Podveležje wind farm project presented in Mostar by EP BiH
The Elektroprivreda BiH (EP BiH) power company organized a presentation of its project to build the Podveležje windfarm in Mostar. The new power production facility will be built using a loan from the German development bank KfW and EP BiH funds. Representatives of the German company Fichtner helped EP BIH to present the project. The total […]
Bosnia seeks to avert loss of KfW funds in wake of HPP Salakovac project pullout
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Finance and Treasury Minister Vjekoslav Bevanda has organized a meeting with representatives of German development bank KfW and power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) in an attempt to prevent the suspension of multi-million projects in BiH financed by the German government, after EPBiH decided to abandon a project to reconstruct hydropower plant […]
CLIM@ competition for sustainable future – Call for applications
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has launched clim@, a new competition for innovative businesses or projects that have the power to change current practices and demonstrate strong positive climate impact. Fostering energy conservation, renewable energy and resource efficiency as keys to a sustainable future, the GGF has opened the call for applications globally for […]
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske seeks consultant for Hrgud wind park
Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) is looking for a consultant to assist in developing a 48 MW wind park Hrgud. The total costs of the first wind farm in Republika Srpska are estimated at EUR 65 million. Up to 60 million EUR would be provided by KfW as a loan to ERS. The wind […]
HPP Zvornik’s green electricity generation hits daily record as capacity is increased by 15 MW
Two revitalized units of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Zvornik have been officially put into operation, in what increased the plant’s installed capacity by 15 MW and its life expectancy by 40 years. The well-executed overhaul was demonstrated by the fact that on the first day of the modernized A2 unit’s test run, Zvornik reported a […]
DEG has acquired 10 percent stake in Čibuk 1 wind farm in Serbia
DEG – German development finance institution and a subsidiary of KfW Group has acquired a 10 percent equity interest in the 158 MW Čibuk 1 wind park in Serbia and joined two other investors in what is set to be the largest wind farm in Serbia. The wind farm, due to be completed in 2019, […]
EU keeps supporting clean water in Albania, announces 2 new programs
The European delegation to Albania has announced two new programs for 2018 in the country: wide water and sewerage, and water management and wastewater management. Both programs are expected to start soon. To the new sector wide water and sewerage investment program, the EU plans to contribute EUR 24 million grant under IPA 2018 national […]
Construction of Trans-Balkan Corridor’s section to start in 2018.
Serbia has been given a grant of EUR 6.6 million by the German development bank KfW to build a section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić said. The Minister said that the construction of the section of the power corridor between the towns of Kraljevo and Kragujevac would […]
