HEP pushes projects for electric cars, chargers
National electricity company HEP Group presented new electric vehicles in its fleet to reporters together with the charger network ELEN. The cars were purchased with a subsidy from the Environmental protection and energy efficiency Fund, Croenergo.eu portal said. The system is part of the group’s strategic project eMobilnost, the report said. The operator said it […]
Gabrovo opens energy efficiency projects tender
The Municipality of Gabrovo has opened a tender for design of work projects, part of an energy efficiency programme, with an estimated value of BGN 2 million (EUR 1.02 million), a notice published in the EU’s procurement journal indicated, SeeNews reported. The value of the contract does not include value-added tax. Works should be completed […]
Transco’s Q1 contracts worth EUR 15.34 million
Power transmission company Transco (Elektroprijenos-Elektroprenos Bosne i Hercegovine a.d.) said it concluded more than 45 contracts in the first quarter of 2015 with companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, for the implementation of various projects with a total value of BAM 30 million (EUR 15.34 million). In March, the contract was signed with Elektroenergetika […]
Hidroelectrica buys EUR 1.7 million IT system
Hidroelectrica bought an IT system at a record price of EUR 1.7 million, value-added tax excluded. On March 31, the consortium consisting of Information Business Consulting, Electrica Soluziona, and Indra won the auction for an integrated enterprise resource-planning IT system with business-intelligence management analysis instruments, Business-review.eu portal reported. There will be implemented multiple forms of […]
Yıldız: 4 GW to be added in 2015, mostly from renewables
Turkey will add 4 GW to electricity production capacity in 2015, energy minister Taner Yıldız said, adding 95 percent will be provided through local and renewable resources, Hurriyet daily reported. The statement came after a massive power outage affected more than 76 million people in 80 out of 81 Turkish provinces for up to nine […]
Obsolete planning data and dry land for mini hydro plants
A review by Serbia’s public water management enterprise Srbijavode led to the conclusion that at least one-fifth of locations the government offered to investors to build small hydropower plants (SHPPs) was on dry land, Serbian daily Večernje novosti said. Out of 600, only around 60 places are suitable to build a dam on a small […]
EBRD: Outages, inefficiency rank high in business challenges
Though some improvements have taken place, electricity issues remained the most severe obstacle for firms in Albania, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank Group said in the summary of fifth Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (Beeps). The report covers countries in the transition region of Central, Eastern and […]
Goražde solar project expands soon, investor says
After a 670 panels unit in the village of Bujaci was finished a year ago, a five times larger solar power project is underway near Goražde, entrepreneur Azem Bujak told Klix.ba portal. He had said existing capacity was 200 MWh per year, enough for powering 100 local households in the underdeveloped area. “We received a […]
