Miodrag Čanović remains Chairman of CEDIS Board of Directors
Miodrag Čanović will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors of Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO) Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem (CEDIS). Čanović has been chairman of CEDIS’ Board since 2016. At its first session, the new CEDIS Board of Directors decided to appoint Miodrag Čanović as Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEDIS said on its […]
wpd sets up JV to develop Krmpote wind farm of up to 90 MW
Bremen-based wpd europe and Rijeka-based Tekol Teri have set up VE Krmpote, a joint venture to develop a wind farm on the Ruševo-Krmpotsko location near Novi Vinodolski, wpd said in a press release. The value of the investment is estimated at more than EUR 120 million. The Krmpote wind farm will have an installed capacity […]
Oil company OMV to build Austria’s largest PV plant
Vienna-based oil and gas company OMV and Austria’s power producer Verbund have signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) which envisage the construction of Austria’s largest photovoltaic (PV) plant. The focus of the strategic partnership is on evaluating and implementing power generation, power storage, and Power-to-X facilities, in order to promote self-sufficiency at OMV sites, preferably with […]
Complaint submitted to EnC against North Macedonia over small hydropower plants
Environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network have filed a complaint to the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat over North Macedonia’s redesigned renewable energy incentives scheme which they say is unfairly favoring small hydropower plants (SHPPs). As of February, North Macedonia’s renewable energy incentives system subjects solar photovoltaic (PV) producers and most wind producers, but not […]
Off-roading in protected areas devastating nature in BiH
The Center for Environment and the Society for Research and Protection of Biodiversity have appealed to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to introduce stricter control of off-roading through forests, often in protected areas, due to the destructive impact on the nature of these extremely sensitive ecosystems. The initiative related to off-roading will be […]
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under the slogan “Our rivers – No DAMage!” in July over hydropower projects threatening to leave local populations without homes, arable lands, drinking water, and irrigation supply, or the landscape they have enjoyed for generations. The protests against hydropower plants (HPPs) […]
ENTSO-E gets new leadership team
A newly elected team of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) will be led by Herve Laffaye, Deputy CEO of RTE (Reseau de Transport d’Electricite), the French transmission system operator (TSO). The new ENTSO-E leadership team took office on June 28. Laffaye is President of the ENTSO-E Assembly while the Vice-President […]
TENDERING: Construction of Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill
JP EKO-SEP, the public waste management facility in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina near the City of Tuzla, has invited bids for the construction of the Živinice Regional Sanitary Landfill “Separacija” – Phase 1. The deadline to file bids is September 6, the invitation for tenders reads. The funds for the investment have […]