Greece raises wind power capacity
There was 171.8 MW in new wind power capacity installed last year in Greece, and 210.7 MW of wind parks were under construction, according to a report by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA or Eletaen). There was 2.15 GW either in commercial use or being tested, up by 8.7% from 2014, Energy Press portal […]
Works on Podveležje wind park to start this year
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave the approval to public enterprise JP Elektroprivreda BiH dd (Electric Utility of BiH) for the launch of the construction of Podveležje wind power plant near Mostar in the south of the country. The project starts with roads, and goes on to substations and the installation […]
Electricity bills cut, green energy surplus growing
The decrease in value-added tax and distribution tariffs led to a reduction of electricity bills, estimated at 8% on average, energy minister Victor Grigorescu said on Antena 3 TV. The tax was cut as of January 1 from 24% to 20%. The Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) of Romania cut the tariffs by an average of […]
Representatives of Turkish dairy industry visit BiH
Sütaş Süt Ürünleri AŞ, which generates 30 GWh of electricity per year from stable and production waste, presented its activities to dairy companies and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Šemsudin Dedić, the responsible minister in the government of the entity, spoke with Haydar Yılmaz and […]
Cyprus has role in energy supply to European Union
This is the year for delivering the Energy Union and Cyprus can play an important regional part, said Maroš Šefčovič vice president of the European Commission, responsible for the Energy Union. “We need a better energy community, we need to look at energy in a different way,” Šefčovič stressed at a press conference in Nicosia […]
Earth, wind, sun fuel Seecel’s new home
A unique energy efficient building is under construction in Zagreb. It will serve as a hub for entrepreneurial learning for countries of Southeastern Europe, and civil engineering students are already at the site, improving their skills. The Home of Entrepreneurial Learning uses renewable energy sources: groundwater of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius provides heating and […]
Malta investing in Montenegro energy sector
Investment in the wind farm at Možura hill is a first step of possible cooperation between Montenegro and Malta in energy sector, prime minister Milo Đukanović said, adding he is sure that the project will be implemented within deadlines. At the meeting with the delegation from the island country, the prime minister of Montenegro said […]
Watchdog fines Hidroelectrica’s group EUR 37 million
The Competition Council has sanctioned Hidroelectrica SA and its ten contractual partners, mainly electricity traders, with fines of RON 165.84 million (EUR 36.57 million) for concluding irregular agreements. The ruling will help Hidroelectrica in its law suits as it shows contracts were illegal, said Remus Borza, the company’s insolvency administrator. The opponents in the cases […]
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