Steag Energy to prepare design for eco-reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja

Preliminary design for the environmental reconstruction of the Pljevlja Thermal Power Plant in Montenegro is entrusted to Essen-based industrial group Steag Energy Services GmbH. The German company is specialized in the field of energy, both conventional and nuclear, as well as renewable sources. Montenegro’s power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) announced it picked an offer […]

Building owners, local mayors are heroes of energy efficiency

Government and regulators are responsible for empowering decision makers on the local level as well as for clarifying how to engage with private energy service companies (ESCO) to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) in energy efficiency, says Toivo Miller from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), adding concrete investments in the field are done […]

Interviews January 29, 2018

Switching to more market-based schemes for renewables in Contracting Parties’ interest

Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, speaks in an interview for the Balkan Green Energy News about widening the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive’s application and launching a process aimed at setting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030. He also explains why switching to more […]

Belgrade Water Supply and Sewage company to get new EBRD loan

The Belgrade Water Supply and Sewage communal services company asked the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for a loan to finance construction and renewal work on the network of pipelines supplying the city with drinking water, the bank said. The statement said the total value of the projects is EUR 14.5 million and […]

Water August 21, 2017

EBRD seeks consultant for Green City project in Tirana

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it intends to engage a consultancy firm to assist the authorities of the capital of Albania Tirana in development of a Green City action plan (GCAP) that will comprehensively assess the priorities for the city’s sustainable development in the short- and medium-term, encompassing all sectors under the […]

EPBiH opens tender for Podveležje wind power plant

State-owned utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d. d. (Electric Utility of Bosnia and Herzegovina) issued a call for offers of engineering, procurement, supply and construction services for 15 wind energy converters, a substation and all relevant works. The tender is part of implementation of Podveležje power plant near Mostar, in the country’s south. The company […]

Renewables May 20, 2016

CGES seeks forecast services for wind power facilities

Montenegro’s government-controlled power transmission system operator Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem a.d. (CGES) published a call for offers for installation and maintenance of a system for forecasting electricity generation of wind power plants Krnovo and Možura. The service is planned to be performed at the location of the supplier (host system) and includes providing data on registered […]

News May 19, 2016