hydropower plants
Fewer small hydropower plants being built in Europe today than in previous decades – Energy Community chief
11 February 2019 - The intensity of the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in the European Union is...
Political economy of energy transition in Energy Community
08 February 2019 - Author: Mirza Kušljugić, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Tuzla Conventional electric power systems, which are...
Albania freezes new hydropower projects on environmental concerns
05 February 2019 - Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new...
Power utility EPS gets energy permit to build its 1st wind farm
03 January 2019 - State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has obtained the energy permit for the construction of...
Montenegro to start phasing out feed-in tariffs for renewables in 2020
25 December 2018 - The Government of Montenegro has decided to start gradually reducing feed-in tariffs for renewable energy...
ProCredit Bank is first buyer of green energy with guarantees of origin in Serbia
24 December 2018 - Serbia’s public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and ProCredit Bank have signed the country’s first...
HEP says to invest EUR 135 million in renewables on average annually to lift share to 50% by 2030
07 December 2018 - Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to invest HRK 1 billion (around EUR...
Albania’s power generation quadruples in Q3
23 November 2018 - Albania’s net domestic production of electricity in the third quarter of 2018 almost quadrupled, reaching...
Hidroelectrica to have EUR 800 million budget for HPP upgrades by 2020
28 September 2018 - State-owned power utility Hidroelectrica will have EUR 800 million at its disposal by 2020 to...
Hidroelectrica to forge cooperation with Verbund
19 September 2018 - State-owned Hidroelectrica plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Austria’s electricity producer Verbund, Romanian media...
Two more weeks left for comments on EU-backed principles, list of sustainable hydropower projects in Western Balkans
17 August 2018 - The extended deadline to provide comments on the draft Principles for Sustainable Hydropower in the Western...
Albanian court upholds annulment of HPP projects
01 August 2018 - The first-instance Administrative Court in Tirana has upheld the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy’s decision...
Republika Srpska, Serbia to discuss joint construction of HPPs Paunci, Foča – minister
20 June 2018 - The governments of Republika Srpska and Serbia will discuss the joint construction of the Paunci...
Albania gets fresh EUR 12 million loan for strategic Dam Safety Project
06 June 2018 - Albania has drawn an additional EUR 12 million in lending for its Dam Safety Project...
EPBiH not to pay dividends for 2017 as drought drives down profit
05 June 2018 - Shareholders of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH), majority owned by the Federation of Bosnia and...
Renewable sources of energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: issue of (un)sustainability
23 October 2017 - Author: Nihad Harbaš, Energy and climate change consultant Do we really know how much energy...