Fortum-EPCG consortium emerges as top bidder to build 250 MW solar power plant at Briska Gora
A consortium of Finland’s state energy company Fortum and Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has been ranked the number-one bidder to lease state land at the location of Briska Gora in the Ulcinj municipality for the construction of a solar power plant, according to a statement from the Montenegrin Ministry of Economy. […]
Greece had SEE’s highest Q2 wholesale electricity prices, Bulgaria lowest – EC quarterly report
In the South-East European (SEE) region, wholesale baseload prices were the highest in Greece in Q2 2018, at EUR 56 per MWh, while the quarterly average price in Bulgaria had a discount of EUR 22 per MWh. Prices in Serbia and Croatia were by EUR 15 per MWh and EUR 13 per MWh, respectively, below the […]
Vacancy published for Executive Director of Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), based in Ljubljana, Slovenia has published a vacancy announcement for the position of its Executive Director. Candidates for the post of Executive Director of ACER need to meet a range of requirements, including being a citizen of one of the EU member states. The deadline for […]
Norway’s Energi Teknikk, Serbia’s D-company team up to make SHPP equipment
Norwegian equipment supplier Energi Teknikk and Serbia’s D-company have signed a strategic partnership agreement which involves joint production of equipment for small and medium-sized hydropower plants (SHPPs) for the Balkan, EU, Russia and US markets, as well as the purchase of 32% of the Norwegian company’s shares by the Serbian company. Milan Barackov, general manager […]
USAID to help Macedonia diversify energy supply, harmonize regulations with EU
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed memoranda of cooperation with the Macedonian government and Ministry of Economy, as well as with the Energy Regulatory Commission on the Development of the Regional Energy Market project, in what will help diversify Macedonia’s energy portfolio and harmonize the national energy legislation with EU directives, according […]
Electricity projects invited to apply for fourth EU Projects of Common Interest list
The European Commission (EC) has opened a call for electricity projects to be submitted as candidates for the fourth European Union ‘Projects of Common Interest‘ (PCIs) list. The deadline for the applications is November 15, the EC said on its website. The PCIs list will be adopted by the EC by the end of 2019 […]
State Aid Council says loan guarantee for new TPP Tuzla unit in line with BiH, EU regulations
The State Aid Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has announced that its decision on the state guarantee for the loan to construct a new unit of the Tuzla thermal power plant (TPP) is in line with the BiH and EU state aid regulations. The Council’s announcement was in reaction to the Energy Community Secretariat’s letter […]
Inercom Bulgaria divests solar projects in fresh bid to buy CEZ assets
Inercom Bulgaria EAD has filed a fresh merger notification to the country’s Commission for the Protection of Competition concerning its deal to buy Czech energy group CEZ’s assets in Bulgaria, having restructured and divested its solar photovoltaic power projects, local media reported, citing a statement from Inercom Bulgaria EAD. Inercom Bulgaria EAD said that the […]