EBRD lends EUR 58 million for Bajgora – Kosovo’s* biggest wind farm
Israeli-based Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. secured half of the total required financing for its 105 MW Bajgora wind park in the municipality of Mitrovica. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided the backing in the form of a credit facility for what will be the biggest such facility in Kosovo*. The EUR 58 million […]
Renewables, power storage are Kosovo’s* best choice: World Bank study
The most affordable strategy for the government in Prishtina would be to phase out coal-fueled power production, according to a previously unseen document that the United States–based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis or IEEFA has reviewed. The World Bank apparently concluded in August of last year that ContourGlobal Plc’s plan for to build […]
KOSTT, OST sign deal to establish Kosovo*-Albania regulatory block
Kosovo’s* transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT and Albania’s transmission system operator OST have signed an agreement on establishing a regulatory block of energy system Kosovo*-Albania, KOSTT said in a press release. According to Kosovo’s* TSO, ENTSO-E is familiar with the agreement between KOSTT and OST, which was signed in Tirana with the consent of the […]
KEK to get EUR 76 million grant to cut pollution from Kosovo B power plant
Kosovo* will receive a EUR 76 million grant from the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) for a project to reduce air pollution from the Kosovo B coal-fired power plant, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) has announced, local media reported. The implementation of the project, which involves the replacement of the Kosovo B power plant’s […]
Most Read in October: Čibuk 1 wind farm, clashes on Mt. Stara Planina, IFC, Kosovo cooperation on solar project
The inauguration of the largest wind farm in the Western Balkans, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for October. The Top 3 Most Read list for June is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Serbia’s largest wind farm connected to grid Čibuk 1 […]
IFC to help Kosovo* design, tender its first solar PPP project
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will assist the government, as transaction adviser, in defining the parameters and requirements to design and tender the first solar public-private partnership (PPP) project in Kosovo*, IFC told Balkan Green Energy News. Private partners will participate in the open-bidding, competitive tender where the offered […]
Consultant sought to help launch renewable energy auctions in Kosovo*
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invited expressions of interest in providing it with consultancy services in order to support the Government of Kosovo* in developing and implementing a competitive scheme for the award of future support to renewable energy generators. The EBRD previously engaged with the Kosovo* authorities on the development […]
KOSTT completes works on 110/10(20) kV Ilirida substation
Kosovo’s* transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT has completed works on the 110/10(20) kV Ilirida substation with 110 kV underground transmission lines, according to a press release from KOSTT. The Ilirida substation has been built as part of a EUR 5.4 million project implemented in three lots, KOSTT said. The ceremony was attended by representatives of […]