Solar plant in Stara Pazova municipality underway
Stara Pazova municipality publicly presented the project of a photovoltaic facility to be built in the village of Surduk, located close to the Danube. Investors are private persons and the documentation was prepared by a local company Projekt biro Marinko DOO. The plan for the 950 kW solar power plant is to sell electricity to […]
IFC helps glass maker save energy in Turkey, Bulgaria
Long-term financing package is being provided to Trakya Cam Sanayii AŞ, Turkey’s flat glass and solar glass manufacturer, and its subsidiary Trakya Glass Bulgaria EAD, International Finance Corporation said. The aim of the USD 75 million (EUR 67.9 million) investment of the World Bank Group’s member is to boost energy efficiency and help mitigate climate […]
First state funding of renewables in agriculture
The government prepared EUR 5 million for sheep and goat farmers to fund installing equipment for the use of renewable energy – the first time this is being done in agriculture – such as photovoltaic systems which are expected to reduce the cost of production. Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis has announced measures worth an overall […]
Solarizing will help Greece overcome its troubles
With energy poverty emerging as one of the most dramatic symptoms of the recession – six out of every 10 households are struggling to pay their energy bills – it is high time that Greece seized upon its greatest and still largely unexploited asset, said Kumi Naidoo, executive director of environmentalist pressure group Greenpeace International, […]
Wind projects soon to be linked to mainland grid
The upgrade of the power network serving Evia is expected to boost wind park investments in the island’s south, and in the nearby islands of Andros and Tinos. Permits for the areas are more than a decade old, but there was no solution for transmission, Energy Press reported. IPTO, the power grid operator, announced in […]
Draft energy law sent to parliament for adoption
The Government of Montenegro said it approved the Bill on Energy and that the document enables electricity market’s development and creates preconditions for gas market’s development. New regulations, harmonized with EU directives, are aimed at improving the business environment for investing in the construction of energy facilities, the official website said. The bill, prescribes conditions […]
Contracts for 10 hydroelectric plants in preparation
According to an announcement by the Privatization Administration (ÖİB), ten hydropower facilities owned by government-controlled Electricity Generation Company (Elektrik Üretim AŞ) are to be sold in five groups. The notice published in the Official Gazette on July 28 said that a sealed-bid auction is planned, Daily Sabah’s portal said. Karacaören 1 and Karacaören 2 form […]
Power purchase agreement may cure deal fatigue
No country of this region can hope for a prosperous future without closer cooperation with its neighbours and Europe. Gaetano Massara, CEO of GE South East Europe, the world’s leading infrastructure technology provider, who is covering 11 countries of the region from his Belgrade and Zagreb offices, told Balkan Green Energy News that looking at […]