North Macedonia to use coal pit Oslomej for 100 MW photovoltaic project
Applications will be received until May 8. The investor is obligated to secure EUR 80 million, the entire estimated cost. North Macedonia’s state-owned utility ESM was declared the public partner for Oslomej, where the photovoltaic power plant will consist of two equal units. Prime minister Oliver Spasovski said solar arrays on the location of a […]
PPC Renewables to apply for rest of two giant solar power units in Greece
Documents are being prepared for the other half of capacity in photovoltaic systems planned at 3 GW in total. The dominant power producer wants to install one of the world’s biggest solar power plants at opencut mines and accompanying coal facilities scheduled to be shut down in the northwest of Greece. Following the 1.5 GW […]
Activists in Montenegro say small hydropower plants’ study is illegal
The document lacks economic analysis and it doesn’t provide biodiversity data for the particular location, according to the NGOs. Montenegro has no interest in installing the two small hydropower units in Mojkovac, they argued. There is no evidence of any potential benefits in the planning document currently in public consultation for the Štitarička river, environmentalists […]
Future belongs to those who know how to conserve energy
One thing is certain: the years of inefficient energy use are behind us, and the future belongs to those who approach energy generation, transmission, and consumption with much more prudence, Borko Torbica, vice president of Elnos Group, says in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News. Torbica explained how Elnos Group, an electricity company from […]
EFT wants concession in BiH for 60 MW solar power plant
The deal is apparently planned to be reached through a formal bidding process. A media outlet reported the Government of the Republic of Srpska, an autonomous territory in BiH, made the decision about the solar power plant in mid-January. EFT Group, owned by Vuk Hamović, paved the way for the construction of a photovoltaic facility […]
Serbia adopts national emissions reduction plan – NERP
The national agenda was approved after the Energy Community started a dispute procedure. Serbia left the document on emissions on hold since 2016. The cabinet left stimulus for preferential power producers at EUR 0.79 per MWh. The Government of Serbia said it has passed the updated National Plan for the Reduction of the Main Pollutant […]
Startup iCat delivers third solar boat to Croatian national park
Mljet National Park now has three vessels for tourist rounds that don’t need fuel, where a photovoltaic system and batteries eliminate the need to charge during the summer. A Zagreb-based firm manufactures the solar boat with the help of a program funded by the EU. Diesel fuel is out in Mljet National Park, which received […]
Outlook for wind energy financing
Author: Ivan Komušanac, Analyst for Markets & Wind Energy Technology at WindEurope Costs of wind energy have been continuously falling. That’s one of the main reasons why Europe installed 194 GW of wind energy capacity. Onshore wind is today the cheapest form of new power generation in a lot of places in Europe, thanks to […]
