Dalekovod to ink EUR 65 million deal with Statnett
Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett said it plans to award power transmission equipment maker Dalekovod d.d. a deal worth over EUR 65 million. The contract forsees construction of two 420 kV transmission lines. In a tender for the construction of connectors Namsos–Hofstad– Åfjord and Snilldal–Surna in Norway, with a combined length of 200 kilometres, the […]
Green energy producers in Romania facing losses
Renewable Energy Producers Organization in Romania (PATRES) started a protest movement in order to present the difficult financial position of investors in this field, the Business Review reported. According to a press release of the organization, the companies are registering losses of around EUR 201 million due to constant changes in legislation. The renewable producers have been […]
Energy days of Podgorica
From April 26 to 29, the capital city of Montenegro organized an event entitled Energy Days of Podgorica. The manifestation consisted of numerous activities connected under the slogan: ‘Attention. The climate is changing… and what are you doing?’, the Directorate for Energy Efficiency announced on its website. Časlav Vešović, deputy mayor, opened the event in […]
DIVE’s second hydro facility in Croatia set into operation
Hydropower plant Klipić, located at river Sunja 100 kilometers southeast of Zagreb, was launched with a turbine capacity of 130 kW. DIVE Turbinen GmbH & Co. KG. stated on its website this is the second facility in Croatia with its equipment, integrated in an old watermill with legal status of protected heritage. The DIVE-Turbine, installed in […]
Crisis alerted firms, citizens about wasting of energy
In the three-day congress held last month in Nicosia, gathering more than 800 participants from 41 countries, the representative of Cyprus was Anthi Charalambous, the director of Cyprus Energy Agency (CEA). She presented the country’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition towards renewable sources of energy, In-Cyprus reported. Municipal authorities achieved a reduction of […]
Pirot procuring biomass equipment, heating services
An open procedure with the deadline on May 27 was initiated by the Municipality of Pirot for the replacement of existing heating oil–fuelled boilers with ones running on biomass, and delivery, as per contract, of heating energy in one secondary and three primary schools. The procurement is conducted with selection according to lowest offered price. […]
Private partner sought for public lighting system
The Municipality of Žabalj, located in Serbia’s north, published an invitation for bids in an open procedure for a public–private partnership (PPP). The local authority will accept offers until May 30 from private entities for the reconstruction, rationalization and maintenance of public lighting. The preparatory period and implementation cannot exceed a total of six months […]
Seventh Renewable Energy Stakeholders’ Forum held
The Clean Energy Investment Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said it joined the Group for Renewable Energy Sources within the Macedonian Energy Association in the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, and the International Finance Corporation’s Balkan Renewable Energy Program in the organization of the seventh Renewable Energy Stakeholders’ Forum in Skopje. […]