Construction of HPP Buk Bijela on Drina river starts in 2018
Construction of the 93.52 MW hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela is expected to start this year. It will be fully owned by the power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS). The investment is estimated at BAM 400 million (EUR 200 million), announced Petar Đokić, Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining of Republika Srpska (RS). The first […]
Slovenian Energy Agency allocated incentives for electricity generation from renewables and CHP
The Slovenian Energy Agency has selected 93 projects with an installed capacity of 98 MW, which will receive incentives for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and cogeneration of heat and power (CHP) with high efficiency. The total value of funds under this tendering procedure was EUR 10 million. Wind farms dominated the list […]
Romania’s electricity market is now fully liberalized
Since the beginning of this year, the electricity market in Romania is fully liberalized – there will be no longer regulated tariffs that household consumers paid until December 31, 2017. Consumers of electricity in Romania now can choose between competitive regime and universal service market, with the option to return to the universal service market […]
EPCG launches tendering to produce design plan for TPP Pljevlja ecological overhaul
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has issued a public invitation of tenders to produce a preliminary design plan for ecological reconstruction of coal-fired power plant Pljevlja. The deadline for submission is February 1, and the estimated value of the deal is EUR 900,000. The best bidder will have seven months to do the job. […]
Establishment of energy exchange in Greece seems very imminent
The institutional framework for the establishment and operation of the energy exchange, amended to harmonize the Greek energy market with all European markets, has been sent to the Greek parliament. Based on previous reports from Greek media, the energy exchange is expected to be established in the first half of 2018, while Energy and Environment […]
Energy Community Regulatory Board named new chief and defined tasks for 2018
The Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) elected Giorgi Pangani as its President for the years 2018 and 2019, the Energy Community Secretariat said in a statement after ECRB’s session. Former President Branislav Prelević was first elected in December 2013. His mandate expired at the end of 2017. A lawyer by profession, Pangani is working for […]
Elektroprivreda BiH planning five major projects by 2020, including wind farm and hydro power plants
The power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) is planning to start the construction of five new facilities to produce electricity, including the Podveležje wind farm, small hydro power plants on the Neretvica river and the hydro power plants Janjići and Una Kostela-Aneks over the next three year. The total investments in that period will […]
Horizon 2020 call for smart cities and energy systems, renewable fuels projects
The European Union published calls under the 2018-2020 Horizon Work Programme for project proposals focusing on smart cities, smart energy systems or renewable fuels with the deadline for submissions expiring on April 5, 2018. Among other countries, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, and Serbia are also eligible for funding. […]