Electricity

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…

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…

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…

Hidroelectrica SA has some bold plans for the coming years, as the state-owned hydropower company returned from the brink of bankruptcy to become one of the most profitable companies in…

The police launched an investigation into Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) due to the suspicious commercial electricity trade conducted by the former company EPS Supply (EPS Snabdevanje) . After…

The recent agreement between Turkey and Turkish part of Cyprus to supply electricity through an underwater cable has become a threat not only for political solution for the divided island,…

Slovenia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation to coordinate research and demonstration actions for smart grid projects and smart community, and to facilitate cooperation with the state-owned transmission operator….

Small energy producers in Romania claim that proposed law changes for the renewable energy sector are not in their favour. After a public consultation, the Energy Ministry has recently published the…

Italian energy company Enel announced plans to invest EUR 200 million in network and equipment digitalisation in Romania, for the 2017-2019 period, according to the newly unveiled business strategy. As…

Albanian Ministry of Environment has concluded a contract deal with the privately owned company Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier to build waste-to-energy (WtE) plant near the city of Fier. The…

Montenegrin Ministry of Economy expects that it will get more offers for the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) on the river Morača. So far, several memorandums of understanding have been…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will support one of the leading Greek renewable energy companies Terna Energy S.A. with EUR 50 million to develop projects in Central…