Greece’s first wind turbine factory starts production
The first Greek wind turbine factory, operated by Eunice Wind, has launched production in the town of Mandra in the west of Attica, some 30 km from Athens, Greek news agency ANA-MP reported. Eunice Wind is part of Eunice Energy Group. The factory manufactures EW-16 THETIS, the small wind turbine with a rated power of […]
Macedonia taking steps to market-based support scheme for renewables
Macedonia has recently taken legislative steps toward introducing a market-based support scheme for renewable energy, as well as prosumers that would produce electricity for self-consumption and feed surpluses to the grid. The 2018-2020 Economic Reform Program (ERP), produced as part of the country’s EU accession process, provides a timeline for preparing implementing regulations and carrying […]
Croatian Energy Market Operator to become part of Croatian Transmission System Operator
The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) will be part of the Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS), while the Croatian Environment and Nature Agency will become part of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. This is the outcome of the Croatian government’s decision on the reduction of the number of state agencies, institutes, funds, companies, […]
CEDIS to invest EUR 81.6 million in distribution network, tendering expected by end-October
Tendering for the selection of equipment suppliers and contractors for a project worth EUR 81.6 million to revitalize the Montenegrin power distribution network is expected by the end of October, while the start of the works is planned for February next year. The investments will be implemented by the Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO), Crnogorski elektrodistributivni […]
Deals signed to build two more biomass-fueled CHP plants in Croatia
Two more biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) plants are to be built in Croatia, according to an announcement from a subcontractor on the distributed production project. The biomass-fueled CHP plants will be built in Županja in the east of Croatia, close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Virovitica near the Hungarian border. […]
Bulgaria’s NEK reports net loss in H1, to cancel some projects
Power utility Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) reported a BGN 74 million (EUR 37.8 million) net loss for the first six months of the year, according to the interim financial report published on the website of the Ministry of Finance, the Bulgarian media reported. The company said that due to poor financial results some investments will […]
Nord Pool, EPEX SPOT interested in strategic partnership with Montenegrin power exchange
Nord Pool and EPEX SPOT are interested in getting stakes in the Montenegrin Power Exchange (MEPX), which is starting preparations for a tendering procedure to select a strategic partner, with plans to launch operations in the third quarter of 2019, the Montenegrin government has said on its website. A document on regional energy market integration […]
Albania invites bids to build 50 MW PV power station with support measures, plus up to 50 MW without
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has launched a bidding procedure for the construction of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant for the generation of electricity with an installed capacity of 50 MW, to be backed by support measures approved by the government on June 12, 2018, plus an additional capacity of between 20 MW and […]