Slovenia chooses 19 facilities to enter RES/CHP support scheme
The Slovenian Energy Agency has completed the latest selection of electricity generation facilities to be included in the support scheme for renewable energy sources (RES) and high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP), choosing 19 projects with a combined installed capacity of 26.7 MW, according to an announcement from the agency. The projects selected to enter the support scheme […]
Most Read in October: Čibuk 1 wind farm, clashes on Mt. Stara Planina, IFC, Kosovo cooperation on solar project
The inauguration of the largest wind farm in the Western Balkans, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for October. The Top 3 Most Read list for June is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Serbia’s largest wind farm connected to grid Čibuk 1 […]
UNECE workshop presents recommendations for sustainable future of Drina River Basin
How can Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, as the riparian countries of the Drina river basin, create new opportunities to attract more investments in integrated projects and support sustainable development of water and energy resources? How can potential trade-offs be limited in favor of harnessing opportunities for cross-sectoral and cross-boundary cooperation? These questions were […]
Slovenia drafting zoning plans for eight wind farms
The Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning is working on national zoning plans for eight wind farms as part of efforts to increase the share of energy produced from renewable sources, in line with Slovenia’s energy policy and climate goals, local media reported, citing STA. Despite its considerable wind potential, Slovenia currently has only […]
BiH produces Draft catalog of criteria for sustainable development of SHPPs
A working group comprising representatives of various institutions and both political entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with technical support from GIZ, has produced a Draft catalog of criteria for a sustainable development of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the country, inviting all stakeholders to send questions and comments. The catalog contains a large number of […]
EPS to invest EUR 4.6 billion by 2027, EUR 700 million to go into hydropower, renewables
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) intends to invest EUR 4.6 billion from 2019 to 2027, of which EUR 1.6 billion in the modernization of existing and construction of new thermal power plants (TPPs) as well as environmental protection, EUR 1,3 billion in distribution projects, EUR 1 billion in the coal sector, and EUR 700 […]
EPCG to invest EUR 700 million to build new renewables capacities, upgrade other facilities
State power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (ЕPCG) will invest a total of EUR 700 million to build new renewable energy capacities and upgrade its other power generation facilities to bring them into line with environmental standards, with the aim of reducing dependence on imports due to hydrologic conditions, local media reported following a session of […]
Terna Energy to invest EUR 250 million in renewables in Greece
Greek energy group Terna Energy has announced EUR 250 million in new investments in renewable energy sources in Greece. Continuing its investment program in Greece, Terna is implementing new investments of more than EUR 250 million in the clean energy production sector, the company has said on its website. In 2019 the company began its […]
