hydropower
IPO of Hidroelectrica on hold as Romania bans sale of state assets for two years
18 June 2020 - The long-awaited stock market listing of the flagship hydropower producer in Romania was postponed yet...
Hungary, Serbia set to double power interconnection capacity
09 June 2020 - Hungary and Serbia plan to double their cross-border power interconnection capacity and exchange, according to...
Albania’s hydropower plant Skavica to cost up to EUR 510 million
05 June 2020 - The government expects works on the 210 MW facility to begin next year, after a...
High-profile arrests in Croatia highlight claims of corruption in renewables in region
05 June 2020 - At least two government officials are suspected of abuse of power in the case of...
Limak to start last turbine at new 420 MW Çetin hydropower plant in Turkey
02 June 2020 - Production has started at three units in the 165-meter Çetin hydropower plant dam and Limak...
Montenegro proposes plan for Komarnica hydropower plant of 170 MW
01 June 2020 - An investment of EUR 246.5 million is underway as the cabinet led by Prime Minister...
Albania secures lowest solar power price in Balkans in Karavasta auction
28 May 2020 - At the country’s second auction for utility-scale photovoltaics, Voltalia offered to sell electricity for just...
UNECE launches study, tool-kit for for sustainable renewable energy investments and deployment
22 May 2020 - A study by UNECE on linkages between renewable energy and nature and food production was...
Public consultation starts for policy on small hydropower in Energy Community
14 May 2020 - Widespread concerns and criticism over the impact of hydropower on nature and the quality of...
Investors eyeing potential for floating solar, hybrid plants in Greece
11 May 2020 - German SINN Power is about to showcase the prototype of a floating solar power plant...
PPC Renewables may partner with Motor Oil, Helector in green energy
05 May 2020 - Greece’s national electricity producer PPC is leaning on its green energy firm for the transition...
Turkey to launch production at 1.2 GW hydropower plant on Tigris
28 April 2020 - The Ilısu project, designed for 4.12 TWh per year, is about to partially come online....
EPCG’s net profit plunges 35.7% in 2019
17 April 2020 - Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore’s (EPCG) net profit in 2019 dropped 35.7% against...
IHA extends deadline for hydropower projects to apply for CHF 1 million
15 April 2020 - Hydropower project developers and operators in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Albania, Bosnia...
General Electric to make turbines for 1 GW pumped storage HPP in Turkey
13 April 2020 - In the construction of a hydropower plant north of Antalya, China Gezhouba and KAF Teknik...
ITM Group from Serbia plans to build small hydropower plants
06 April 2020 - Serbian businessman Toplica Spasojević hinted ITM Group would upgrade the partnership with hydropower equipment maker...