Turkey tests first floating 250 kW solar power plant in Istanbul
Turkey got its first floating solar plant on August 4 when a solar array of 250 kW became operational on lake Büyükçekmece lake outside Istanbul as a test which could lead to more similar facilities on lakes and reservoirs. The floating power plant was set up by Istanbul Energy and the Istanbul Water and Sewage […]
Romanian and Croatian governments announce IPO of state power utilities
Romanian and Croatian governments have announced plans to initiate IPOs of their state-owned power utilities, Hidroelectrica and Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) respectively. The Croatian government plans to initiate the sale of more than 25 percent of HEP shares through the Initial Public Offer (IPO). The HEP shares will be offered to citizens, institutional investors, and employees, […]
IBC Solar completes solar power plant in southern Anatolia
IBC Solar AG has completed the construction of a 3.43 MWp solar power plant in the Turkish province of Nigde in southern Anatolia. The plant will produce an estimated six million kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar power a year using 13,200 modules which will be fed into the national power grid. IBC Solar’s subsidiary in […]
Matjaž Marovt appointed director general of Slovenian state power company HSE
Matjaž Marovt, acting director of Slovenian state power company, Holding Slovenske elektrane (HSE), has been appointed HSE director general for a four-year term, the company announced. The HSE Supervisory Board appointed Marovt as director general on August 1. Marovt joined HSE as a member of the Supervisory Board last spring, and has served as acting […]
Energy Community says it will call two tenders under WB6 electricity market integration initiative
The Energy Community Secretariat has published service prior information notices regarding two upcoming tender procedures under WB6 electricity market integration initiative which are to be launched at the end of August or beginning of September 2017. The tenders will be launched for technical assistance in the implementation of the Western Balkan six day-ahead market coupling […]
Serbians want to raise energy efficiency levels but reality is different
Most people in Serbia believe they can make their homes more energy efficient but in reality a small number of them are doing anything concrete, a poll on awareness of energy efficiency showed. That poll showed that more than a third of Serbian citizens have replaced their windows and doors and installed heat insulation in […]
Turkey, Romania and Croatia could face investment gaps in energy infrastructure by 2040
Turkey, Romania and Croatia will have to invest more in the energy infrastructure if they want to avoid investment gaps in the sector by 2040, the new Global Infrastructure Hub report on infrastructure investment needs and gaps shows. The GI Hub, established by the G20 to increase the flow and quality of infrastructure investment opportunities […]
Serbia launches procedure to elect new president and members of Energy Agency Council
Serbia has launched a procedure for the election of new president and members of the Energy Agency Council by calling candidates to apply for the positions. On July 26, the Ministry of Energy and Mining of Serbia published at its website the call for selection of candidates for the president and four members of the […]
