EPCG, KfW ink EUR 33 million loan for Phase II of HPP Perućica’s reconstruction
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has signed a EUR 33 million loan agreement with German development bank KfW for Phase II of a project to overhaul and modernize the Perućica hydropower plant (HPP), the country’s oldest. The loan agreement for the second phase of HPP Perućica’s reconstruction and modernization was signed by […]
EPS invites expressions of interest for construction of 66 MW Kostolac wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has issued an invitation for expressions of interest in international public bidding (with pre-qualification) for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Associated Services for the Renewable Energy Project Kostolac – Wind Park, Serbia, which will be EPS first wind farm. The project includes the construction of a 66 MW […]
North Macedonia’s ESM gets KfW’s donation for Bogdanci wind farm expansion
German development bank KfW has allocated MKD 10 million (about EUR 162,500) to North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – formerly ELEM) for updating an environmental impact assessment study and securing other consulting services for an expansion of the Bogdanci wind farm. The second phase of the Bogdanci project envisages an […]
Albanian Development Fund launches EU-funded project to secure water supply for 83 villages
The Albanian Development Fund (ADF) has started the implementation of the EUR 39.3 million Rural Water Supply Program (RWSP) III in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Rrajca water supply scheme. The program aims to solve the problem of water supply for 85,000 rural residents in 15 municipalities in the country, the ADF said […]
Novi Pazar secures location for biomass heating plant
“Following public bidding, the City of Novi Pazar has become the owner of a wastewater treatment facility, a boiler facility, and auxiliary facilities belonging to bankrupt textile producer Raška,” reads a press release from the local government. The starting price in the auction held in Belgrade was RSD 15.2 million (about EUR 128,800), and the […]
Siemens, EPBiH sign contracts worth EUR 69 million for Podveležje wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) and a consortium led by Croatia-based Siemens Gamesa have signed two agreements, worth some EUR 69 million, on the construction and five-year maintenance of 15 wind turbines at the Podveležje wind farm, with a total installed capacity of 48 MW, according to a statement from EPBiH. The consortium, comprising […]
FBiH government awarding concession to power utility EPHZHB to build pumped-storage HPP Vrilo
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has adopted a decision on the procedure to award a concession for the construction of the Vrilo pumped-storage hydropower plant (HPP) with an installed capacity of 66 MW on the Šuica river in the municipality of Tomislavgrad. The government is carrying out the procedure based […]
Power utility EPS gets energy permit to build its 1st wind farm
State power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has obtained the energy permit for the construction of its first wind farm. The energy permit was issued on December 31, 2018, according to a press release from EPS. The construction of the Kostolac wind farm is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2019. The investment is […]
