Litostroj to deliver equipment for hydropower plant Mokrice in Slovenia
Turbines producer Litostroj Power has signed a EUR 19 million contract with Slovenia’s power utility Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS), part of the GEN Group, to supply equipment for future hydropower plant Mokrice. Litostroj Power, subsidiary of hydropower utility Energy-Pro Group from the Czech Republic, will deliver three horizontal Bulb units with a runner of […]
Turkey’s Soyak eyes investment in geothermal energy in Croatia
The Turkey-based Soyak is interested in investing in geothermal energy in the Croatian municipalities of Legrad and Đelekovec. The company’s representatives have visited Legrad and they spoke with decision makers from the two municipalities about possible projects, the Municipality of Legrad said on its website. The Turkish company applied for a concession on the recently […]
Enel X installs 34 charging points for electric vehicles in Bucharest
Enel X Romania, part of Enel X, the energy services division of the Enel Group, has put into operation a network of 34 charging points for electric vehicles in Bucharest and surrounding areas. The charging stations are part of a plan to develop an extensive charging infrastructure for EVs throughout Romania, announced in 2018. The […]
Strategic waste sorting project under way in Croatia
A total of 284 cities and municipalities in Croatia have received 48,000 waste sorting bins, in what marked the completion of the first phase of a EUR 49.1 million project. The project, announced at the beginning of 2019, envisages the delivery of about 1.23 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard, and biowaste) […]
Bulgaria plans to burn coal until 2050 – energy minister
Bulgaria plans to continue to use coal for the generation of electricity until 2050 due to coal-fired power plants’ strategic value for both energy and national security, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said in a written answer to a Bulgarian MP on the fate of the coal complex and energy transition commitments towards the EU. According […]
TENDERING: PPC Renewables looking for contractor to install two solar power plants
PPC Renewables, the renewable energy arm of the Public Power Corporation (PPC), has announced tenders for the construction of two solar power plants in the municipality of Megalopolis in southern Greece, with a total installed capacity of 50 MW. The company now has only 1 MW of installed capacity in 28 photovoltaic installations, while the […]
Slovenia’s solar PV gets record share of incentives in H1 since 2013
In the first half of 2020, solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants received the record share of Slovenia’s incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power – CHP) since 2013. Solar PV got EUR 35.2 million out of EUR 67.4 million, or 52.2% all incentives paid by the state […]
Greece earmarks EUR 850 million for energy efficiency, prosumers
The Greek government has prepared an EUR 850 million program for energy efficiency in the private buildings sector, including incentives for the use of renewable energy for self-consumption and the introduction of solutions for smart homes. The idea is to introduce energy saving measures in 60,000 households per year until 2030, local media reported. The […]