Energy Community Secretariat seeking to hire Electricity Expert
The Energy Community Secretariat is looking for a professional to fill in the vacant post of Electricity Expert at Eastern Partnership Assistance Unit interested in an international employment opportunity. The Energy Community has recently concluded a project financing agreement with the European Commission for the implementation of the Component 3 [Legislative and Regulatory Environment and […]
CEDIS issues invitation for prequalification for Smart Metering Completion Project
The Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO), Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem (CEDIS), has published an invitation for prequalification for the procurement of an IT system for Meter Data Management and integration with Advanced Metering Management (AMM) and legacy systems. The state-owned company intends using part of the loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) […]
Global warming report calls for “unprecedented changes” in all aspects of society
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading world body for assessing the science related to climate change, has issued a report that calls for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to limit global warming to 1.5°C. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C was approved by the IPCC […]
ERS opens 8.76 MW hydropower plant Bočac 2 under EUR 21.5 million investment
Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) yesterday unveiled the Bočac 2 hydropower plant (HPP) with an installed capacity of 8.76 MW and the expected annual output of 41.6 GWh of electricity. The project worth BAM 42 million (about EUR 21.5 million) is expected to break even within seven years. Alongside HPP Bočac 2, which will […]
Turkey to launch 1 GW solar tender in January, include storage at one site – ministry
Turkey’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced that a 1 GW solar tender will be launched in January, with a 30 MW/ 90 MWh (AC) storage project to be included at one of the three sites in question, according to reports. Around 500 MW has been assigned to the Sanliurfa-Viransehir site and 200 […]
Energy, ecology fairs kick off, EPS announces renewable energy guarantees of origin
Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan on October 3 opened the 14th International Fair of Energy, 15th International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection EcoFair, at which power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) announced a new product on the electricity market for commercial consumers – renewable energy guarantees of origin. At the opening of the fairs titled “Power […]
Startups, scaleups invited to apply for CEE Startup Challenge
CEE Business Angels Network together with Vestbee, a leading dealflow platform that connects global VC funds, corporates, accelerators and business angels with startups from Central & Eastern Europe, has launched the second edition of CEE Startup Challenge – the biggest online competition for startups and scaleups in the whole region, according to a press release […]
EPS not to raise electricity price for the time being, energy minister says
Serbia’s public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will not raise electricity prices over the coming period, Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić has said, noting that Serbia is “defending the electricity price” before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank by citing EPS’ “good business results” and a favorable energy mix that […]