EPS invites tenders for construction of two small HPPs
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije has invited tenders for the construction of two new small hydropower plants (HPP) Ćelije HPP, near the City of Kruševac, and Rovni HPP, near the City of Valjevo, on existing dams. The investment is part of the Programme for Reconstruction of Small Hydropower Plants for which EPS received a EUR […]
Investments stalled amid uncertainty over renewable energy subsidies
The fact that seven months before the expiry of the decree on incentive measures for renewable energy sources it is not yet known what the future framework will be created a great deal of uncertainty for the industry, which is slowing down or delaying investments. With this in mind, companies with renewable energy projects in […]
Slovenia pays EUR 143.5 million in renewable energy subsidies in 2017
Slovenia paid EUR 143.5 million in subsidies to renewable energy producers in 2017, down 2% compared to 2016, the Ministry of Infrastructure said. The subsidized electricity output of a total of 3,864 facilities reached 944.9 GWh last year, a decrease of 6% against 2016. Of the total subsidy amount, the biggest chunk, EUR 70.9 million, […]
Location of HPP to be built by RS, Serbia could be set in late June
The location for one hydropower plant (HPP) to be jointly built by Republika Srpska and Serbia could be determined in late June, according to Petar Đokić, energy minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serb entity. Đokić was speaking at the Jahorina Economic Forum, where the entity’s president, Milorad Dodik, met with Serbia’s prime minister, Ana Brnabić. Following the […]
Enlight Renewable Energy set to remain without controlling shareholder
Israel’s Eurocom Communications, which is undergoing liquidation proceedings, is seeking to sell its 14.8% holding in Enlight Renewable Energy Solutions Ltd., the company building two wind farms in Croatia and Serbia, with rights for the construction of a third in Kosovo*, Globes has reported. Eurocom will reportedly sell together with the Weil family, which has […]
Enprode, Imres Smart sign memorandum on Livno wind farm
Turkey’s engineering and construction company Enprode and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s renewable energy project developer Imres Smart have signed a memorandum of cooperation for the construction of the Livno wind farm. The memorandum was signed during the 9th Sarajevo Business Forum by Yuksel Guler, CEO of Enprode and Pero Vrdoljak, top man at Imres Smart. “The […]
Greece to launch competitive solar, wind tenders on July 2
Greece has scheduled auctions for solar and wind capacity for July 2 as it readies to switch from the feed-in tariff model to the competitive tender process. A total of 300 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and 300 MW of wind capacity will be offered, according to a document on the Regulatory Authority for Energy’s […]
EPCG approves EUR 9 million investments in HPPs
The Board of Directors of power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) approved the overhaul of unit 2 of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Piva and the revitalization of the HPP Perućica. These two projects are worth a total of EUR 9 million while the entire investments in the two HPPs are expected to reach EUR 40 […]