New session of Renewable Energy Stakeholder’s Forum
USAID Macedonia Clean Energy Investment Project in collaboration with the Renewable Energy (RE) Association within the Chamber of Commerce organized last week the 8th RE Stakeholders’ Forum. The topics for this forum were selected due to the great interest they were expected to raise among the participants, especially the RE investors. In the first panel of the Forum, […]
Energy transition: majority of capacity additions come from renewables
Renewables are the fastest growing energy sector today, but there are still obstacles for its further development, primarily related to infrastructure and unpredictability of renewable supplies for the power production. These are some of the conclusions of the World Energy Congress 2016 held in Istanbul, Turkey, reported by the Anadolu Agency, congress’ global communication partner for 2016. Adnan Z. Amin, […]
Energetika 2016 international symposium on energy held in Ohrid
International conference Energetika 2016, organized by the Macedonian Energy Association (ZEMAK), was held in Ohrid, a town in country’s south-west, with participants from Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Russia and Sweden. Participants at the conference discussed energy production and management issues regarding energy prospects for the Balkans. “Energy production remains a key part of […]
Wind power industry losses in Romania reaching EUR 1 billion
Ernst & Young (EY) study, commissioned by the Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA), showed that the net loss of the wind power industry in Romania for 2015 is EUR 421 million, making the total losses in 2014-2015 up to EUR 909 million. Wind power projects, worth about EUR 5 billion in total, are the most […]
Republic of Srpska and KfW agreed EUR 60 million credit for Hrgud wind farm
The Government of the Republika Srpska approved EUR 60 million credit by German KfW Development Bank for financing the Hrgud windfarm project, as confirmed by the Ministry of finance. State-owned utility Elektroprivreda (ERS) from Trebinje, received 50 years concession for the construction and operation of the Hrgud wind farm in Berkovići municipality a year ago. Now, […]
Serbia finally starts utilizing its biomass potential thanks to UNDP
The results of the project “Reducing Barriers to Accelerate the Development of Biomass Markets in Serbia”, worth USD 30 million, were presented at the conference held as a side event of the Energy fair 2016, traditional manifestation held every year in Belgrade. The project was delivered by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with […]
Finnish green energy companies visiting Belgrade
Companies from Finland presented their products and solutions for renewable energy production from biomass and waste management at the industry seminar held in the Finnish ambassador’s residence in Belgrade. Finland is a country well known for its advanced use of biomass for renewable energy, generated mostly from forestry industry, but also from agriculture. Due to […]
EPCG and EPS discussing plans for HPP Komarnica
In the middle course of the Komarnica valley in Montenegro, a 170 MW hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is planned to be constructed. The new plant is expected to produce around 200 GWh of electricity per year. Representatives of the Montenegrin Electric Power Company (EPCG) discussed the matters with project partners, Electric Power Industry of Serbia […]