Banjaluka plans construction of wood-biomass heating plant – City Assembly to discuss public call for strategic partner
Banjaluka City Assembly will discuss on March 15 the public call for a strategic partner for the construction of a new wood-biomass heating plant. The Mayor of the Republika Srpska capital, Igor Radojičić said after the meeting of the Assembly Council that Banjaluka city is looking for the strategic partner for the construction of the plant […]
RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts to Belgrade
The biggest international Western Balkans RENEXPO Water and Energy fair will bring 2,500 experts in the field of water and energy to Belgrade, from April 25 to 27. Over 100 exhibitors from 20 countries will participate at the fair. Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Macedonia will be presented at exhibits and conferences. “RENEXPO […]
Upsolar to supply Turkish Hilvan solar plant with PV modules
International company Upsolar won a contract to supply Hilvan solar plant in Turkey with PV panels. The plant will have 23.6 MW installed power and will annually make enough energy to meet the needs of 17,500 households in the region, said Upsolar in a press release. Construction on the Hilvan Enerji plant will begin within […]
EVN suspends construction of hydropower plants in Bulgaria
Austrian energy company EVN suspended its plans for the implementation of a 170 MW hydropower project in Bulgaria. Further implementation of Gorna Arda hydro power project is not realizable in the current environment due to changed energy policy conditions in Bulgaria, the company said in its latest business performance report. EVN says that impairment losses […]
Excise duties on biomass and renewables in Croatia would be “dangerous precedent”
The introduction of excise duties on biomass and other renewables in Croatia was the main topic during the International Conference on Biomass and Renewable Energy Sources held in Zagreb. The representatives of the Croatian Wood Cluster, which has been the conference organizer for seven years in a row, have warned that the introduction of the excise duties […]
Agreement on first renewables development analysis in Croatia signed
The Croatian Ministry of Environment and Energy, Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS), Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) and the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar (EIHP) signed an agreement on the analysis of the renewable energy sources (RES) development. The signing of the agreement is a first step in the development of an integrated analysis of the […]
Vojvodina province to exploit its hydropower potential
The Government of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina decided to utilize the hydropower potential of the Danube-Tisa-Danube channel by constructing small hydropower plants (SHPPs) on four locations along the hydrosystem. The total capacity of future plants is estimated at around 13,86 MW. The projects should be executed as public-private partnerships. It is possible that the tender for PPP partner will […]
Government of Cyprus to establish renewable energy agency
The government of Cyprus is planning to establish the renewable energy agency that will draft and implement a national renewable action plan. Legislation to enable this is in the process of preparation. Currently, there are several institutions in charge of renewable energy sources (RES) and climate change policies: the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and […]