HEP to invest EUR 31 million in smart grids by 2022
Power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) will invest almost HRK 230 million (EUR 31 million) into smart grids, in what will include introducing a HRK 177 million (EUR 24 million) smart grids pilot system into five out of the total of 21 HEP Distribution system operator (DSo) distribution areas – Zagreb, Split, Osijek, Zadar, and Dubrovnik, […]
Novi Sad to seek bids to build new pumping station for wastewater system
Tendering for the construction of a new main pumping station for Novi Sad’s wastewater collection system should be launched soon, the daily Večernje Novosti reported, adding that local authorities have secured RSD 860 million (EUR 7.2 million) for the project. The new main pumping station, to be located between the Kvantaška market and the Žeželj […]
Nevesinje municipality, Ekoteh sign contract for new EUR 1.2 million water treatment plant
Nevesinje Mayor Milenko Avdalović and Marko Škoberne, chairman of the management board of Slovenia-based Ekoteh, have signed an agreement on EUR 1.2 million worth of reconstruction works on the water treatment plant in Nevesinje. The reconstruction is part of a wider EUR 100 million program to improve drinking water and the sewerage network in Republika […]
Antitrust watchdog blocks CEZ deal with Inercom
Bulgaria’s antitrust regulator has blocked the sale of Czech energy group CEZ’s assets in Bulgaria to Inercom Bulgaria, local media reported, adding that India Power Corporation could be a possible new buyer. CEZ is seeking to sell its seven companies in Bulgaria which control one-third of the country’s power distribution. The Commission for the Protection […]
Užice announces EUR 2 million energy efficiency investment in schools for 2019
The City of Užice has announced a EUR 2 million energy efficiency investment in seven schools for 2019 as part of the energy efficiency program jointly implemented with the Swiss Cooperation Office. Užice Deputy Mayor Nemanja Nešić said that the energy efficiency program, financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is designed […]
Tendering launched for construction of two water pipelines in Šibenik
Public water and wastewater utility Vodovod i odvodnja Šibenik has launched tendering for the construction of water supply pipelines Supljak-Kanica and Dvornice-Salići as part of the Šibenik wastewater investment program. The construction will be financed by a loan secured by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Šibenik’s utility Vodovod i odvodnja invites sealed […]
BEAD – Converting commercial properties into intelligent digital buildings saving energy, reducing emissions
Energy consumption in buildings currently accounts for over 40% of all energy consumed in Europe and US. Human behavior alone is the source of 20%-40% of energy waste in buildings. This problem is being addressed by Turkish startup BEAD, an entrant in this year’s clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for Growth Fund […]
Terna secures financing from EIB, Alpha for two wind farms in Greece
Greece’s Terna Energy Group has secured financing for the construction of two 44 MW wind farms on Mt. Vermio in northern Greece. The European Investment Bank (EIB) extended a EUR 24 million loan, while Alpha Bank acted as co-lender providing an equivalent amount of long-term debt next to a medium-term VAT facility. The EIB’s loan […]
