Hidroelectrica sells only two out of 34 SHPPs
In late July, state-owned power producer Hidroelectrica SA agreed to sell two of its small hydropower plants (SHPPs) for RON 4 million (EUR 900,000), which was the starting price in the bid, Ziarul Financiar said. The insolvent company called for offers for SHPPs the second time this year, with 34 units estimated at EUR 20.4 […]
Permits quota for small hydro plants largely untapped
Croatian Energy Association said it finished the ninth addition to the study on the state of renewable energy projects in the country, based on data published in early August by national energy market operator HROTE. That institution issued a document in early August, stating the 2020 quotas for wind and solar power are full, with […]
Government auctioning 2 GW of wind power next year
Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said it plans to expedite an auction next year for 2 GW of wind power. The programme was originally due by 2020. Turkey plans to raise wind electricity capacity to 20 GW by 2023, in comparison to little over 4 GW registered at the end of July, Bloomberg Business said […]
NIS launches mini power plant in Sirakovo
A small-scale power plant generating electricity and thermal energy was launched at the gas and oil field Sirakovo in the environs of the town of Veliko Gradište, the facility’s operator NIS said on its website. It is a EUR 2 million worth investment into the 2МW total power of this plant. A total of 3 […]
Monsson Group dismantling wind park in Constanța
Local legislation has rendered a wind power plant in Targuşor, Constanța county, unfeasible, according to its operator Monsson Group, controlled by businessman Emanuel Muntmark, Ziarul Financiar’s portal said. The company and its project partners decided to remove turbines from the 27 MW project due to market uncertainty, Romania Insider reported. “Unfortunately, major changes in renewables […]
Three companies from China bid for HPP project
State-run company Hidro Tarniţa SA has three bidders left in the race for the construction of a 1 GW hydro pumped storage facility Tarnița – Lăpuștești on Someșul Cald river in Cluj county in Romania’s northwest, Economica.net reported. The plant project, which has been stalled for the last three decades, is worth over EUR 1 […]
Ombla HPP environmental impact assessment rejected
The Croatian Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection has refused state-owned HEP Group’s environmental impact assessment study for the Ombla hydropower project near Dubrovnik, CEE Bankwatch Network reported. In its decision published on 28 July, the ministry cited significant negative impacts on preserving the integrity of the Ecological Network (Croatia’s part of the Natura 2000 […]
Works for energy efficient hospital starting soon
Health minister Nikola Todorov presented the project for the new building with 354 beds in the hospital complex in the town of Štip in Macedonia’s east. The construction of the facility of 34,000 square meters should start in October and last two years, with a budget of EUR 30 million. Todorov specified on August 7 […]