Investor pulls out of SHPP project after clashes on Mt. Stara Planina
Residents of the village of Topli Do on Mt. Stara Planina in Serbia clashed yesterday morning with security and workers accompanying investor Dragan Josić in an attempt to start the construction of a small hydropower plant (SHPP). The outcome was the investor’s announcement he was pulling out of the project, as well as that he […]
Working group set up for Vojvodina to get first geothermal power plants
A working group to facilitate the development of the first geothermal power plant projects in Serbia’s northern province of Vojvodina has been set up. The working group was established last week at the invitation of the Vojvodina Secretariat for Energy, Construction, and Transport and France’s ES-Geothermie, which offers general contracting services for the development of […]
Elektrokrajina launches three-year, EUR 15 million grid modernization in BiH
Power distribution company Elektrokrajina, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has launched a three-year modernization of the distribution network, worth BAM 30 million (about EUR 15 million) and financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), local media reported. Elektrokrajina is the largest distribution company of ERS, supplying 47% […]
Christian Zinglersen appointed new director of ACER
Christian Zinglersen has been appointed as director of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) by the Administrative Board of the ACER. The designation followed a favorable opinion from the Board of Regulators. Zinglersen’s term of office is five years (renewable once for up to five years) as of 1 January 2020, […]
Energy, ecology fairs to be held from October 2-4 at Belgrade Fair
The International Fair of Energy (a UFI Approved International Event) and the International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection – EcoFair will be held at the Belgrade Fair from October 2-4. The organizers expect more than 320 exhibitors from 20 countries. The International Fair of Energy (a UFI Approved International Event) and International Trade Fair for […]
Top 3 in September: New fossil fuel subsidies planned in EU, Tesla, decarbonization
The world is taking strides to a point of no return on climate breakdown, yet no less than 5 EU member states are planning to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies by 2030. This story was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for September. The Top 3 Most Read list for September is […]
North Macedonia’s ESM signs two contracts for Bogdanci wind farm expansion
North Macedonia’s state-owned power producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM), formerly ELEM, has signed two contracts on the Bogdanci wind farm expansion with a consortium of Germany’s Fichtner and North Macedonia’s Geing. The contracts for the Bogdanci wind farm, North Macedonia’s first wind farm, were signed by Vasko Kovachevski, CEO of ESM, and Elena Cekulaeva, […]
Survey launched to examine experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region
A survey of experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region has been launched as part of the Renewable Energy Policy Consensus REPCONS regional project, implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia. The survey is part of the project officially launched in a meeting in Belgrade in June. REPCONS is financed by the […]
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