Hidroelectrica to have EUR 800 million budget for HPP upgrades by 2020
State-owned power utility Hidroelectrica will have EUR 800 million at its disposal by 2020 to modernize the hydropower plants (HPPs) it currently operates, according to Romania’s draft Energy Sector Strategy for the period 2018-2030 with projections until 2050, local media reported. The strategic document also envisages EUR 2.5 billion in investments for completing new hydropower […]
ACER, Energy Community to tighten cooperation on electricity market coupling
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, ACER, and the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) as well as the national regulatory authorities agreed to intensify cooperation and share knowledge on a regular basis, the Energy Community said in a press release. A few days ago the ACER, and the Energy Community Regulatory Board organised in […]
Energy Community mediates dispute between state, HPP Energji Ashta
The Energy Community Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre has organized the first meetings with the parties and all other entities involved in the dispute related to balancing issues in the Albanian hydro sector, the Energy Community Secretariat has said in a press release. The parties involved are the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of […]
EBRD starts consultations on its draft energy sector strategy
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching public consultations on the draft of its upcoming Energy Sector Strategy (ESS), which will guide the Bank’s operations in the sector for the next five years, the international financial institution said in a press release. The current EBRD Energy Sector Strategy came into force in […]
PVP4Grid presents study on prosumer concepts in EU, online tool for assessing PV projects to be created
The individual self-consumption is allowed and feasible in almost 100% of the countries analyzed, while collective self-consumption, regardless of scale (individual building – residential, commercial and – at larger scale – in districts / building groups), is currently not feasible in most countries, a study on the individual and collective use of locally generated solar power […]
Solar PV park projects picking up in Cyprus
Cyprus is lagging behind on meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets but has recently renewed a push to promote green energy, resulting in the approval of 83 applications to build solar photovoltaic (PV) parks in June alone, the Financial Mirror wrote. Fanos Karantonis, chairman of the Cyprus Association of Renewable Energy Companies (SEAPEK) told […]
Macedonia invites bids to select universal, last resort electricity supplier
Macedonia has launched a procedure to select the country’s universal electricity supplier, which will also provide last resort supply, in line with a new energy law, in what the government says will ensure stable supply and prices until 2025. The government said earlier it will select the universal supplier and supplier of last resort as […]
Experts warn small hydropower plants destroying natural resources for negligible amounts of electricity
After local residents jumped up clamoring against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) across Serbia, experts have joined the protest too… Ratko Ristić, dean of the Belgrade university’s Faculty of Forestry, Željko Tomanović, dean of the Faculty of Biology, Dejan Filipović, dean of the Faculty of Geography, Dušan Polomčić, dean of the Faculty of […]