Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across Serbia, experts have joined the protest too… Ratko Ristić, dean of the Belgrade university’s Faculty of Forestry, Željko Tomanović, dean of the Faculty of Biology, Dejan Filipović, dean of the Faculty of Geography, Dušan Polomčić, dean of the Faculty of […]
ERS unit gets loan from EBRD for smart grid project
Power distribution company Elektro-Bijeljina, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has signed a EUR 15 million loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the reconstruction of the medium and low-voltage power network in Elektro-Bijelijina’s distribution area and the installation of smart meters. The loan to finance […]
Hidroelectrica to forge cooperation with Verbund
State-owned Hidroelectrica plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Austria’s electricity producer Verbund, Romanian media reported. The approval of the cooperation agreement between the biggest power producer in Romania and the largest provider of electricity in Austria is on the agenda of the next General Shareholders Meeting planned to take place in October, Romania’s portal […]
HESS publishes 1st contract notice for disputed HPP Mokrice project
State-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi (HESS), part of the GEN Group, has launched a contract notice to carry out a negotiated procedure for the first lot of the public procurement to build hydropower plant (HPP) Mokrice, disputed by environmental campaigners. The lot refers to the procurement of turbines, generators, and powerhouse lifting […]
IBEX, ESO join EU XBID Local Implementation Project
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) and the country’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) have become part of a project for market coupling of intraday markets (IDM) through the 15th XBID Local Implementation Project, IBEX said in a press release. The Local Implementation Project 15 (LIP 15) involves the market operators and transmission system operators (TSO) […]
Republika Srpska, Russia’s Rakurs-Engineering sign agreement on project for construction of HPPs on Vrbas river
Republika Srpska Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Petar Đokić and General Manager of St. Petersburg-based Rakurs-Engineering Leonid Chernigov signed in Banja Luka a cooperation agreement concerning a EUR 500 million project for the construction of 4 cascading hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Vrbas river. The project comprises HPPs Trn, Laktaši, Kosjerevo and Razboj. […]
UPDATE: RWE Hrvatska completes takeover of Hrvatski Telekom’s retail electricity business
The sale of telecom company Hrvatski Telekom’s (HT) electricity business to RWE Hrvatska has been concluded, HT said in a press release. At the beginning of June 2018, HT concluded a contract with RWE Hrvatska, initiating the process of the transfer of its electricity business to RWE Hrvatska. Upon the obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals […]
Serbia already has prosumers, but regulatory unknowns curb feeding excess energy into grid
Who are prosumers, and what are aggregators? The Serbian public is not quite informed yet, but decision makers and experts at the country’s public companies, energy regulator, and universities are not only aware of the coming trend, but are discussing the technical and regulatory requirements of connecting prosumers to the grid at gatherings such as […]