Government cancels contracts for 30 hydro plants
Licenses for the construction and use of 30 power plants throughout Albania were cancelled by the country’s government for their „failure to meet obligations,“ after members of the European Parliament called on it to reconsider the plans. Prime minister Edi Rama’s cabinet earlier scrapped several such systems that were approved in the last meetings of […]
BiH among world leaders in power production from renewables
According to State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s data, 16.3 TWh of electric power was generated in 2013 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, of which 43.7% came from hydro systems, Fena agency said. The rest of the production is from thermal power plants, except for the 1.47% that was generated in smaller and industrial facilities, including from other […]
Expertise, know-how, innovation at Renexpo trade fair
The second RENEXPO Western Balkans, a two-day trade fair with accompanying conferences, was held in Belexpocentar in Belgrade.
Legal battle won for 33 wind parks plan of 1.08 GW in Crete
Council of State, the supreme administrative court, gave the temporary go-ahead and opened the way for the planned construction of 33 wind parks throughout Crete, Econews.gr portal reported. Yet another decision is needed to materialize the controversial projects with the overall capacity of 1.08 GW in four prefectures. The institution rejected the petition submitted by […]
Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
Project discussed for biomass usage in heating in Prijepolje
Introducing biomass for district heating in Prijepolje through a EUR 100 million credit line to Serbia was the topic of a discussion between Prijepolje municipality head Emir Hašimbegović and the officials of Germany’s KfW development bank and of climate technology initiative DKTI. The offer to Serbia is a EUR 100 million loan with a 2.25% […]
Hydro giant’s anniversary during production record
Hydroelectric power station Iron Gate 2 (Đerdap 2) on the Danube started generating power 30 years ago and since then it produced 40.1 TWh of electricity, Ljiljana Milicanović, head of the unit, said on the anniversary gathering. She stressed significant results in maintenance and modernization of equipment, and added last year was successful despite the […]
VIP regional agency took part in Vienna finance forum
Vojvodina Investment Promotion, Serbia’s autonomous province’s agency, participated in Amstad Global’s conference Project Finance in Renewable Energy 2015 and said it presented potentials for investment and legal framework. Numerous companies from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries took part in the event, as did the representatives of the European Renewable Energy Federation and […]
