Tender for co-financing of smart electricity meters in Slovenia
The Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure published a tender for the co-financing of smart electricity meters for the 2017-2022 period. The aim of the tender is to secure financing for grants to purchase and install smart power meters as part of the Operational Program for the Implementation of the European Cohesion Policy for the period 2014-2020. […]
Bosnian power exchange to be established with seat in Mostar
Croatian power exchange CROPEX and Bosnian power utility, Elektroprivreda HZ Herceg Bosne (EPHZHB), have expressed support to the establishment of power exchange in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and readiness to provide assistance to the Independent System Operator (NOSBiH) as the bearer of activities of the future power exchange. The seat of Bosnian power exchange will be in […]
Đuro Đaković in charge of construction of first geothermal power plant in Croatia
Croatian group Đuro Đaković has signed EUR 9.6 million deal for the construction of a geothermal power plant near the city of Bjelovar, in central Croatia. It has signed the deal with Croatian energy company Geoen which is in charge of the project. Đuro Đakovic group will build the Velika 1 plant. The group will be also […]
Italian A2A offers its EPCG shares to Government of Montenegro for EUR 250 million
The Italian energy company A2A has offered to the Government of Montenegro its shares in the Montenegrin power company, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) for EUR 250 million. A2A submitted to the Government of Montenegro the Put Option notice which refers to the sale of the whole stake owned by the Italian company in EPCG for […]
Albania launches procedure for electricity import due to drought
Albania has launched import procedure for 285,000 MWh of electricity for over one month period. The procedure was launched to overcome domestic production’s shortages provoked by the drought. Albania’s Energy Power Distribution Operator (OSHEE) announced on June 23 that it had launched import procedures for 285,000 MWh of electricity for the period from June 28 […]
Serbian power company EPS wants to buy shares in EPCG Montenegro media claim
Montenegrin media reported that the Serbian electric power company (EPS) is interested in buying shares of the Montenegrin electric power company (EPCG) from the Italian A2A but the EPS is neither denying nor confirming the report. The media in Podgorica claim that the EPS intends to buy the 41.7% share of the EPCG owned by […]
Montenegro gets its power exchange, another step towards regional market
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), national power utility company of Montenegro, Montenegro Electricity Market Operator (COTEE) and Montenegrin Power Transmission System (CGES) signed yesterday an agreement on establishing Montenegro power exchange and the power exchange’s statute. The Minister of Economy of Montenegro Dragica Sekulić said that the establishment of the power exchange creates conditions for more competitive […]
Chinese AVIC-ENG to build hydropower plant on Drina river
The Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) has approved signing of the Memorandum of cooperation with China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-ENG) on the construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entity’s Minister of Industry, energy and mining Petar Đokić is authorized to sign the […]