EBRD exits ownership over share in E.ON Romania

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) sold its 9.82% stake in E.ON Romania, part of German E.ON Group, Romania Journal reported on its website. The company is an integrated natural gas and electricity supplier on the domestic market. EBRD, which in 2007 bought E.ON’s shares for EUR 43 million, passed the stake to […]

News January 5, 2016

New player and statuses in Balance Scheme

New player in the Slovenian power market is NIS Petrol Srl. The company entered the Balance Scheme on December 31, Borzen said. As of January 1 there are changes within the system, namely balance group Borzen, d. o. o. – Centre for support (Eco group) changed its status to balance subgroup responsible party in the […]

News January 5, 2016

Biomass as storage facility in green energy system

Renewable energy is vast but one downside is that it is not a constant source of energy, Tanay Sıdkı Uyar, president of the Bioenergy Association of Turkey, told Anadolu Agency. The use of biomass energy in Turkey should be increased as it can provide independence from fossil fuels, he stressed. “The sun’s energy can be […]

News January 5, 2016

TPI signs wind blade supply agreement with Vestas

Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S agreed to source blades for its V126 wind turbine from a recently announced factory in Izmir, Turkey, owned by TPI Composites Inc., SeeNews reported. Under the fresh multi-year supply agreement, the United States–based blade manufacturer will be delivering components for Vestas’ customers in the region of Europe, the Middle East […]

News January 5, 2016

EPS becomes joint stock company by July

Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) will become a joint stock company by July 1 to demonstrate to citizens that it is operating under conditions dictated by the market, its chief executive Aleksandar Obradović told the company magazine. The transformation is an obligation from the state’s agreements with the International Monetary Fund and the transition […]

News January 3, 2016

Crodux energija joins BSP SouthPool

BSP Regional Energy Exchange LLC, registered in Ljubljana, said Crodux energija d. o. o. became a member of BSP SouthPool. The company joined the Slovenian electricity day-ahead and intraday market. Crodux energija was stablished by Croatian enterprise Crodux plin. In September it started trading electricity in its home country in strategic partnership with Swiss company […]

News January 1, 2016

Foča assembly has little power over small hydro

The opposition in a town in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina is asking for a special session of the local parliament. At a regular meeting, Radisav Mašić, chief of the Municipality of Foča, read information on the plans and development of 14 small hydropower plants on the rivers Ćehotina, Govza, Bistrica, Oteša, Krupica, Jabušnica, Sutjeska i […]

Cystat: Solar thermal systems steadily expand

Electricity production from renewable sources increased from 807 MWh, recorded in 2004, to an estimated 315.8 GWh in 2014, according to Cystat’s annual report issued at the end of last year. The statistical bureau said in the beginning there were no systems connected to the grid, while by the end of the period gross production […]

News December 31, 2015