Power trade surplus reduced by 18.9% last year

Data published by the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina said 7.85% less electrical energy was supplied abroad last year than in 2014. The value amounted to BAM 284.4 million (EUR 145.4 million). The surplus fell by 18.9% on the year to EUR 91 million. Exports held at the level from the previous year […]

News February 1, 2016

VEC Energia acquired by Energo-Pro

The deal for the full acquisition of VEC Energia Holding EAD, the second in scale private hydropower plant operator in Bulgaria, was completed by Energo-Pro Bulgaria EAD. The shares were transferred on January 30 and Energo-Pro stepped in as the sole shareholder of VEC and the six hydropower plants, owned by the company directly and […]

Hydropower January 31, 2016

Energoinvest from BiH completes overhead power line

The inauguration of 110 kV project Albania’s South Ring and the launch of an overhead power link were held in Vlora in Albania’s south, Oslobođenje portal from Sarajevo reported. Energoinvest d. d. from Bosnia and Herzegovina was the contractor, and German KfW Development Bank supported the project. The power line was completed in less than […]

News January 29, 2016

HERA issues permit for wind power plant Rudine

Vjetroelektrana Rudine d. o. o., operator of 34.2 MW wind power plant at Lisačke Rudine near the Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik, received a five-year power generation permit from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) together with a decision to be granted the status of eligible producer for a period of 25 years. The facility […]

News January 29, 2016

Project Migrate works on Europe’s future power grid

Elektro-Slovenija d.o.o. (ELES) said it came together with 12 other electricity transmission companies and 12 more universities and research institutions from 13 European countries in a consortium for the Migrate project. The name is derived from the research topic: ‘Massive Integration of Power Electronic Devices”, and the kick-off meeting was held in Brussels on January […]

News January 29, 2016

Čakovec waste utility acquires third hybrid truck

The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) granted 40% of the funds for the purchase of a hybrid vehicle for the transport of urban waste in Čakovec, town in Croatia’s north. This is the third such truck in Čakom, the local utility company, and it was payed HRK 737,200 (EUR 96,800).  Equipped with automatic […]

Waste January 29, 2016

Balkan countries must manage floods, droughts together

There are cooperation and communication mechanisms missing between neighboring countries, in order to take into account the transboundary nature of flood and drought risk at operational level, says Jelena Peruničić, Senior Manager at the regional German Development Cooperation (GIZ) project Climate Change Adaptation in Western Balkans (CCAWB).  There is much to be done at the local […]