EPCG to launch energy renovation project at headquarters building
Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) is launching an energy renovation project at its headquarters building. The first stage involves installing solar panels on the roof and the parking lot. The energy renovation project at the company’s headquarters building in the city of Nikšić would enable covering about 40% of its energy needs […]
Most read in May: Corporate power purchase agreements, Vienna the greenest city, tallest wooden wind power tower in Europe
Our readers’ favorites last month were stories on the future of the energy markets, resident-centered urban planning and a solution that could change the wind power sector. The piece on corporate power purchase agreements, authored by top lawyers from CMS, was the most read this time. 1 – One alternative to state subsidy schemes is […]
Montenegro proposes plan for Komarnica hydropower plant of 170 MW
An investment of EUR 246.5 million is underway as the cabinet led by Prime Minister Duško Marković opted for the version of the project of the Komarnica hydropower plant that is the least harmful to the environment. The detailed special plan for the area in Šavnik and Plužine defines a facility with an annual production […]
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac starts trial production
Cogeneration plant BE-TO Karlovac in Croatia has launched a trial production of electricity and heat, according to Karlovac Mayor Damir Mandić. The cogeneration plant, which cost EUR 20 million to build, has a capacity of 5 MW for electricity generation and 10 MW for heat, according to local media. Electricity will be fed into HEP’s […]
OMV Petrom, Eldrive to install 30 charging points for electric cars in Romania, Bulgaria
Oil and gas company OMV Petrom and charging points operator Eldrive will install 30 fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) in OMV-branded filling stations in Romania and Bulgaria. The first two units in the project have already been installed and commissioned in Bulgaria, in Daskalovo (Struma Highway) and Golyamokonarsko road (near Plovdiv). The project will […]
Montenegro expands PV plant Briska gora to 262 MW in spatial plan
The government in Podgorica has outlined the changes to the spatial and urban development plan for the municipality of Ulcinj to expand the land for Briska gora PV plant, as agreed with the consortium developing the project. The facility’s capacity will reach 262 MW compared to initial plan for a 250 MW solar power plant. […]
Korea’s Youngsan to establish facility in Serbia to sell solar panels
Elias Eco intends to build a facility for processing, storage and sale of solar panels in Požarevac, Serbia. The company first signed a memorandum of understanding for a hazardous waste incinerator. The MoU between the representatives of the City of Požarevac and Elias Eco, owned by Korea’s corporation Youngsan, was signed in March of last […]
Public consultation starts on study on TENT thermal power unit in Serbia
Elektroprivreda Srbije is seeking approval for the study on the assessment of the environmental impact of the formal legalization of TENT A. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia launched a public consultation about the document. EPS is planning to reconstruct blocks A1 and A2 in its TENT thermal power division, claiming pollution would then […]
