German 123, Exzellent eye waste, green power projects

Bernd Imhof and Andreas Jehnert, representatives of German companies 123 Eco-systems GmbH and Exzellent Energie Management, respectively, visited the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to get information about currently available waste management projects in BiH. The firms are specialized in waste recycling and in manufacturing plants for recycling of […]

News April 20, 2016

ČEZ adds capital to Romanian wind operations

The conversion of a claim against Tomis Team SA into shares resulted in a capital increase of EUR 153 million in Czech utility ČEZ’s projects operating Fântânele-Cogealac wind farm, Romania Journal said in a report. The transaction aimed at reducing the debt of EUR 185 million to the government in Prague, according to Economica.net. Europe’s […]

News April 19, 2016

EBRD mulls support for Gama’s acquisition of two HPPs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is considering providing a senior secured loan of up to USD 45 million (EUR 40.1 million) to special purpose vehicle Kremna Enerji ve Ticaret AŞ, fully owned by Gama Enerji AŞ (GEAS), for the acquisition of hydropower plants (HPPs) Karacaören 1 and Karacaören 2 located […]

News April 19, 2016

Increased rainfall boosts hydropower generation

Electricity production from the three biggest hydropower plants in Turkey jumped 150% in the first quarter from the same period of last year, state-owned Elektrik Üretim AŞ’s (EÜAŞ) data revealed, according to a report by Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal. Combined electricity output in the first quarter reached 3.7 TWh at Ataturk, Karakaya and Keban hydroelectric […]

News April 18, 2016

Procedure underway for concessions for 37 SHPPs

Macedonian Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning published a call for bids for awarding concession on waters utilization for the generation of electricity. The DBOT (design, build, operate, transfer) model will be implemented for 37 small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the basins of rivers Vardar,Treska, Bregalnica, Strumica and Crn Drim. Commission for application of the […]

News April 16, 2016

Bilbao hosts WindEurope workshop on operating wind farms

WindEurope, formerly known as EWEA, held its third bi-annual Analysis of Operating Wind Farms workshop on April 14 and 15, in Bilbao, Spain. This was the first event under the new name after the organization officially rebranded on April 6 – a decision made to reflect the transformation of wind energy from a niche sector […]

News April 15, 2016

HPP Piva delivers 30 TWh over 40 years

Hydropower plant Piva started working on March 28, 1976. During four decades it generated and delivered to the system more than 30 billion kWh of electricity, state-owned utility Electric Power Company of Montenegro (EPCG) announced. Having three identical units with total capacity of 342 MW and a 42 kilometres long reservoir with a capacity of […]

Event bioenergy for business held in Zagreb

The first national info day was held at the Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar as part of project Bioenergy for Business (B4B). The endeavour is financed by European Union’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. Institute Hrvoje Požar is one of partners in B4B for Croatia. The project aims at supporting and promoting partial substitution of […]

News April 14, 2016