest Business Journal reported, citing an article in Hungarian language Romanian daily ’Kronika’. According to the paper, the value of the transaction is approximately EUR […]
Hidroelectrica prepares for hydropower upgrade, acquisitions
Hidroelectrica plans to invest EUR 300 million this year in upgrading three hydropower plants and considers buying small hydro plants in the neighbouring countries as well as several hundred megawatts in wind farms developed on the local market, Mediafax reports. According to the attorney Remus Borza, the representative of Euro Insol, Hidroelectrica’s judicial administrator, Hidroelectrica […]
Installed wind capacity in Romania rose by more than a third in 2013
TPA Horwath Romania and Schönherr have, for the fourth consecutive time, published a study on ’Wind power and other renewable energy sources in Romania’, Austrian Energy Agency’s EnerCEE portal said. The report highlights that the total installed wind power capacity in Romania increased by 36.5 percent in 2013. Romania currently ranks 5th in Europe regarding […]