Court cancels environmental permit for small hydro facility
Environmental group Zeleni Neretva said that after a three-year process, the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo issued a judgment which cancelled ecological permits for the construction of hydropower plant Dindo on the river Ljuta. Environmental permits for this one and two other power plants on the Ljuta – Memiškovići and Donje Luko, were issued in May […]
GIZ to promote renewable energy sources in BiH
The German government supports Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of renewable energy sources through various financial arrangements through the KfW Development Bank, said Operator za OIEiEK, authority for renewable energy sources and efficient cogeneration. Based on the requirements of governmental institutions in BiH, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has approved […]
Statkraft divesting largest hydro project outside Norway
The Çetin power plant in Turkey, which saw construction works suspended in February, is up for sale by its Norwegian developer. State-owned Statkraft said it is hiring Garanti Securities as a financial advisor in the bidding process, with a deadline for expressions of interest expiring on August 1. As fights between government forces and the […]
EPBiH presents investment plan at Energa conference
Senad Salkić, chief capital investment officer of state-owned Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d. d. (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina – EPBiH), participated at a conference on the strategic approach to investing in the country’s energy sector during the Energa international energy fair, held from June 7 to June 9 in Tuzla. The company stated […]
Hydropower plants with 376 MW in total to be privatized
Turkey will sell five hydropower units in Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş and Tokat in the central part of the country, the Official Gazette said, as reported by Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal. The Privatization Administration (ÖIB) announced it will privatize the plants in three lots – Çamlıca in Kayseri, Menzelet and Kilavuzlu plants in Kahramanmaraş, and Almus […]
Workshop on Albania’s hydroelectric potential held in Tirana
Under the auspices of the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry and the Embassy of Greece in Tirana, the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE) organized a workshop event on Albania’s hydroelectric sector in cooperation with domestic counterparts on June 3. The event examined the role of the country’s hydroelectric potential in terms […]
Electricity market makes progress with imbalances
Energy companies registered improvements in the regulated and liberalized power market, with part of imbalances out of the way, Publics.bg reported. Still, there are obstacles remaining from the past, according to participants at a round table on regulated prices and energy availability. National Electricity Company (NEK), controlled by the government, is the only buyer in […]
ERS inks concession for hydro project Buk Bijela
The Government of the Republic of Srpska signed an agreement with a consortium organized by state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) and its subsidiary Hidroelektrane na Drini from Višegrad, for the construction and operation of hydropower plant Buk Bijela. The project worth BAM 382.4 (EUR 195.1 million) on the Drina river in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s […]