Utility pays eight municipalities EUR 6.1 million
Bosnian power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB said it paid eight local municipalities a total of BAM 12 million (EUR 6.1 million) in the first half of the year in compensation for using their hydroelectric storage facilities, SeeNews reported. The company is legally obliged to redirect a portion of its revenues from the use of storage facilities, […]
Third stage of Zakučac HPP’s overhaul completed
Croatian state-owned power utility HEP said the third unit of the country’s biggest hydropower plant entered test production after an overhaul. Works on 486 MW Zakučac facility, located in Dalmatia, aim to increase overall capacity by 52 MW, enabling yearly generation to soar by 58 GWh, portal Energetika-net reported. The result in 2013 was 2.13 […]
Kajkut Energy plans to build a SHPP in Despotovac
Municipality of Despotovac confirmed to Tanjug news agency that Kajkut Energy DOO, registered in Belgrade, plans to construct a mini hydropower plant on Resava river. The facility is planned to have a capacity of 700 kW and it will be located in the area of Stenjevac village, on the slopes of Beljanica mountain, the report […]
EU secures EUR 29 million for transmission line
European Commission said European Union Member States agreed on its proposal to allocate EUR 150 million to key trans-European energy infrastructure projects, including maximum financial assistance of EUR 29 million for the construction of a 400 kV overhead transmission line between Maritsa East and Burgas in Bulgaria. The applicant was Elektroenergien Sistemen Operator EAD and […]
Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici completes overhaul
Planned annual maintenance of Bosnian hydropower producer Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici was completed on schedule and the producer is back on stream, SeeNews said, citing local media reports. Total cost of the 40-day overhaul was BAM 100,000 (EUR 51,100), news agency Srna reported. Hidroelektrane na Trebišnjici, comprising three hydropower plants along the Trebišnjica river, is located […]
Agreements with Germany include funds for dam security
The parliamentary Law Commission approved the ratification of two cooperation agreements between Albania and Germany in the energy field, Albanian Telegraphic Agency said. According to the deputy Minister of Energy and Industry Ilir Bejtja, for the first time an efficiency fund will be established through the bank system, to support investments in saving energy at […]
Greek renewable power projects stalled by turmoil
Ambitious projects will be on hold for some time, due to the risk of Greece exiting from the eurozone, EurActiv and Reuters said in a report. Two sources said at least four major solar and wind projects had stalled. Decisions to invest are on hold as there is too much risk, according to one, while […]
Bosch sells five solar parks for EUR 10 million
Businessman Nedko Mladenov’s company BCI bought five photovoltaic parks near Kazanlak in Bulgaria from Bosch Solar Energy for EUR 10 million, Capital.bg reported. He is the head of BCI Kazanlak Holding, which used to manage the facilities. The solar power plants of 4.98 MW each have been connected to the grid since July 2, 2012. […]
