German partnership plans solar power plants of 25 MW
Axitec GmbH and B&W Energy GmbH & Co. KG from Germany seek to jointly set up photovoltaic plants in Turkey with a total output of initially 25 MW. The plants are due to be built by the end of the year, Exitec said. B&W Energy and its Turkish joint venture B&W Enerji Türkiye in Kayseri […]
National flagship HPP Đerdap 1 enters overhaul
After a delay due to Russian company Silovye Mashiny being late with equipment, new phase of revitalization in the 1,026 MW power facility Đerdap 1 has started in early August. Located on the Danube on Serbia’s border with Romania, it is the biggest hydropower plant (HPP) in the portfolio of EPS (Electric Power Industry of […]
Renewables take up 92% of capacity in new permits
National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) issued 110 permits last year for setting up new power production units, 92% being for renewable energy, Energy World magazine’s portal said. According to the watchdog’s report, 71 permits for solar, 12 for wind farms, 9 for hydrocarbons, 12 for hydropower, 4 for biogas-fired facilities and 3 for biomass were […]
New player enters photovoltaic project market
ET Solar Group, China-based solar panel maker, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ET Solutions AG of Germany founded ET Solutions Istanbul to make a long-term commitment to Turkish photovoltaic market. The company will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as well as operations & maintenance (O&M) services. The company contracted the construction of its first […]
Southeast European markets fare low in biofuel use
Biofuel consumption for transport picked up in the European Union after a year of uncertainty and decline, increasing by 6.1% over 2013, to 14 million tonnes of equivalent, according to EurObserv’ER ’s first estimates. However it is still below its 2012 level when 14.5 million was incorporated. Consumption of biofuel that meets the European Renewable […]
Distribution’s earnings recover to positive balance
Elektrokrajina AD, state-owned power distribution for the western part of the Republic of Srpska, reported better results in the first half of the year than from January through June 2014. Distribution losses dropped 0.56 percentage points to 15.48%, said the company, part of holding ERS (Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske MP AD). In comparison, the losses were […]
Lighting overhaul in university dorms of Vojvodina
All eight university dormitories in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian northern province Vojvodina, are getting LED lighting installed, together with an energy savings control system in two buildings, according to the information provided on Studentski centar Novi Sad website. The contract also includes dorms in the towns of Sombor and Zrenjanin, managed by the […]
Electricity production increases by over 10%
Romania’s electricity production reached 64.8 TWh last year, up by 10.5% compared to 2013, Energy World magazine reported. Domestic consumption amounted to 57.7 TWh, up by 1.9% compared to 2013. Romania was a net exporter, as the import-export balance reached 7 TWh, according to Romania’s Energy Authority ANRE. Wind energy had a 9.56% share in […]