Republika Srpska, Russia’s Rakurs-Engineering sign agreement on project for construction of HPPs on Vrbas river
Republika Srpska Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Petar Đokić and General Manager of St. Petersburg-based Rakurs-Engineering Leonid Chernigov signed in Banja Luka a cooperation agreement concerning a EUR 500 million project for the construction of 4 cascading hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Vrbas river. The project comprises HPPs Trn, Laktaši, Kosjerevo and Razboj. […]
UPDATE: RWE Hrvatska completes takeover of Hrvatski Telekom’s retail electricity business
The sale of telecom company Hrvatski Telekom’s (HT) electricity business to RWE Hrvatska has been concluded, HT said in a press release. At the beginning of June 2018, HT concluded a contract with RWE Hrvatska, initiating the process of the transfer of its electricity business to RWE Hrvatska. Upon the obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals […]
Serbia already has prosumers, but regulatory unknowns curb feeding excess energy into grid
Who are prosumers, and what are aggregators? The Serbian public is not quite informed yet, but decision makers and experts at the country’s public companies, energy regulator, and universities are not only aware of the coming trend, but are discussing the technical and regulatory requirements of connecting prosumers to the grid at gatherings such as […]
Startups, companies, investors invited to take part in The Business Booster
InnoEnergy, Europe’s largest sustainable energy innovation engine, is hosting the 6th edition of The Business Booster (TBB), Europe’s catalyst for clean energy innovations, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 17-18, according to a press release from InnoEnergy. Serbian startups, companies, investors and state institutions are invited to apply to take part in this year’s The Business […]
EPCG calls bids for EUR 3.36 million overhaul of six generators at HPP Perućica
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has invited bids for EUR 3.36 million worth of overhaul of six out of seven generators at the Perućica hydropower plant (HPP), as part of a project to ensure reliable electricity production at the HPP Perućica over the next 20 to 30 years. A contractor to overhaul […]
Akfen to build 4 new wind farms, 9 PV plants with EBRD’s backing of up to USD 102 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a financing package of up to USD 102 million to the renewable energy arm of the Turkish conglomerate Akfen Holding. The funds will be invested in building four new wind farms and nine solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a combined capacity of 327 MW, the […]
Kopač warns BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035 is useless without related law
Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopač has said that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) recently adopted BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035 is useless in terms of attracting major investments without the passage of a related law. The BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035, which the BiH Council of Ministers adopted in late August, is a […]
Belgium’s Elicio brings 42 MW Alibunar wind farm on stream
Belgium’s Elicio has completed the construction of the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm with 21 turbines, which will supply electricity to 38,000 households. The launch ceremony was attended by Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić. The Alibunar wind farm, whose construction has soaked an investment of EUR 80 million, will result in the […]