Projects for market coupling and cross-border balancing in Western Balkans launched
On 19 and 20 December, regional projects for technical assistance to support day-ahead market coupling and cross-border balancing in the Western Balkans were kicked-off at meetings held under the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Initiative in Vienna. First sub-regional market coupling projects will go live by mid-January 2018. Beneficiaries of the two contracts are 6 Energy […]
Macedonia to publish tender for construction of wastewater treatment plant in Bitola
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s Ministry of Finance intends to publish tenders for construction of wastewater treatment plant and rehabilitation and upgrading of the sewerage network in the Municipality of Bitola, and for the supervision of these works in February 2018. The construction of the wastewater treatment plant will enable the treatment of the industrial […]
Montenegrin Government looking for investor to finance EPCG’s takeover from A2A
The Government of Montenegro intends to buy shares of the Italian company A2A in power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) with the support of a financial institution, as well as to hire a legal advisor for assistance in privatization, Montenegrin media reported. Montenegrin Government has a stake of 51% in EPCG while A2A owns 41%. […]
Serbian power utility EPS presents Environmental Action Plan, to invest EUR 864 million
The Draft Environmental Action Plan of public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) from 2016 to 2025 anticipates investments of EUR 864 million in reducing air, soil and water pollution, as well as in waste management, Aleksandar Jakovljević, head of strategy at EPS’ said during a presentation of the Draft Action Plan. He recalled that in […]
Households electricity prices in Serbia to remain below market prices for a long period
Electricity prices for households are far below what market prices should be in Serbia, an official of the Serbian public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) said. Dragan Vlaisavljević, EPS Executive Director in charge of electricity sales, said those prices are expected to remain at levels below market prices for a long period. Households electricity prices […]
Dragan Kujović new Executive Director of Montenegrin TSO CGES
An extraordinary Shareholders Assembly of Montenegro’s state-owned utility Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES) elected Dragan Kujović as Executive Director of the company, CGES said in a statement. CGES is a joint stock company and transmission system operator (TSO) in Montenegro. “Shareholders Assembly relieved former Executive Director Ivan Bulatović of his duty after the expiry of his four-year mandate,” […]
Application for small hydro power plant close to Shkodra in Albania submitted
Albanian company Gjeokonsult & Co submitted an application for a building permit for a small hydro power plant (SHPP) close to the city of Shkodra. The plant will be of up to 2 MW capacity. The new hydro power plant will be built in Fushe Arrez municipality, according to the Albanian energy ministry information quoted […]
Energy Community Ministerial Council sets vision for post-2020 climate and energy policy
The Energy Community Ministerial Council launched a process aimed at setting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030 in the Energy Community. In early 2018. the Contracting Parties will be supported by guidelines for the preparation of integrated National Energy and Climate Plans. The Council also invited the Secretariat […]
