Limak looks for new projects in Albania
After the commissioning of a 73 MW hydropower and dam system Banja, Nihat Özdemir, board chairman of Limak Group, said this week that the Turkish company seeks other investment possibilities in Albania, as a developing economy and a candidate for membership in the European Union. He added Banja plant would start generating electrical energy soon. […]
Study tour for Serbian companies interested in developing biomass CHP plants
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands invited representatives of Serbian companies interested in developing combined heat and power (CHP) systems for a four-day study visit. The trip will be arranged for companies from energy and agriculture sectors interested in developing plants fuelled by non-woody biomass. The deadline for applications is October 6, with […]
Istanbul welcomes World Energy Congress 2016
From October 9 to October 13 Istanbul will become the capital of the world when it comes to energy – hosting the World Energy Congress 2016. The meeting will bring together world’s most influential decision makers, at the same time welcoming the speakers from 82 countries including 56 ministers. Also, World Energy Congress 2016 will […]
First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional
The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]
Solar farm worth EUR 3.6 million to be built by EWE
A photovoltaic plant with an estimated capacity of 3 MW, with 12,500 panels and 50 inverters is to be built in Turkey by EWE Turkey Holding AŞ. The statement of the German manufacturer’s subsidiary, reported by Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal, adds the solar farm worth EUR 3.6 million will be situated in the Kayseri […]
Statkraft opened its first hydropower plant in Albania
Statkraft officially opened 73 MW hydropower plant Banja on Friday, September 23. It is the first of the two hydropower plants by Norwegian company in Albania being constructed as part of the 256 MW Devoll hydro power project due for completion in 2018. Power stations, Banja and Moglicë, are located on the Devoll river, in […]
Ebioss bringing biomass CHP plant online with EVN
An agreement on linking a renewable energy unit to the grid was signed this week by Ebioss Energy a.d., headquartered in Sofia, and EVN Bulgaria, subsidiary of Austrian EVN, SeeNews reported. The biomass-fuelled cogeneration plant is in the town of Karlovo, north of Plovdiv, the country’s second-largest city. “After various changes in the energy law […]
IFC comes on board for wind farms in BiH
A renewable energy company in Bosnia and Herzegovina is developing two wind farms in cooperation with the International Financing Corporation. Energy 3 d.o.o. sought advisory services in the areas of market risk assessment and electricity selling options and price forecasts for Pločno and Podveležje power plant projects, with coverage of regulatory risk. IFC said the facilities with a capacity of 48 MW […]