Albania, Kosovo* to jointly build 200 MW hydropower plant
Albania and Kosovo* will jointly build a 200 MW hydropower plant (HPP) in the area between Dragash and Prizren, Kosovo* Minister of Economic Development Valdrin Lluka said. He said that the project will receive support from the European Union in the amount of EUR 20 million, Albaniandailynews portal reported. According to the minister, the idea […]
HPP Bogatići Nova put into operation after EUR 9.45 million investment
Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) has put into operation hydropower plant (HPP) Bogatići Nova, with an installed capacity of 9.96 MW, built in an investment of BAM 18.5 million (about EUR 9.45 million). HPP Bogatići Nova, on the Željeznica River near Sarajevo, should generate an average of 46.26 million KWh of electricity a year, […]
Litostroj, ABB to modernize HPP Piva
Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and a consortium of Slovenia’s Litostroj and Italy’s ABB JV have signed a contract on a EUR 10.3 million reconstruction and modernization of the Piva hydropower plant (HPP), the Montenegrin company said. The contract, which will be financed by German development bank KfW with EUR 8.5 million and from […]
Albania’s KESH invites bids for dam alarm system, revitalization
Albania’s power utility KESH has invited bids for the construction of the dam alarm system on the Drin River Cascade and for the revitalization of the Gjocaj dam of the Vau i Dejes hydropower plant (HPP). The overhaul of the Gjocaj dam and installation of the alarm system will be financed with funds secured by […]
Returns on green investments are down, but so are costs
On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum and the grand finale of the clim@ pitching competition for startups, Christopher Knowles, who at the time served as chairman of the GGF, spoke to Balkan Green Energy News about the impact of innovative solutions, return on green investments, and […]
HPP Đerdap 1’s overhaul to be completed in 2021, EPS says following signature with Russian contractor
Serbia’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has signed the 10th addendum to an agreement on the revitalization of the Đerdap 1 hydropower plant (HPP) with Russia’s Siloviye Mashiny to complete the largest Serbian HPP’s overhaul, EPS said. The revitalization of the A2 unit of the Đerdap 1 hydropower plant is planned to begin in […]
HEP gets green light to build HES Kosinj hydropower complex as part of EUR 500 million project
Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has been given a go-ahead by the Environmental Protection and Energy Ministry for a project to build the HES Kosinj hydropower complex, and it plans to launch preparatory works in 2019, local media have reported. The HES Kosinj project envisages the construction of a reservoir with three dams, […]
EBRD mulls equity investment in Turkish renewable energy business
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering an equity investment, in the form of capital increase, in Turkish renewable energy firm Ictas Yenilenebilir Enerji Uretim ve Ticaret. The portfolio of the renewable energy firm, a unit of IC Ictas Enerji Yatirim Holding, consists of around 400 MW of operational hydropower plants and […]
