CEDIS to invest EUR 81.6 million in distribution network, tendering expected by end-October
Tendering for the selection of equipment suppliers and contractors for a project worth EUR 81.6 million to revitalize the Montenegrin power distribution network is expected by the end of October, while the start of the works is planned for February next year. The investments will be implemented by the Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO), Crnogorski elektrodistributivni […]
UNECE seeking to employ international specialist volunteer
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is looking to hire an international specialist volunteer to help prepare the 2019 regional forum on sustainable development for the UNECE region. Applications for the position of Europe and Central Asia Programme Specialist: Volunteering and SDGs are due by August 14. The vacancy announcement provides compensation and […]
Deals signed to build two more biomass-fueled CHP plants in Croatia
Two more biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) plants are to be built in Croatia, according to an announcement from a subcontractor on the distributed production project. The biomass-fueled CHP plants will be built in Županja in the east of Croatia, close to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Virovitica near the Hungarian border. […]
Bucharest applies for EUR 283 million in EU funds to buy electric buses, other vehicles
The Bucharest City Hall announced that it submitted financing requests for EUR 283 million worth of EU funds to procure electric buses and other vehicles for public transport. The city is seeking to buy 100 trams and 100 electric buses, among other vehicles, Romania Insider reported. The biggest project targets the acquisition of 100 trams, […]
Bulgaria’s NEK reports net loss in H1, to cancel some projects
Power utility Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) reported a BGN 74 million (EUR 37.8 million) net loss for the first six months of the year, according to the interim financial report published on the website of the Ministry of Finance, the Bulgarian media reported. The company said that due to poor financial results some investments will […]
Banja Luka in talks with EBRD on loan of up to EUR 10 million for water supply projects
Banja Luka Mayor Igor Radojičić and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) representative Josip Polić signed a letter of intent on August 1 concerning a loan of up to EUR 10 million for construction works on the primary and secondary water supply network, the city said in a news release. Negotiations with the […]
Nord Pool, EPEX SPOT interested in strategic partnership with Montenegrin power exchange
Nord Pool and EPEX SPOT are interested in getting stakes in the Montenegrin Power Exchange (MEPX), which is starting preparations for a tendering procedure to select a strategic partner, with plans to launch operations in the third quarter of 2019, the Montenegrin government has said on its website. A document on regional energy market integration […]
Albania invites bids to build 50 MW PV power station with support measures, plus up to 50 MW without
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has launched a bidding procedure for the construction of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant for the generation of electricity with an installed capacity of 50 MW, to be backed by support measures approved by the government on June 12, 2018, plus an additional capacity of between 20 MW and […]