Reservoir Advances Construction Permitting for Brodarevo
Brodarevo hydropower projects on the Lim river in Serbia’s southwestern region secured several positive opinions from relevant authorities, Reservoir Capital Corp. said. State-controlled institutions that issued the documents included the transmission company Elektromreža Srbije (opinion and conditions for the connection of Brodarevo 1 and 2 to the transmission network), water management company Srbijavode (opinion on […]
EPS invites expressions of interest for consultancy
Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) said it seeks an environmental expert and independent engineer for its small hydropower plants project. The invitation for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice from July 29. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said the power monopoly intends using the proceeds of its loan for a project […]
BiH among world leaders in power production from renewables
According to State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s data, 16.3 TWh of electric power was generated in 2013 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, of which 43.7% came from hydro systems, Fena agency said. The rest of the production is from thermal power plants, except for the 1.47% that was generated in smaller and industrial facilities, including from other […]
Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
ELEM activates EUR 5.6 million in guarantees from Slovenia’s Riko
The bank guarantees provided by Slovenia’s Riko worth EUR 5.6 million were activated, state-owned power producer ELEM said on April 9. The foreign company failed to meet obligations in the former Yugoslav republic on the construction of a 36.4 MW hydropower plant (HPP), said ELEM, operator of the facility. St. Petka HPP was officially delivered […]
China’s interest in hydro comes from global strategy
Five Chinese consortia were preparing to win a USD 1.1 billion pumped hydro storage facility, obsolete for 30 years, Greentech Media reported. The selected contractor should launch works on the 1 GW Tarniţa – Lăpuștești hydroelectric power station in Cluj county before the end of the year. Hidro Tarniţa SA, the project developer, claims the five- to seven-year construction […]
Hydropower plant production licences for two companies
Albania’s energy regulator said it had awarded an electricity production licence to local company Ayen AS Energji, SeeNews portal reported. The licence allows the company to operate as producer of electricity from the 12.25 MW Gojan hydropower plant, the 6.55 MW Gjegjan hydropower plant, the 27.94 Peshqesh hydropower plant, and the 63.8 MW Fangu hydropower […]
Reservoir receives location permit for Brodarevo 2 hydro project
Reservoir Capital reported that the Ministry of Mining and Energy has granted the location permit for the company’s 33.1 MW Brodarevo 2 hydroelectric project on the Lim River in southwest Serbia. The permit is valid for one year and allows the company to undertake preparatory work on the project, encompassing the temporary passage over the […]