Serbian energy minister calls for untangling Drina hydropower deal with Italy
It is time to untangle the situation regarding cooperation with Italians and to start building hydropower plants on the Drina river, independently or with another partner, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić said after the first meeting of the Joint Energy Committee between Serbia and Republika Srpska. In September 2011, Italy’s Seci Energia, […]
Greece installs first solar plants under new support scheme for renewables
Greece has installed 8.6 MW of new large-scale solar PV plants under its new policy framework for the support of renewable energy sources. The first large-scale solar PV installations in the country since 2015 were installed by Hellenic Petroleum Renewable Energy Sources. The newly added capacity comprises two PV plants of 1 MW and 4 […]
Works on Hrgud, first wind park in Republika Srpska to start soon
The first wind farm in Republika Srpska, 48 MW Hrgud, should be completed in four years. The EUR 60 million loan deal for its construction was signed between the Ministry of Finance of Bosnia and Herzegovina and German KwF Development Bank. This wind farm in Berkovići, a southern municipality of Republika Srpska, comprises 16 wind […]
GGE puts into operation environmentally friendly biomass boilers in school in Pirot
Regional energy services company GGE and the City of Pirot have officially put environmentally friendly and efficient biomass boilers in the elementary school “8. septembar” into operation, as a part of the first public-private partnership (PPP) for heating energy supply in Serbia. The City of Pirot last year announced a public tender in order to […]
Red light for gas power plant at Peruća, new focus on renewable energy
Previously planned gas-fired power plant at Peruća Lake in Croatia has been cancelled after Dalmatia county assembly found itself under the attacks from politicians and NGO’s, concerned about the environmental effects. Instead, a new focus has been cast on renewable energy – water, sun and wind. This is the main conclusion of the special session […]
Energy Community Report covers climate change for first time
The Energy Community’s latest Annual Implementation Report for the first time covers climate change, bringing details on the Contracting Parties’ climate change legislation and strategies, especially with respect to monitoring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. The document, presented yesterday, provides a comprehensive overview of the progress achieved by the Energy Community (EnC) Contracting Parties […]
Another wind park construction to start soon in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosna and Herzegovina will soon have another wind park, in Livno municipality. In late October, IMRES Smart Greenergy, the local company, and Turkish engineering firm Enprode signed a deal for the construction of a 51 MW wind farm and for research projects to build a reversible hydroelectric power plant (HPP). Both wind farm and reversible […]
Tender to be called soon for Ljubinje solar plant, mayor claims Austrians planning to invest
The blueprints for a solar power plant have been drawn up, the required documents have been secured to start construction in the town of Ljubinje in the Republika Srpska and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining is due to call a tender for an investor, Ljubinje Mayor Darko Krunić said. Local media reported that […]