Energy efficiency fund devised in new legislation
The Ministry of Energy and Industry has come up with a draft Law on Energy Efficiency which includes energy conservation guides for all electricity consumers, including public administration, big companies and citizens, Albanian Telegraphic Agency said. For the first time it foresees an efficiency fund. According to sources from the ministry, the country has vowed […]
Electrica’s profit soars 29.8% in first half
Power supplier and distributor Electrica said its consolidated net income jumped 29.8% to RON 277.1 million (EUR 62.8 million) in the first half of this year, while operating profit climbed 13.5%, SeeNews reported. Electrica’s operating revenue rose 7.5% to EUR 131.75 million, the company said in its unaudited consolidated financial report. Operating profit rose to EUR 71.24 million from EUR 62.76 million. […]
Gruevski, Peševski visit first biogas power plant
Arben Abdurahmani, owner of the Vezë Sharri company based in Treboš near Tetovo in Macedonia’s northwest, spoke with prime minister Nikola Gruevski and deputy prime minister Vladimir Peševski about the pro-business regulation being introduced and the way it is affecting his large chicken farm and biogas power plant Elektro Sharri. Abdurahmani said that, since he […]
Roofs and façades for old residential buildings
Municipality of Kumanovo, Macedonia’s third-largest town, invests in improving energy efficiency in residential buildings in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity, portal Build.mk said. The local self-government called for applications for reconstruction from tenants’ councils. The project is for complete overhaul, including a sophisticated façade and roof construction. Buildings in the central district have priority, the […]
Power utility ERS suffers net income plunge
The consolidated net profit of state-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) plummeted to BAM 9.1 million (EUR 4.7 million) last year, from EUR 27.15 million a year earlier, company data indicated, as reported by SeeNews. Consolidated total revenues fell 5% to EUR 341.5 million while electricity output fell 10.5% to 5.7 TWh, data showed. The three […]
Sarajevo gets solar benches with help from Sweden
Six multifunctional seats powered by the Sun’s energy have been installed in the centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital city. The devices serve as public lighting and as chargers for mobile phones and tablets, Radio Sarajevo’s portal reported. The solar benches give information via bluetooth about air quality, energy generation, and reduction of carbon dioxide […]
Slot of 50.5 kW of panels remains open due to mix-up
Renewables and energy efficiency department of the Ministry of Mining and Energy stopped the selection process for a share in the quota for temporarily preferential suppliers of power from small solar facilities. The statement on the ministry’s website adds that the slot of 50.5 kW had been open since mid-March for photovoltaic plants of up […]
Environmental impact assessment studies for two SHPPs
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection said an environmental impact assessment study is necessary for the project of future small hydropower plant (SHPP) Devići 1. The facility is planned to be constructed in nature park Golija in Serbia’s west. Two units will have an overall capacity of 1.25 MW and the developer is Hydro Energy […]