Ljubljana becomes this year’s European Green Capital
Karmenu Vella, European commissioner for the environment, maritime affairs and fisheries, handed over the title of European Green Capital for 2016 from Bristol to Ljubljana. The award is for efforts and commitment of cities in the European Union to improve the urban environment, boosting awareness of the need for environmental change at the city level. […]
New player and statuses in Balance Scheme
New player in the Slovenian power market is NIS Petrol Srl. The company entered the Balance Scheme on December 31, Borzen said. As of January 1 there are changes within the system, namely balance group Borzen, d. o. o. – Centre for support (Eco group) changed its status to balance subgroup responsible party in the […]
Crodux energija joins BSP SouthPool
BSP Regional Energy Exchange LLC, registered in Ljubljana, said Crodux energija d. o. o. became a member of BSP SouthPool. The company joined the Slovenian electricity day-ahead and intraday market. Crodux energija was stablished by Croatian enterprise Crodux plin. In September it started trading electricity in its home country in strategic partnership with Swiss company […]
ELES joins Japanese–Slovenian smart grids project
Within the framework of the partnership between Japan and Slovenia, ELES hosted Masaaki Nomoto, senior representative of Japanese company Hitachi. Chief executive Aleksander Mervar and the management team spoke about the project on smart grids and smart communities with the guests. They established that the project has a very important role in the development of […]
Support payments rise 9% on 4% increase of output
At the end of September the feed-in system included 3,915 power plants with a combined installed capacity of 428 MW, Slovenian power market operator Borzen said. The trend of rising support payments continues in the first nine months of this year, according to the company’s report. Total electricity production within the support system increased by […]
Slovenia to invest in Elbasan city in the enviroment field
Qazim Sejdini, mayor of Elbasan, held a meeting with the Slovenian ambassador to Albania Lea Stančič. They discussed about the support the Slovenian government will provide for several projects in the city in the environment field, portal Invest in Albania said. After the meeting, Sejdini stated that these projects will be focused in the rehabilitation […]
Kolektor commissions five small hydropower plants
The irrigation system on the Bošava river was reconstructed and the supply channel capacity from the water reservoir was increased to fit five small hydroelectric systems and supply the municipalities of Kavadarci, Rosoman and Negotino with water.
Electric surge protector makers sold to Greek group
Iskra Zaščite and Varsi, Slovenian companies producing electric surge protector components, were taken over by German-Greek group Raycap, which makes protector systems, business daily Finance said. Details were not revealed, according to an article published by Slovenia Times. The owner believes that many synergies can be created; together the companies have a lot of intellectual […]
