Thousands rally against small hydropower plants on Mt. Stara Planina
An “ecological autonomy” of Mt. Stara Planina will be declared if the authorities fail to put a moratorium on all small hydropower plants (SHPPs) there in the next few days, according to the organizer of a protest that gathered thousands of people in Pirot on September 2, including environmental activists, mountaineers, associations’ representatives, university professors, […]
Slovenia’s Petrol unveils 4.8 MW HPP Jeleč in BiH
Slovenian energy company Petrol has officially unveiled the Jeleč small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the Govza river near Foča in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The concessionaire invested EUR 6.25 million in the 4.8 MW hydropower plant. Jeleč, a two-turbine plant, is planned to produce between 14 GWh and 18 GWh of electricity annually, which is […]
ELEM plans to build 10 MW solar PV plant
Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer ELEM plans to build a 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant adjacent to its Oslomej thermal power plant (TPP). The proposed PV plant project, which has a total estimated cost of EUR 10 million, would be financed by proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) […]
Council of Ministers adopts BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has passed a decision on the adoption of the BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035, creating conditions to draw IPA funds and funds from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) for the energy sector, as well as to attract investors to the sector, the Council of […]
Serbia, Republika Srpska ink memorandum to jointly build HPP Foča, HPP Paunci
The governments of Serbia and Republika Srpska (RS), an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) signed several memoranda at their joint session in Trebinje, BiH, including a memorandum on the joint construction of hydropower plants (HPP) Foča and Paunci, with a total installed capacity of between 90 MW and 95 MW and an estimated investment […]
Citizen initiative organizing protest in Pirot against construction of SHPPs in protected areas
A citizen initiative to Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina is organizing an environmental protest in Pirot in southeastern Serbia to begin at 5 pm on Sunday, September 2, over its two demands – that 58 small hydropower plants (SHPPs) be struck from the Pirot municipality’s spatial plan and to put a moratorium on […]
Government proposes changes to law on renewable energy sources
The Croatian government has adopted a bill on changes and amendments to the law on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration, which envisages extending the requirement for electricity suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable energy sources at the regulated price. Electricity suppliers would be required to buy a share expressed as a percentage of […]
Tendering procedure launched to lease locations for 18 SHPPs
Public water management company Srbijavode has launched a tendering procedure to lease locations for the construction of 18 small hydropower plants (SHPPs). A single bid can refer to only one of the offered 18 locations for the construction of SHPPs. The deadline to file bids is September 21. The largest number of locations, six in […]