Government cancels contracts for 30 hydro plants

Licenses for the construction and use of 30 power plants throughout Albania were cancelled by the country’s government for their „failure to meet obligations,“ after members of the European Parliament called on it to reconsider the plans. Prime minister Edi Rama’s cabinet earlier scrapped several such systems that were approved in the last meetings of […]

Mayor of Ključ talked to potential investors in hydropower

Representatives of German company Max Acher visited Una–Sana Canton in March and expressed their desire to invest in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the municipality of Ključ, its mayor Nedžad Zukanović told Faktor.ba portal, Sarajevo Times reported. “They are interested in investing in the energy sector, particularly for the construction of small […]

Obsolete planning data and dry land for mini hydro plants

A review by Serbia’s public water management enterprise Srbijavode led to the conclusion that at least one-fifth of locations the government offered to investors to build small hydropower plants (SHPPs) was on dry land, Serbian daily Večernje novosti said. Out of 600, only around 60 places are suitable to build a dam on a small […]

Invitation for reconstruction of small hydropower plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development placed an invitation for tenders, closing on July 24, for the reconstruction of small hydropower plants. The procurement notice is for the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical equipment for the reconstruction of seven systems in east Serbia. Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) has received a […]