Lack of public participation reason to challenge any permit granted for small HPP – Energy Community
Public participation is an essential part of environmental assessment procedures, which must be implemented by all Contracting Parties. If this obligation is not met the Secretariat will initiate a dispute settlement case to ensure that Energy Community (EnC) law is implemented in practice, said the EnC’s Secretariat in its statement on small hydropower (HPP) development, […]
Enel X Romania to install 2,500 charging stations for EVs over four years
Between 2019 and 2023, Enel X Romania will invest EUR 15-20 million in the installation of around 2,500 charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in every region of the country, the big cities and the main highways, a subsidiary of Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services division, has announced. According to available data, […]
Albania, Kosovo* to jointly build 200 MW hydropower plant
Albania and Kosovo* will jointly build a 200 MW hydropower plant (HPP) in the area between Dragash and Prizren, Kosovo* Minister of Economic Development Valdrin Lluka said. He said that the project will receive support from the European Union in the amount of EUR 20 million, Albaniandailynews portal reported. According to the minister, the idea […]
Consortium led by India Power Corporation wins bid to build 100 MW solar power plant
The Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Ministry has selected a consortium led by India Power Corporation to build the country’s first solar power plant with an installed capacity of 100 MW, in an investment worth EUR 70 million. The members of the consortium, which was selected among 3 bidders in the final phase of the bidding procedure, […]
Pipistrel’s electric aircraft as solution for vertical mobility and greener aviation
Aviation is responsible for more than 2% of global CO2 emissions, which ranks it in the top 10 emitters. At the same time, the cities all around the world are trying to tackle air and noise pollution and massive traffic jams. Couple that with the facts that battery prices are rapidly becoming lower and that […]
Tendering for 4 wind farms launched, ceiling price set at USD 0.055/kWh
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has launched tendering for the construction of four wind farms with a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW, according to reports. This is the second wind power tendering announcement issued by the ministry. In August last year, the ministry awarded a 1 GW wind farm to a consortium including two Turkish […]
Croatian, Greek, Irish islands selected for EU energy transition pilot project
Croatia’s Cres-Lošinj archipelago, including the Cres, Lošinj, Susak, and Ilovik islands, as well as the Sifnos island in Greece and the Arani islands in Ireland, have been selected for the implementation of an energy transition pilot project within the Clean Energy for EU Islands initiative, the office of the Croatian member of the European Parliament […]
Hidroelectrica to invest EUR 1.19 billion over the next five years, to add 200 MW in renewables capacities
State-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to invest RON 5.56 billion (EUR 1.19 billion) over the next five years in the upgrades and maintenance of facilities, but also in acquisitions. Hidroelectrica’s goal is to add 580 MW in generation facilities, of which 200 MW will be solar and wind capacities, Bogdan Badea, CEO of Hidroelectrica said, […]
