EU Court rules against wind park projects in Kaliakra
The Court of Justice of the European Union said it ruled that Bulgaria failed to fulfil its obligations under European law by approving the implementation of several projects for wind farms and a golf course in the northeast of the country. The state should pay the costs of the process, the court said and SeeNews […]
Energy Strategy to be ready in September
As soon as governments change, the newcomers usually do everything possible to shed the so-called inherited burdens, Nine o’Clock portal said, adding that however this time there is progress in Romania. Reportedly, the new Energy Minister will not annul what his predecessor Răzvan Nicolescu did in 2013. Victor Grigorescu assumed the portfolio and included the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]