Italian company preparing to invest in biomass cogeneration
Twenty underdeveloped municipalities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and another 20 in the Republic of Srpska which dispose of wood waste will be included in cogeneration projects, said Foreign Investments Promotion Agency (FIPA) of BiH. Director Gordan Milinić spoke to Zdravko Aćimović, who heads Alfa Invest – partner of Pyrox from Turin for […]
IBEX in talks about coupling with Greece, Romania
Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX), part of state-run Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), is negotiating about the integration with markets in Greece and Romania through coupling, chief executive Konstantin Konstantinov said, Reuters reported on June 16. The bourse’s trade volume is 250 MWh a month on average, much more than Serbian SEEPEX and Croatian CROPEX, the […]
EBRD to launch third TurSEFF line for small projects
A framework operation of EUR 400 million for on-lending to several financial institutions in Turkey is considered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. TurSEFF 3 will be used to finance private and public sector subborrowers investing in small scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects, according to the announcement. It will be the […]
Sofia boosting energy efficiency in schools, kindergartens
The Capital Municipality invested BGN 20 million (EUR 10.2 million) for the construction and energy efficiency of educational infrastructure, mayor Yordanka Fandakova said at the opening of the National Teachers Council in Arena Armeets Hall in Sofia, as reported by Focus news agency. She pointed out nine kindergartens were under construction and 47 schools and […]
First wind turbine installed at wind park Krnovo
Works are continuing after the first out of 26 planned power generators was transported and erected at Krnovo plateau in central Montenegro near Nikšić, local portal Onogost.me reported. The equipment was brought by a special truck, as some parts are 50 metres long and weigh up to 153 tonnes. Construction work on the 72 MW […]
China may finance incinerator, wastewater treatment
During the state visit of China’s president Xi Jinping, who brought a big business delegation to Serbia, domestic officials said the partners from the most populous country were presented with the possibility to invest in environmental protection. Energy minister Aleksandar Antić told government-controlled news agency Tanjug that the city of Pančevo, located northeast of capital […]
EBRD plans loan for CEZ Distribution’s grid in Bulgaria
The proceeds of a loan being considered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are set to be used by CEZ Distribution (Razpredelenie) Bulgaria a.d. The target date for the final review of the senior package of EUR 116 million is September 7, the project summary document states. EBRD said the electricity distribution company […]
Residential project to include green roofs
Karpoš a.d. launched construction works at Aleksandrija, residential project with 20,000 units in the Macedonian capital. The urbanistic endeavour is the first to transform an idle area of a former industrial complex, on 150,000 square metres, portal Build.mk reported. The gross surface in the project is 500,000 square metres, where designers applied environmentally friendly and […]