ProCredit Bank is first buyer of green energy with guarantees of origin in Serbia
Serbia’s public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and ProCredit Bank have signed the country’s first contract for the sale of renewable energy with guarantees of origin. The two companies have signed an annex to the contract to issue a certified guarantee to the bank that EPS will deliver only electricity generated in hydropower plants (HPP), […]
Electricity prices across the region to increase by up to 40% in 2019
Electricity prices for businesses went up in Croatia this year, while hikes have been announced for 2019 in Serbia, of about 20%, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), of around 15%. At the same, wholesale prices in Romania could increase by 40%. Electricity supply for the business segment in the region has been liberalized, and state […]
Top 10 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2018
‘Tis the season to look back, and Balkan Green Energy News brings you the most significant events, news, and expert views that both marked 2018 and piqued the interest of our English-language readers. As you wonder whether your favorite news, interviews, op-eds or project presentations from the entire Balkan region made it to our Top […]
Deadline in tendering for last resort supplier expires on November 8
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia has launched tendering for the selection of the supplier of last resort for end-customers not entitled to guaranteed electricity supply. The deadline for submitting offers is 8 days from the launch of the public invitation to take part in the tendering and expires on […]
Energy, ecology fairs kick off, EPS announces renewable energy guarantees of origin
Minister of Environmental Protection Goran Trivan on October 3 opened the 14th International Fair of Energy, 15th International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection EcoFair, at which power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) announced a new product on the electricity market for commercial consumers – renewable energy guarantees of origin. At the opening of the fairs titled “Power […]
EPS not to raise electricity price for the time being, energy minister says
Serbia’s public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will not raise electricity prices over the coming period, Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić has said, noting that Serbia is “defending the electricity price” before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank by citing EPS’ “good business results” and a favorable energy mix that […]
Elektroprivreda Srbije commissions EUR 9.5 million substation on Mt. Kopaonik
Public power company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has put into operation a state-of-the-art 110/35/10 kV substation on Mt. Kopaonik, in a project worth EUR 9.5 million, implemented by German engineering group Siemens, EPS said in a press release. The 110 kV Kopaonik substation, with 35 kV and 10 kV outputs, has a cutting-edge technology, according to […]
All of EPS’ coal-fired power plants will have to meet EU environmental protection standards
Serbian public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will have to comply with all EU environmental standards concerning its coal-fired power plants, EPS’ supervisory board chairman, Branko Kovačević, PhD, tells Balkan Green Energy News. The long-serving university professor believes that EPS’ electricity production will be based on coal and hydropower, as well as renewable energy sources, […]