Former head of ČEZ probed after political law suits
The state prosecution has launched an investigation to determine the role of Arben Seferi, former chief executive of ČEZ Albania sh. a., Czech state-run company which used to control power distribution in Albania from 2009 to 2012, and two other people. Portal Albeu reported the Supreme State Audit (KLSH) had earlier filed a law suit […]
Damages of EUR 23.5 million claimed for hydro project
Lawyer firm Baroš, representing concessionaire HES Vrbas a. d., said its claim for damages from the Government of the Republic of Srpska is legitimate and that its initiatives for the resolvement of the dispute have been ignored by the authorities, Buka portal reported. The government in Banja Luka received no official claim for damages related […]
MK-Fintel’s wind turbines arrive in Kula
After they were unloaded from barges in Apatin shipyard on the Danube in Serbia’s northwest, parts of three wind generators were transported 40 kilometres further to the construction site in the municipality of Kula, Večernje novosti newspaper’s portal said. Preparation works have been finished, according to MK-Fintel Wind a. d., the venture company which is […]
Study underway for Kostolac wind power plant
National power producer EPS published an invitation on October 12 for offers for a feasibility study with a concept design for a future wind power plant at the coal mining complex of Kostolac, 90 kilometres east of Belgrade. The public procurement project JN 1000-0041-2015 is for a wind park study for possible locations of Drmno, […]
OMV Petrom selling wind farm in Dobruja?
OMV Petrom SA plans to sell the 45 MW wind power plant it holds in Dobruja, as part of a larger plan to optimize business following the global drops in oil price, Mediafax reported. The report, published by Business Review magazine, adds the facility was built in 2011 from an investment of EUR 90 million. […]
Renewables bring deficit of EUR 17.37 million in Greece
The latest report showed the gap at the special account for renewable energy sources at Lagie, the Greek electricity market operator, increased by EUR 11 million in August to EUR 77.21 million, Energy Press said. The state’s special account had begun the year with a deficit of EUR 101.88 million and is forecast to end […]
Eol prvi seeks extension for Trusina wind project deadline
The holder of a 30-year concession for the construction of Trusina, a 51 MW wind park in the Republic of Srpska, worth BAM 150 million (EUR 76.6 million), has asked for an extension of the deadline for the project’s completion, according to news daily Nezavisne novine. Concession holder Eol prvi doo from Nevesinje is late […]
Photovoltaic, desalination research station Proteas inaugurated
The new Solar Energy and Desalination Field Laboratory is the latest of Cyprus’s many contributions to European research in water management and solar energy, Carlos Moedas, European commissioner for research, science and innovation, said at the inauguration of the facility. “Our resources, our responses, will be put under increasing strain in the years to come. […]