hydropower
EPS seeking project supervision service for overhaul of old small hydropower plants
02 April 2020 - EPS launched a public call for oversight services for a group of seven small hydropower...
Sokobanja in Serbia to ban new small hydropower plants, wind parks
26 February 2020 - Activists criticize the investors for diverting almost the entire river flow at two stations in...
Kosovo* suspending works on small hydropower plants
21 February 2020 - KelKos is apparently under investigation over its projects in Štrpce and Matkos Group is threatening...
Albania gets over 20 applications for 140 MW Karavasta solar power plant
20 February 2020 - The fate of the similar 100 MW project in the Akërni salt flats is still...
Activists in Montenegro say small hydropower plants’ study is illegal
11 February 2020 - The document lacks economic analysis and it doesn’t provide biodiversity data for the particular location,...
Future belongs to those who know how to conserve energy
04 February 2020 - One thing is certain: the years of inefficient energy use are behind us, and the...
TENDERING: Development of hydropower monitoring methodology, protocol for Albania, N. Macedonia
30 January 2020 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has published an invitation for expressions of...
Blue Heart of Europe – hydropower is destroying environment for hardly any energy
29 January 2020 - Rivers are the source of life and also the livelihoods of surrounding communities. Following an...
Strabag, EPBiH both seek damages in arbitration over HPP Vranduk
23 January 2020 - Anonymous insiders from Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine revealed Strabag from Austria is seeking EUR 20.5...
Turkey produces record 131.9 TWh of power from renewables last year
09 January 2020 - The latest data, published by the Solar Energy Investors Association (Güyad) and the Hydroelectric Power...
Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2019
31 December 2019 - Pollution of air and water, new fossil fuel subsidies together with incentives for renewables and...
Green Home files criminal complaint over Bijelo Polje SHPP plan
11 December 2019 - Environmentalist organization Green Home has said it raised a criminal case with the Supreme State...
Hidroelectrica initiates takeover of ČEZ, Enel’s facilities in Romania
10 December 2019 - The management of Speeh Hidroelectrica SA requested the goahead from shareholders to hire consultants and...
Most read in November: DiCaprio, Manu Chao join fight against SHPPs, conference on RES in district energy, Croatia’s first geothermal power plant
06 December 2019 - The support from Leonardo DiCaprio and Manu Chao for the initiative to ban the construction...
Next decade to be pivotal one for energy sector in SEE – IRENA report
03 December 2019 - The adoption of an energy mix consistent with the Paris Agreement would create a cumulative...
Damage from small hydropower is much larger than gains, study finds
29 November 2019 - The Balkans and Turkey are examples of how quickly free-flowing rivers and river stretches “can...