ELEM activates EUR 5.6 million in guarantees from Slovenia’s Riko
The bank guarantees provided by Slovenia’s Riko worth EUR 5.6 million were activated, state-owned power producer ELEM said on April 9. The foreign company failed to meet obligations in the former Yugoslav republic on the construction of a 36.4 MW hydropower plant (HPP), said ELEM, operator of the facility. St. Petka HPP was officially delivered […]
SIDA grants EUR 2 million for Prijedor CHP plant
The contract for a donation in a biomass-powered district heating plant project in Prijedor was signed by the town’s mayor Marko Pavić and the representatives of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and a. d. Toplana Prijedor, the plant operator. Pavić stated the EBRD approved a EUR 7 […]
Regulatory permits for mini PV and hydro projects in FBiH
Regulatory Commission for Energy in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the country’s two entities, decided to grant permission to DF ’Gradnja’ Konjic and BEA Tešanj to generate electric power for five and ten years, respectively. ’Gradnja’ applied for 808 kW ’Duboki potok’ small hydropower plant, with a capacity of 3.58 GWh per year, […]
State property chief announces IPO for 25% stake in HEP
The Government of Croatia plans to organize an initial public offering (IPO) for a 25% stake in national grid operator HEP, a state official told Bloomberg News. The state plans to get HRK 2 billion (EUR 260 million) to HRK 3 billion, stated Mladen Pejnović, head of state assets management bureau Duudi, and added the […]
Construction works for Krnovo wind project about to launch
Early May is set for the start of the development of first electricity generation system powered by wind in Montenegro, the country’s Economy Ministry told to Vikend novine. The paper reminded that Možur hill project near Bar is uncertain, as the investor backed out. Akuo Energy company, France’s leading independent producer of renewable energy, says […]
Campania’s firms at EnergyMed eye Albania investment
EnergyMed fair in Naples hosted dozens of operators from Mediterranean countries and China to help the introduction of Italian technology overseas. “We have worked on relations with several firms from Campania,” Erlet Shaqe, president of the Albanian energy association, told ANSAmed.info. The most interesting projects that could be developed include the system of conversion of […]
Feasibility Study Conclusions on a Regional 400 kV Electricity Interconnection
The Feasibility Study for the 400 kV Interconnection between Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently been completed, with the cooperation of the electricity system operators in all three countries (EMS, CGES, NOS and Elektroprenos) and the financial support of the European Commission under the WBIF Infrastructure Projects Facility, as well as that of […]
Mayor of Ključ talked to potential investors in hydropower
Representatives of German company Max Acher visited Una–Sana Canton in March and expressed their desire to invest in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the municipality of Ključ, its mayor Nedžad Zukanović told Faktor.ba portal, Sarajevo Times reported. “They are interested in investing in the energy sector, particularly for the construction of small […]
