A2A and Government of Montenegro reach agreement
Italian partner A2A will remain to be co-owner in Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG), while the second block of thermal power plant Pljevlja will still be built. Domestic media reported only an official confirmation is expected from A2A about the agreement for the next five years. The facility will cost EUR 340 million, mostly financed […]
Government of Serbia regulates incentives for renewables
Producers of electrical energy from renewable sources and power and heat in high efficiency cogeneration got incentives regulated by long-awaited decrees on measures and the procedure for acquiring the so-called privileged status. The Government of Serbia adopted the by-laws alongside the model for a standard power purchase agreement (PPA). The stimulation comes with a clause […]
EPS to invest EUR 1 billion in environmental protection
The construction of the desulfurization system in thermal power plant Kostolac B is almost complete. When it is commissioned, emissions of sulphur dioxide will be under 200 milligrams per cubic metre, in line with European Union regulations, said Milorad Grčić, acting chief executive of Electric Power Company of Serbia (EPS). He said the state-owned utility […]
Public supplier turns to court for electricity debt
National Electricity Company (NEK), Bulgarian government-controlled utility, initiated arbitration and cases in commercial courts against companies EVN Elektrosnabdiavane, ČEZ Electro, and Energo-Pro Sales, which supply power to consumers. Energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova revealed information about the disputes in parliament in an answer to an opposition lawmaker, Mediapool reported. The companies are subsidiaries of Austrian EVN […]
Italy to use Montenegro as bridge to Balkans energy market
Connecting Italy and Montenegro by a submarine power cable is a priority for Terna SpA, company’s chief executive Matteo del Fante said. In a statement carried by Dnevne novine, he also marked the Balkan country as a bridge that will allow Italy to enter the Balkans energy market. The focus of the Italian company in […]
Enel to install 110,000 smart meters this year
Enel plans to install meters for all of its 2.7 million clients in Romania, in order to pave the way for smart cities and infrastructure, Business Review reported. The Italian utility’s Romanian subsidiary got approval from the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) to install another 110,000 smart meters as part of a pilot programme. Last […]
Workshop on Albania’s hydroelectric potential held in Tirana
Under the auspices of the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry and the Embassy of Greece in Tirana, the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE) organized a workshop event on Albania’s hydroelectric sector in cooperation with domestic counterparts on June 3. The event examined the role of the country’s hydroelectric potential in terms […]
EPCG invests over EUR 2 million in electrical grid of Ulcinj
Power supply in the municipality of Ulcinj will be better and safer the following season due to an investment by the Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG). The state-controlled utility recently launched works in the central part of the town, located in the country’s south. The project of a new substation is underway, and the facility […]
