Montenegro accelerates takeover of A2A shares in EPCG
The Government of Montenegro intends to increase the ownership in public power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) in May from 57,01 to 70,16%, instead of initially planned 63%. This is envisaged by the Proposal of the Contract on the execution of put option, which the Montenegrin Government adopted and submitted it to the National Assembly, […]
Energy minister announces reorganization of public utility ERS
Public utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) will have to go through major transformation in the first half of 2019 in order to become even more efficient in its business, the Bosnian Serb entity’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining Petar Đokić said. According to media reports, he noted that two major obstacles to ERS’ development […]
Greece launches international tender for Crete power link project
Greece’s power grid operator ADMIE has launched an international open tender for a project linking the island of Crete to the mainland grid via undersea cables. The power link is expected to be finalized by 2020. Giorgos Stathakis, the energy minister, announced that this tender, via an e-auction, will be awarded to the “most economically […]
Austria interested in investing in mini HPPs in Serbia
Austria is interested in building mini hydropower plants (HPP) in Serbia and exploring its significant potential in hydropower, the Serbian government announced after a meeting between Aleksandar Antić, Serbian energy ministry and Nikolaus Lutterotti, Austria’s newly appointed ambassador. Lutterotti said that Austria is ready to further strengthen cooperation, especially in the construction of mini hydropower plant. […]
Croatian HOPS has become member of Mediterranean Association Med-TSO
HOPS, the Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) has become a member of Med-TSO, the Association of the Mediterranean Transmission System Operators for electricity, sharing the primary goal of creating a Mediterranean energy market. During the Med-TSO assembly in Brussels last week, Croatia officially become the 19th country-member of the association which has 400,000 kilometers of […]
Elektroprivreda Srbije looks for Kostolac wind farm advisor
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) seeks a consultant for the construction of the 66 MW Kostolac wind farm. The state-owned company published a public call for the expressions of interest from consulting firms to assist in the preparation of the Kostolac wind farm project. This will be the first renewable energy capacity in EPS’ […]
Macedonia to sign MoU with Bulgaria on coupling day-ahead markets
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s government (FYROM) has accepted the proposed text of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on coupling the day-ahead electricity markets of the two countries. This initiative will enable FYROM to join the internal electricity market of South-East Europe (SEE) and it will bring new business opportunities and cross-border trade in order […]
EPS to hire consultant for new ash handling system in TPP Nikola Tesla
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has invited expressions of interest from consultants for the project Modernization of the Ash Handling System in the Thermal Power Plant (TPP) Nikola Tesla A in Obrenovac project. TPP Nikola Tesla A is the biggest thermal power plant in Serbia with a capacity of 1,650 MW and the biggest […]