HPP Zvornik’s green electricity generation hits daily record as capacity is increased by 15 MW
Two revitalized units of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Zvornik have been officially put into operation, in what increased the plant’s installed capacity by 15 MW and its life expectancy by 40 years. The well-executed overhaul was demonstrated by the fact that on the first day of the modernized A2 unit’s test run, Zvornik reported a […]
Elektroprivreda BiH planning five major projects by 2020, including wind farm and hydro power plants
The power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) is planning to start the construction of five new facilities to produce electricity, including the Podveležje wind farm, small hydro power plants on the Neretvica river and the hydro power plants Janjići and Una Kostela-Aneks over the next three year. The total investments in that period will […]
EPS announced revitalization of hydroelectric power plant Đerdap 2
Public power utility “Elektroprivreda Srbije” (EPS) intends to conduct the overhaul of 10 units of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Đerdap 2 in 10 years, which will result in plant’s lifespan extending and capacity increasing by 50 MW. HPP Đerdap 2 was put into operation 32 years ago and has installed capacity is 270 MW. Acting […]
EPS completes Đerdap 1 unit revitalization, ups capacity by 60 MW
The overhaul of four units of hydroelectric power plant Đerdap 1 has increased the plant’s installed capacity by 60 MW, which will result in its electricity generation increasing by 90 million kWh, or 2% of last year’s production. Having completed the revitalization of hydro generators A4, A5 and A6, state-owned power company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) […]
Norwegian power group Statkraft selling Cetin hydropower plant to Turkish Limak Enerji
The Turkish power company Limak Enerji has bought the partly constructed Cetin hydropower plant from the Norwegian energy group Statkraft, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported on it Energy Terminal site quoting Norwegian company officials. Statkraft said security concerns caused it decide to pull out of the hydropower plant project on the Botan river, which […]
Chinese AVIC-ENG to build hydropower plant on Drina river
The Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) has approved signing of the Memorandum of cooperation with China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC-ENG) on the construction of hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entity’s Minister of Industry, energy and mining Petar Đokić is authorized to sign the […]
Albania published a tender for HPP Kalivac
The Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry published a tender for the construction of the Kalivac hydropower plant on the river Vjosa and concession to produce power for the national grid over a period of 35 years. The private/public partnership project includes the construction of a dam along with the power plant, the ministry statement […]
Strabag and Končar late in delivering project documentation for HPP Vranduk
Construction works on Vranduk hydropower plant (HPP Vranduk) have been stalled. According to local media reports, the consortium comprising Austrian Strabag and Croatian Končar has delayed in delivering project documentation while trying to revise upwards the cost of the project, proposal to which the supervisory body was reluctant. The project of state power utility EPBiH […]
