Dalekovod, ELES sign contracts for power lines worth EUR 59.5 million
Croatia’s Dalekovod Group has signed contracts for three projects with Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES. The investment is estimated at EUR 59.5 million. The projects will be implemented by a consortium Dalekovod Ljubljana, Elektrotehna Elex and C&G. Upon completion, two power sections of lines will connect Hungarian and Slovenian transmission networks at a voltage level […]
COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in the district energy sector
Author: Greg Gebrail, Energy Specialist and Bojan Bogdanović, Fund Manager – Renewable District Energy in the Western Balkans Fund (ReDEWeB), Sustainable Infrastructure Group in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) District energy systems are commonplace in urban centers and district heating is the most common form of heating for urban homes and businesses in […]
Environmental, energy projects worth EUR 960 million to restart Slovenia’s economy
The Government of Slovenia has adopted a list of 187 investments to restart the Slovenian economy after the COVID-19 epidemic including 22 projects in the environmental sector, worth EUR 310 million, and 19 in the energy sector, worth EUR 650 million. Total value of the investments is estimated at EUR 7.7 billion, local media reported. […]
Goldman Sachs sees renewables investment beating oil & gas for first time ever in 2021
Renewable energy investment in 2021 is expected to surpass oil and gas for the first time in history, according to a report recently published by the US-based investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs. Next year, renewable energy will become the largest area of spending in the energy industry, accounting for about 25% of […]
Vinex Etil inaugurates 2.2 MW biogas CHP plant near Zrenjanin
The company Vinex Etil has put into operation a combined heat and power (CHP) plant on biogas in the village of Lukićevo near Zrenjanin in Vojvodina. The company invested EUR 4.8 million in a 2.2 MW cogeneration plant. Goran Ilić, owner of Vinex Etil, said the heat would be used to produce bioethanol or medical […]
Elektroprenos BiH approves EUR 88.9 million investment plan for 2020
The shareholders’ assembly of electricity transmission company Elektroprenos – Elektroprijenos BiH has approved the EUR 88.9 million investment plan for 2020. The adoption of the plan is the result of an agreement between the prime ministers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and the Republic of Srpska (RS) Fadil Novalić and Radovan Višković, […]
Velje brdo PV plant tender to start by year-end, could expand to 300 MW
Montenegro intends to launch a tendering procedure by the end of the year for the construction of a solar power plant in Velje brdo in capital Podgorica. The originally planned capacity of 50 MW could be increased to 150 MW or even 300 MW. The tendering process for the construction of a solar power plant […]
Bosnia’s Tuzla to allocate EUR 184,000 to reduce air pollution
The City of Tuzla has announced a public call for the allocation of EUR 184,000 to co-finance four measures to reduce air pollution in individual residential and commercial buildings. The funds should be enough for investments in about one hundred buildings, according to the authorities’ estimation. The same amount will be allocated for each of […]
