Wet tests in HPP Brežice successfully launched
Wet tests have been successfully launched in the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Brežice in Slovenia by charging the turbine of the first of three power generating units with the water released from the river Sava. Testing of the equipment installed in HPP Brežice will continue until the end of the next week and the synchronization […]
Hidroelektrane na Drini to exceed power production plan in 2016
Hidroelektrane na Drini is to exceed the power production plan for this year. The company expects 2016 to be among the top five years ever concerning power production. During 27 years of operation, the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) produced 24,966 GWh of electricity. This year 1,032 GWh was generated, which is 20% more than the […]
Energy Community announces measures to support Western Balkans regional electricity market
The Energy Community Secretariat has published today the Work Programme for the provision of technical assistance to Western Balkan 6 Contracting Parties for supporting the creation of a regional electricity market. It is aimed at removing the existing legislative and regulatory barriers and enhancing the institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the market in […]
Electricity suppliers in Croatia demand market prices
Electricity suppliers in Croatia demand from the Government to ensure the purchase of electricity from renewable sources at market prices. Gathered together to criticize the amendments to the law that will provide higher incentives for renewable energy producers, the electricity suppliers have warned that such an energy policy could destroy the market and increase the […]
Montenegro finishes laying its part of underwater power cable with Italy
Montenegro has finished laying its part of the underwater power cable with Italy. The operation ended near the cape of Jaz, where a substation is being built. Montenegro is set to become a regional hub for transfer of electricity between Western Europe and Western Balkans, once the entire project is finished in 2018. The laying […]
Western Balkans hydropower potential discussed in Vienna
An international conference in Vienna discussed the hydropower potential of the Western Balkans countries, in an attempt to facilitate closer cross-border cooperation of the stakeholders in building modern, larger hydropower plants, but also protecting water resources in the region. The organiser of the “Western Balkans Sustainable Hydropower Conference,” held in Austrian capital Vienna from November […]
Croatian HEP wins auction for transfer of electricity from renewables in Slovenia
Croatian state-owned utility company Hrvatska elektropivreda d.d. (HEP) has won the auction in Slovenia for the transfer of electricity from renewables for the entire ECO Group during 2017. HEP will be licensed to transfer all the electricity generated in the power plants that are part of the ECO Group system during the course of 2017. […]
Krnovo wind park to start trial production of energy in early 2017
Works on the construction of Krnovo wind power plant near Nikšić are completed and trial production of energy should start early next year after the operating licence is obtained. The Krnovo wind power plant consists of 26 wind turbines, two transmission lines and two substations, maintenance buildings, while planned annual production is between 200 to […]