Romania to launch EUR 115 million subsidy program for solar prosumers
Romania’s Environmental Funds Administration plans to run a program in March-April to offer up to EUR 115 million in European funds to prosumers to encourage the adoption of solar energy. The program to offer subsidies of up to EUR 4,200 per prosumer was discussed at a recently held conference that brought together representatives of the […]
GGF extends EUR 10 million to Ohridska to on-lend for renewable energy, energy efficiency projects
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has announced its second senior facility of EUR 10 million for Ohridska Banka to support the bank’s on-lending to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The measures and projects financed by this extended facility are expected to yield annual primary energy savings of around 26,330 MWh and CO2 emission […]
Republika Srpska grants 50-year concession for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
The government of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has granted Nevesinje-based firm VE Grebak a 50-year concession to build and operate a 49.5 MW wind farm, in an investment valued at BAM 130 million (about EUR 65 million), local media reported. The Grebak wind farm is planned to have 15 turbines, […]
Turkey adds 457 MW of installed wind energy capacity in 2018
A total of USD 650 million was invested in Turkey’s wind energy sector to add 457 MW of installed capacity in 2018, the Turkish Wind Energy Association’s (TUREB) data shows. According to the Turkish Wind Energy Statistics Report 2019, Turkey’s total installed wind capacity reached 7,369 MW in 2018, Anadolu Agency reported. The sector grew […]
Ivicom Consulting signs deal on EUR 61.3 million wind farm in Bihać
The government of the Una-Sana Canton and Croatia’s Ivicom Consulting have signed a contract to regulate the parties’ relations concerning a concession agreement to build and operate wind turbines, each with a capacity of up to 5 MW, on the territory of Bihać, paving the way for launching a study on the economic viability of […]
All Bulgarian rivers damaged in some way, 200 HPPs approved on top of 270 built – WWF
All Bulgarian rivers and their tributaries have been adversely affected by pollution, drought, wastewater, extraction of inert materials, and hydropower plants (HPPs), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned. A total of 270 hydropower plants have been built on the country’s 325 rivers, while 200 more HPP projects have been approved in the […]
Hrvatske Šume launches tendering for wood chip delivery for cogeneration plants
Croatia’s public forest management utility Hrvatske Šume has announced a public call for the sale of 265,000 tonnes of wood chips and firewood intended only for combined heat and power (CHP) in high-efficiency cogeneration plants. The public call worth EUR 200 million was launched on February 12, as announced ten days ago, when the management […]
Feed-in tariff surcharge not to be increased in 2019
The Serbian government has decided not to increase the surcharge paid by electricity consumers through electricity bills to fund the feed-in tariff scheme for privileged power producers. As a result, the surcharge will remain unchanged at RSD 0.093 per kWh in 2019. The feed-in tariff surcharge is calculated by multiplying the surcharge amount with the […]
