Investors alone have benefits from small hydropower plants – citizens, state and municipalities have none
The authorities did not consider the possible environmental impact when they lightly issued construction permits for small hydropower plants (SHPPs) and approved incentives for privileged electricity producers. And then the adept investors saw the opportunity to make profits – they lobbied to adjust regulations and, coupled with poor inspection work on the ground, the situation […]
Slovenia pays EUR 135 million in renewable energy, CHP subsidies in 2018
Slovenia’s support payments for electricity from renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration (combined heat and power – CHP) reached EUR 135.1 million in 2018. The largest amount, EUR 62.8 million, was paid to owners of solar power plants, while fossil fuel CHP generated the biggest share of energy – 320.5 GWh. According to Slovenian power […]
International community, BiH officials adopt Joint Statement on energy sector reforms
Prime Ministers of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radovan Višković and Fadil Novalić, and BiH Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Šarović have agreed to harmonize their positions and support the adoption of the state Law on Electricity and Gas over the next three months. The deal and a joint statement […]
ERS to build 1,000 MW renewable energy power plants over next 10 years
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) aims to invest EUR 1.25 billion in 1,000-MW renewable energy power plants over the next 10 years, said ERS general manager Luka Petrović. As the company has an enormous potential to use renewables, the ERS strategy is to build 1,000 MW renewable energy power plants over the next […]
Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, fully constructed
Construction has been completed on the 158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, according to a news release from one of the financial institutions that approved a loan for the project. The wind farm has started trial production. Čibuk 1, with 57 wind turbines, “is fully constructed,” reads a news release from the European […]
Concession agreement signed for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has signed an agreement with Nevesinje-registered VE Grebak on a concession to build and operate the Grebak wind farm with an installed capacity of 49.5 MW, according to a press release from the entity’s government. The Republika Srpska government awarded the concession to the company to build […]
Holistic approach in sustainable development of renewables – dialogue, environment concerns, intersectoral synergies and public participation
At the recently held Hard Talk event in Belgrade, representatives of UNECE, Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia and various stakeholders groups discussed barriers and risks that prevent more intense development of the renewable energy sector in the country but also proposed recommendations to address those challenges. At the sidelines of […]
Albania to terminate 17 concession contracts for hydropower projects
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has found 9 more cases of contract violations during its review of concession agreements for hydropower plants (HPPs). This amounts to 17 concession deals the ministry has started severing, the ministry said on its website. The ministry did not reveal the names of investors in question, the location of […]
