Statkraft seeks afforestation services provider
Devoll Hydropower Sh. A. (DHP), Albanian company ultimately owned by the Norwegian company Statkraft AS, closed its invitation for expression of interest or prequalification for afforestation services as the deadline expired on June 22. The endeavour in Banje hydropower plant area, part of Devoll project, covers 255.3 hectares in five sections and includes maintenance of […]
Electricity price increase of 12% set for August
Higher budget revenues will be the main effect of the new 7.5% excise duty on electricity, Serbian finance minister Dušan Vujović said, state-owned Tanjug agency reports. The cost of electricity in Serbia is currently RSD 4.97 (4.12 euro cents) per kWh, plus 0.88 euro cents in tax, he said in the National Assembly. Mining and […]
Croatia first in the region to close down old thermal power plants
Old power plants with a total capacity of 1.2 GW are due to be shut down in Croatia, and the state electricity distribution system currently controls 3.65 GW, energy expert Marijan Kalea told Novi list newspaper. With economic recovery, energy needs would rise, so at least 2 GW may be missing by 2020, he claims, […]
Power monopoly boosts prices and revenue target
Branislava Milekić, chief executive officer of the Power Utility of the Republic of Srpska (Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske – Matično preduzeće AD Trebinje), said the electricity price increase for companies will be less than 12% and that the tariffs will depend on transmission line quality, daily Nezavisne novine’s portal reported. Regulation authority REERS (Regulatorna komisija za […]
Greece has significant global role in solar energy
In the 2014 European solar market, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Greece were experiencing, to different degrees, the effects of retroactive government measures, already in place or ones that are expected. SolarPower Europe, formerly EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association), published its yearly global market outlook covering the period through 2019 and including information that Greece […]
Infringement procedure over micro hydro plants
The European Commission (EC) is initiating an infringement procedure against Romania over the micro hydropower plant projects underway on the Dejani-Lupșa and Vistișoara rivers on the northern slope of the Făgăraș mountains, WWF-Romania said, Act Media agency reported. In a release, the environmental advocacy and restoration organization states that it has been informed about this […]
Private partner overhauls street lighting in Topola
Mercury-vapor street lamps cost local budget about RSD 1 million (EUR 8.300) per month until now, Dragan Jovanović, Topola’s municipal assembly chief, told Tanjug news agency. Intelligent public lighting project is underway, aiming to cut expenses by up to 60%. The system’s reconstruction should be done by mid-July, with 3,000 LED lights installed in the […]
Industrial – green zones framework study presented
Introducing possibility for public–private partnership in establishing and operating industrial – green zones, defining “green criteria” and specific business activities for the zones, and subsidies and other types of incentives to the founders and investors are among the key recommendations given in the recently prepared Study for Improving the Legislation on Industrial – Green Zones. […]