EPCG to introduce three tariff models, renewable energy guarantees of origin
Power company Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) will for the first time introduce tariff models for electricity consumers – blue, red and green – as well as a basic model for all those who do not sign a contract for one of the three models. The new tariff models, which will take effect on May 1, […]
FBiH Parliament approves Tuzla 7 guarantee despite Energy Community objection
The House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has approved a guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from the Export–Import Bank of China’s (Chexim – China Exim Bank) to state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) to build a new, 450 MW unit of the Tuzla coal-fired power […]
Kopač, ERS general manager discuss Third Energy Package, new energy laws
Power company Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske’s (ERS) commercial activities – production, trade, and supply – should be liberalized, which will cause electricity price changes, but the RS will be given a transitional period, Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopač said in a meeting with the ERS management, while ERS acting general manager Luka Petrović announced the […]
EPBIH’s net profit surges to nearly EUR 27 million in 2018
State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda BiH reported a net profit of BAM 52.4 million (some EUR 26.8 million), up some 84 times compared to 2017, when it stood at BAM 620,282 (about EUR 317,000). The company’s net profit in 2018 was also higher than in 2016, when it was at BAM 12.9 million (around EUR 6.6 […]
Independent lawyers’ report confirms Tuzla 7 guarantee contains elements of state aid
Independent lawyers have confirmed the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat’s finding that the Tuzla 7 guarantee contains elements of state aid, the Secretariat said in a press release. It asked the State Aid Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to re-examine the guarantee in line with the EnC state aid acquis. A week ago, the Secretariat […]
Kick-off meeting held for Croatia-Serbia-Bulgaria market coupling project
The kick-off meeting for the initiation of a trilateral power market coupling project between Croatia, Serbia, and Bulgaria (HR-RS-BG) was successfully held on February 13 in Belgrade, the South East European Power Exchange (SEEPEX) said on its website. The meeting was attended by all main stakeholders – transmission system operators (TSOs) HOPS, EMS, and ESO, […]
State to seek private partner for pumped-storage HPP Tarnita-Lapustesti
Romania’s Forecast and Strategy National Committee (CNSP) is starting a procedure to find a private partner for the pumped-storage hydropower plant Tarnita-Lapustesti, Romanian media reported. The CNSP has published a study for the development of the Tarnita-Lapustesti project under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. According to the study, the HPP is essential for the stability […]
Serbia, Republika Srpska to jontly build HPP Buk Bijela
Serbia and Republika Srpska (RS) intend to jointly build the hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela, the two sides said after the sixth Serbia-RS energy committee session chaired by energy and mining ministers of Serbia and Republika Srpska – Aleksandar Antić and Petar Đokić. The construction of HPPs Foča and Paunci is in the pipeline, and […]
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