KOSTT, KfW commit to enhance cooperation

Mustafë Hasani, chief executive of KOSTT – Transmission, System and Market Operator JSC, met Esther Gravenkötter, director of German KfW Development Bank’s Kosovo* office. They discussed the progress regarding the implementation of KOSTT’s projects financed by KfW as well as regarding further cooperation between the two institutions, the operator said on its website. Hasani expressed […]

News January 15, 2016

Net metering decree comes into force

Slovenian prosumers, consumers of electricity who also generate power, became active players in the market with the implementation of the decree on self-consumption and net metering. The regulations cover households and small business customers. Installation of the device in the home low-voltage system is for the most part intended for the utilization of electricity from […]

News January 15, 2016

Wire and metal producer Brako taps EBRD’s loan

New energy efficient equipment for drawn wire production and metal processing equipment will be purchased from a loan to Brako d. o. o. from Veles to improve production efficiency and quality for the other metal engineered products. The investment by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will support the company’s growth of the higher […]

News January 15, 2016

Ministry’s assessment for wind park annulled

The Administrative Court in Split accepted Association BIOM’s law suit and declared invalid the decision of Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection to accept the construction of Bila Ploča wind power plant in Pelješac peninsula in the country’s south. This is the first ruling which blocks a project in an area significant for bird […]

News January 15, 2016

EBRD, CTF unlocking Turkey’s energy trapped underground

Aiming to tap Turkey’s significant geothermal energy potential, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) are launching a programme to support exploratory drilling investments. The endeavour announced at the 35th Energy Efficiency Forum in Istanbul includes finance and advice to private developers. Geothermal energy projects face high risks […]

News January 14, 2016

Turkey’s geothermal sector seeks incentives hike

Orhan Mertoğlu, head of Geothermal Association of Turkey, said told Anadolu Agency the country is rich in geothermal potential and should utilize the local source as much as possible. The sector is seeking an increase in government incentives, AA Energy Terminal reported. In hydrothermal, or hot water, the country’s potential is 2 GW, and with […]

News January 14, 2016

Crédit Agricole finances energy efficiency in agriculture

A line of long-term loans was launched by Crédit Agricole banka Srbija a. d. for investment in projects of energy efficiency and renewable sources in agricultural production. They are denominated in euros and are approved for up to 60 months with an optional grace period of a maximum of 12 months. The bank said the […]

News January 14, 2016

Crobiom opposes regulation on renewables

At an emergency meeting of the Executive Board of Crobiom, Association of Peat, Briquettes and Wood Biomass Producers, a motion was adopted on January 8 to propose a delay of the adoption of regulations on renewable sources, for which public consultation was held until January 13. The asociation drew attention to the overall situation regarding […]

News January 13, 2016