EIB opens credit line for energy, environment
The European Investment Bank said it approved a EUR 50 million credit line to SID Bank d.d., Slovenia’s national export and development entity, to finance smaller projects of municipalities and public firms as well as small and medium-sized enterprises and midcap companies in the areas of infrastructure, energy efficiency and the environment. EIB funds will […]
Landline Mostar 4 – Široki Brijeg – Grude reconstructed
Works on the reconstruction of the 110 kV transmission line Mostar 4 – Široki Brijeg – Grude are finished. After an internal technical acceptance process it was put into operation, transmission operator Transco (Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos Bosne i Hercegovine a.d.) announced on its website. The landline is a part of a former Kraljevac–Mostar line, built on reinforced […]
Dobrudja-Burgas overhead line gets EU funding
Member states of the European Union agreed on a proposal from the European Commission to invest EUR 263 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects. Of the nine projects, four are in the electricity sector, with support worth EUR 53 million. The list will include the construction of a 100 kilometre electricity line between Dobrudja […]
EIB sets EUR 360 million for co-financing with EU funds
Romanian Partnership Agreement with the European Union for the 2014-2020 programming period will be supported by the European Investment Bank’s loan of EUR 360 million. Growth-oriented investments will be financed under operational programmes targeting competitiveness, human capital and large-scale infrastructure, EIB said after the agreement was signed. The loan will focus on energy, environmental improvement, […]
Recom modules deployed in 11.9 MW project
Amur Leopard solar modules of 260 W produced by Recom have been deployed in the construction of a landmark 11.9 MW photovoltaic project in Cyprus. The multi-site development, which includes ground-mounted solar parks in five locations across the country: at Frenaros, Nisou, Dali, Paliometocho and Malounta, are among the first solar projects of this scale […]
Gamesa lands wind turbine deal in Greece of 10.2 MW
Six European projects in development will be supplied by Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica. The manufacturer headquartered in Spain said it has been contracted to install 12 G52 turbines of 850 kW at a wind farm located in the island of Eubea in Greece. The press release adds the deals have been closed in the second quarter […]
LM Wind Power breaks ground for wind turbine blade plant
A facility in Bergama Organized Industrial Zone (BOSBI), set to start production by the middle of next year, is designed to produce enough wind blades for the capacity of 500 MW per year, with an option to raise it to around 2 GW. LM Wind Power, the world’s largest manufacturer in the segment, broke ground […]
Zagreb gets first ultra-fast solar car charging station
In front of the City Administration of Zagreb building, on Stjepan Radić Square, HEP Group inaugurated the first ELEN LEAF battery charging station for electric vehicles. It is a prototype of the most advanced charging station for electric cars in Croatia and also the first that is powered by solar energy, the state-controlled utility said. […]