Mineco gets concession for Medoš mini hydro plant
Commodity trader, miner and smelter Mineco Group said its subsidiary Medoš One d. o. o. in the Republic of Srpska has been awarded a fifty year concession to build and operate a first hydropower plant on the Drinjača river. Located near Zvornik, the Medoš project will be developed over the next two years with the […]
Petrol stock reshuffling continues with new purchase
Petrol, Slovenia’s largest energy group, said a 7.96% stake in its capital was amassed by a unit of J&T Private Equity Group, Cypriot investment firm J&T Investment Opportunities Limited, making it one of the largest individual shareholders. No other details have been revealed beyond the firm being owned by J&T Private Equity Group, which public […]
Funding energy upgrade for family houses made easier
„Based on the experience on family houses energy upgrade from last year, we decided to change the programme in order for it to become more fair and enable everyone from any part of Croatia to apply,“ the country’s minister of environmental protection and nature Mihael Zmajlović said. Last year it turned out only 180 cities […]
Invitation for reconstruction of small hydropower plants
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed an invitation for tenders, closing on July 24, for the reconstruction of small hydropower plants. The procurement notice is for the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical equipment for the reconstruction of seven systems in east Serbia. Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) has received a […]
Sustainable Growth from Biomass conference with guests from Finland
The most important mechanisms for opening the Serbian market for biomass are in the recently adopted Law on Energy, and further regulation is due before the year’s end, covering matters such as guarantees of origin and the share of energy from renewable sources in consumption, said Mirjana Filipović, state secretary in the Ministry for Mining […]
EnerTech Balkans convenes wind and hydro experts and managers
Third annual two-day EnerTech Balkans conference and exhibition was organized in Belgrade’s Hyatt hotel and gathered hydro and wind energy experts and company representatives, regulators from the region, European and government officials, civil sector representatives and consultants. When speaking about situation in Serbian energy sector from the perspective of EU integration, Freek Janmaat, Head of […]
Workshop held about study on industrial application
Results of the Study on Industrial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and results of the pilot project that indicated introducing the so-called smart meters in Banja Luka Brewery were presented in Banja Luka at the workshop on development of quality infrastructure for sustainable energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of Republic of […]
Albania’s energy consumption continued to rise sharply in 2014
Albania’s consumption of electricity, the leading source of energy, continued to rise sharply in 2014 and, after several years, had a reduction in the level of electricity losses, the national Institute of Statistics (Instat) said. Household consumers increased consumption of electricity by 10.2% from 2013. Electricity consumption in total by customers rose by 10.1% from the previous year, to 5.01 TWh. […]
