International energy, environment and urban smart technologies fairs opened in Belgrade
International fairs of energy, environment and urban future technologies have been opened today at the Belgrade Fair, featuring more than 150 domestic and foreign exhibitors. In addition to presenting new technologies, these fairs provide an opportunity to discuss the most relevant issues in the field of energy and environment at numerous accompanying conferences and debates. […]
Montenegro’s Ulcinj coastal resort to get new substation to help solve power shortages
Montenegrin Power Distribution System (CEDIS) has started the construction of a substation in Ulcinj to help ease the power supply problems facing that part of the country’s coastline where power consumption has been increasing steadily over the past few years, especially during the summer tourist season.The construction of the substation with two high voltage power […]
Macedonia doesn’t plan to privatize ELEM power company
The Macedonian government doesn’t plan to privatize power company Macedonian Power Plants (ELEM). It, however, intends to implement unbundling in the company as well as the electricity transmission system operator MEPSO by following the example of other countries in the Western Balkans, the Macedonian media reported. The Western Balkans countries as the Energy Community Contracting […]
MEPSO and Siemens sign contract for Dubrovo substation revitalization
Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia (MEPSO) and the consortium of Siemens and SisKon have signed a contract on revitalization of Dubrovo 400/110kV substation, worth EUR 4.6 million. With this project MEPSO starts new investment cycle in revitalization of the network, worth more than EUR 50 million. At the signing of ceremony held last week […]
Paris Agreement causes disagreements in Montenegro over Pljevlja TPP
The ratification and drafting of a law to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change has caused a public debate in Montenegro over whether the agreement will or won’t endanger the construction of a new block at the country’s only coal-powered plant in Plevlja. The government says the agreement poses no danger to the reconstruction […]
45 MW Brežice hydropower plant on river Sava inaugurated
The Brežice hydropower plant (HPP), the largest and fifth in the chain of six hydroelectric power plants on the lower Sava river, in Slovenia, was inaugurated last week. According to the Slovenian media, the construction costs are estimated at EUR 261 million. The construction of 45 MW HPP was launched in March 2014. It is […]
Vinča PPP signed to solve biggest environmental problem in Serbia, region
Following an international tender, an agreement on a public private partnership (PPP) was signed by the Belgrade city authorities and a consortium of the French Suez groupe and Japanese Itochu I-Environment to implement a 25-year project to develop a system to treat municipal waste of Belgrade. The agreement calls for closing and remediation of one […]
Court unblocks A2A shares in Montenegrin power company EPCG
The High Court in Podgorica has decided to unblock shares of Italian company A2A in Montenegrin power company, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG). The court previously blocked the shares of A2A over a proceeding against several former EPCG managers. Montenegrin media reported that the chamber presided over by the president of the Higher Court in Podgorica, […]
