CROPEX joined by Interenergo as first EU-based member
Company Interenergo Ltd., headquartered in Slovenia’s capital of Ljubljana, signed an agreement with CROPEX on July 26 to become a member with the right to participate in trading on the Croatian day-ahead market. Croatian Power Exchange Ltd. said Interenergo became the ninth member of the marketplace after five months of operational work, which started in February. […]
EBRD appoints Matteo Colangeli chief of Albanian office
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Matteo Colangeli was named head of operations in Albania. Based in Tirana, he will take up his position on September 1, succeeding Christoph Denk, who has returned to the headquarters as director for country strategies and results. Matteo Colangeli joined the bank’s natural resources team in London […]
USAID, EPBiH to analyze power plant permitting
Peter Duffy, mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Bajazit Jašarević, general manager of Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d.d. (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EPBiH), signed a memorandum of understanding which defines cooperation between the state-owned company and USAID Energy Investment Activity (EIA) for the analysis of the permitting process […]
Elektro Ljubljana’s assembly approves merger with Gen-I
Shareholders of Elektro Ljubljana d.d. endorsed the plan for the merger of its subsidiary Elektro Energija with fellow Gen-I d.o.o., making another step in the creation of the largest electricity trader in the former Yugoslav republic. The 21st regular shareholders’ assembly at the old power station saw representatives of 89.04% of capital. Participants adopted the […]
Landline Mostar 4 – Široki Brijeg – Grude reconstructed
Works on the reconstruction of the 110 kV transmission line Mostar 4 – Široki Brijeg – Grude are finished. After an internal technical acceptance process it was put into operation, transmission operator Transco (Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos Bosne i Hercegovine a.d.) announced on its website. The landline is a part of a former Kraljevac–Mostar line, built on reinforced […]
Dobrudja-Burgas overhead line gets EU funding
Member states of the European Union agreed on a proposal from the European Commission to invest EUR 263 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects. Of the nine projects, four are in the electricity sector, with support worth EUR 53 million. The list will include the construction of a 100 kilometre electricity line between Dobrudja […]
EIB sets EUR 360 million for co-financing with EU funds
Romanian Partnership Agreement with the European Union for the 2014-2020 programming period will be supported by the European Investment Bank’s loan of EUR 360 million. Growth-oriented investments will be financed under operational programmes targeting competitiveness, human capital and large-scale infrastructure, EIB said after the agreement was signed. The loan will focus on energy, environmental improvement, […]
HRT buys HEP’s green energy again
HEP Group, Croatian government-owned power utility, said it agreed with Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) for the state media system to continue to be a user of electricity supply obtained exclusively from renewable sources. The contract was signed by head of HRT Siniša Kovačić and HEP managing director Perica Jukić. HRT’s electricity from renewable sources is provided […]
