Tender launched for geothermal energy exploration in Croatia
The Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency has announced a public call for the selection of the best bid for geothermal energy exploration in the area of the city of Slatina, as well as in the municipalities of Sopje, Čađavica, Crnac, and Nova Bukovica in the Virovitičko-Podravska county, for the purpose of issuing an extraction license for energy […]
Bids sought for three small hydropower plants
The Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining of Republika Srpska has launched tenders for concessions to build and operate three small hydropower plants. One invitation refers to two small hydropower plants (HPP) on the Bjelava river that would have a total installed capacity of 2.523 MW and an annual output of 10.19 GWh of electricity. […]
Returns on green investments are down, but so are costs
On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum and the grand finale of the clim@ pitching competition for startups, Christopher Knowles, who at the time served as chairman of the GGF, spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the impact of innovative solutions, return on green investments, and […]
Turkey sets October 23 as bidding deadline for world’s largest offshore wind farm
The deadline to bid for Turkey’s first and the world’s largest offshore wind farm has been set at October 23. The 1.2 GW offshore wind farm will need to be built using equipment sourced at least 60% in Turkey, while no less than 80% of engineers to be employed on the project are to be […]
GGF Impact Stories: Greening Serbia’s energy mix
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which was initiated as a public-private partnership in December 2009 by German development bank KfW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), surpassed major milestones in 2017, increasing the total financing it has provided to final borrowers to over EUR 600 million across more than 25,000 individual projects. The GGF […]
China Energy gains renewable foothold in Greece, eyes Balkan expansion
China Energy Investment Corporation, one of the world’s largest power companies, has signed a cooperation agreement with Greece’s Copelouzos Group for renewable energy and conventional electricity. Under the agreement, China Energy will enter into the equity of a significant pipeline of wind farms built by Copelouzos Group, one of the biggest investment groups in Greece […]
Vojvodina seeks to incentivize solar energy use in agriculture
The Secretariat for Energy, Construction, and Transport of the province of Vojvodina has invited applications for grants to back projects to use solar energy for irrigation. Registered agricultural producers will be able to compete for a total of RSD 10 million in grants, which can cover up to 80% of investment needed for a single project, but […]
Contractors selected for biomass boiler in Priboj, tendering for district heating plant ahead
After concluding the tendering procedure, the Municipality of Priboj signed a RSD 89.9 million contract on the design, procurement and installation of a biomass boiler with a consortium led by MPP Jedinstvo Sevojno with contractors Viessmann Belgrade and Čip from Prokuplje and Axis Construction Bureau from Novi Sad as a subcontractor. The investment is funded […]