EPBiH to get Podveležje wind power plant site online
Bajazit Jašarević, chief executive of Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine dd (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EPBiH), and Senad Salkić, chief capital investment officer of the utility, signed a contract on connecting wind park Podveležje to 110 kV transmission network with Matan Zarić, head of Transco (Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos BiH ad), and Cvjetko Žepinić, its director […]
Biogas plant near Šamac finishes trial operation
Biogas-fired heat and power plant Buffalo Energy Gold MG in Novo Selo near Šamac, a town in the northeastern part of the Republika Srpska, is expected to begin full production of electricity in fifteen days, and in the next 15 years it be delivering electricity to the network. Owner Goran Mitrović said the investment is completed, […]
Energy Community seeks expert assistance in its activities
The Energy Community Secretariat published a call for expression of interest aimed at establishing a roster of junior, mid-level and senior experts for assistance including grant contracts concluded with the European Commission and other donors. The list is valid for up to four years and applications may be submitted until three months before the expiration […]
Antić: Serbia is not selling EPS
Officials denied speculations the Government of Serbia hired domestic Energoprojekt Entel and the Economics Institute to evaluate the assets of Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) in order for the state to be able to sell it. Minister of mining and energy Aleksandar Antić said the aim is to strengthen the enterprise, Tanjug agency reported. […]
Wind capacity in operation rises to 5.15 GW
As of July, there were 127 operational wind power plants in Turkey, compared to 113 at the beginning of the year. The capacity increased by 428 MW to 5.15 GW in the six months through June, according to a regular report by the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TWEA or Türeb). Last year there was 956 MW in newly operational […]
Smart grids to create 10,000 jobs
Turkey’s 21 electricity distribution companies, which were privatized by the end of 2013, have begun to focus more on technological changes in the sector. The use of smart grids to ensure more efficient electricity usage and to raise consumer satisfaction is expected to create 10,000 jobs with an initial investment of TRY 10 billion (EUR […]
EPCG appoints Tonino Maglio executive director
The Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG) said it has appointed Tonino Maglio as its new executive director. Tonino Maglio’s predecessor Stefano Pastori resigned from the position due to health problems, according to a statement on the utility’s website. The state-controlled company stressed its new head has a long working experience in the field of energy. Tonino […]
Končar delivers equipment for substations in Albania
Končar Group said its unit High Voltage Switchgear delivered the equipment for the first phase of the construction of a new 110/35/10 kV transformer station Çorovodë in Albania. The high voltage gear, connecting and suspension material are for a project which Končar Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering (KET) realized with a local partner for […]
