Croatia increased fee for renewable energy after four years
After four years, Croatia increased the incentive fee for renewable energy sources that is payed by citizens through electricity bills. The fee is increased from EUR 0.47 per kilowatt hour (kWh) to EUR 1.42 per kWh. The Croatian government decided to increase the fee on August 31. The decision came into force on September 1. […]
Reconstruction of power cable networks and expansion of smart metering in Republika Srpska
Two local power companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina have invited offers for protected cables, substations and smartmeters. The power companies Elektro Bijeljina and ZP Elektrokrajina a.d. Banja Luka, both in the Republika Srpska (RS) will receive loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance their projects. Both of the loans will be used to […]
Both BiH entities issue permits for small hydropower plants despite warnings
The authorities in both entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) are issuing permits for small hydropower plants (SHPP) despite warnings that they could be inflicting damage on the environment. The competent state bodies in the Federation BiH and the Republic of Srpska (RS) responded to the claims saying that they require hydropower plant operators to get environmental […]
CROPEX joined the EU XBID Local Implementation Project
Croatian power exchange (CROPEX) and Croatian Transmission System Operator (HOPS), became part of 15th XBID Local Implementation Project a week ago, along with transmission system operators and power exchanges from Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The main objective of the parties involved is to initiate coupling of intraday continuous electricity markets through implicit […]
Albanian government grants waste management concession to Dutch company
The Albanian Ministry of the Environment selected the Dutch company Integrated Energy BV to build an incinerator and rehabilitate landfills used by the Albanian capital Tirana. Integrated Energy B.V. made an offer of EUR 128 million at a tender called by the Albanian Ministry of the Environment. The tender called for a public-private partnership for […]
Macedonia’s MEPSO planning to rehabilitate and modernize its power transmission grid
The Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia AD MEPSO published tenders inviting proposals for goods and services for its project to rehabilitate and modernize its nation-wide power transmission grid along with a power system control project. The total investment in the projects is estimated to stand at EUR 40.5 million. The money to finance the […]
Albania forced to import 80 percent of electricity due to drought
Albania has to import around 80 percent of electricity to cover consumption due to the exceptionally dry period and high temperatures, according to the media. The Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) has signed a contract to import 434,000 MWh of electricity in order to secure power for the month of August. The contract is worth EUR […]
IBC Solar completes solar power plant in southern Anatolia
IBC Solar AG has completed the construction of a 3.43 MWp solar power plant in the Turkish province of Nigde in southern Anatolia. The plant will produce an estimated six million kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar power a year using 13,200 modules which will be fed into the national power grid. IBC Solar’s subsidiary in […]