OTP bank installs photovoltaic unit in Zadar
OTP banka d.d. said it is the first in Croatia using its own energy sources. The construction of solar power units in Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula will secure a part of electricity for its buildings, according to a statement issued at the beginning of this month. The bank headquartered in Hungary recently put the new solar power […]
Pančevo publishes tender for solar panels
The City of Pančevo launched an international tender for the purchase of solar panels and steel construction with the assembly of technological equipment on the project ‘Banat Sun 4 All’, the municipal portal reported. The deadline for submission of tenders is October 17. The prior information notice was published on May 25. Tenderers must provide a tender guarantee of EUR […]
Iran looks up to Turkey in wind power sector
Turkey can serve as a leading example for wind power, being much more advanced in this sector than any country in its region, according to Giles Dickson (pictured), chief executive officer of WindEurope. In a statement from August 15, published by Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal, he stressed the country reached more 5 GW in capacity and that its experiences can be useful for Iran, […]
Emon Electric sold to EnComm
Swedish-based wind energy and photovoltaic project developer Monsson Group said it sold Emon Electric from Romania to African company EnComm for an undisclosed sum in order to focus on external markets with a more stable business environment, SeeNews reported. Monsson bought the majority stake in the electric works business in May 2014. “I believe that […]
Industry saving EUR 48 million per year on green power costs
As earlier this month the European Commission approved Bulgarian state aid system of support for generation of energy from renewable sources from 2011, the measures will be implemented retroactively, from August last year through 2020. Over two hundred companies are going to save BGN 94 million (EUR 48 million) per year or EUR 255.5 million […]
AREA: Government breaches contract with SHPPs
A recent decision by the government in Tirana to obligate local and foreign companies in the field of renewable energy to accept new contracts concluded with the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH sh.a.) jeopardizes the rights acquired by concession deals, based on which they have made investments of millions of euros, Albanian Association of Renewable Energy (AREA) said. The Albanian Energy Regulatory […]
EPBiH to get Podveležje wind power plant site online
Bajazit Jašarević, chief executive of Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine dd (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EPBiH), and Senad Salkić, chief capital investment officer of the utility, signed a contract on connecting wind park Podveležje to 110 kV transmission network with Matan Zarić, head of Transco (Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos BiH ad), and Cvjetko Žepinić, its director […]
Biogas plant near Šamac finishes trial operation
Biogas-fired heat and power plant Buffalo Energy Gold MG in Novo Selo near Šamac, a town in the northeastern part of the Republika Srpska, is expected to begin full production of electricity in fifteen days, and in the next 15 years it be delivering electricity to the network. Owner Goran Mitrović said the investment is completed, […]