EPS procuring documentation for wind, solar plants

Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) called for offers for the production of urban planning documentation for the solar and wind power plants in Kostolac basin in the location called Srednje kostolačko ostrvo, a slag and ash pond. The share of the price in the application’s grade will be 60%, while the quality of the […]

Armed conflict makes Statkraft write off hydro project

As fights between government forces and the rebels intensified in southeastern Turkey, Statkraft stated in its quarterly results it decided to suspend most of the construction works for the Çetin hydropower plants on the Botan river. The two facilities planned for total capacity of 517 MW are the Norwegian company’s biggest project outside the home […]

Renewables February 10, 2016

VEC Energia acquired by Energo-Pro

The deal for the full acquisition of VEC Energia Holding EAD, the second in scale private hydropower plant operator in Bulgaria, was completed by Energo-Pro Bulgaria EAD. The shares were transferred on January 30 and Energo-Pro stepped in as the sole shareholder of VEC and the six hydropower plants, owned by the company directly and […]

Hydropower January 31, 2016

Cyprus, Israel mull models for boosting green energy

A power link between Cyprus, Israel and Greece called the EuroAsia Interconnector would improve the potential of Cyprus and Israel to further develop renewable energy sources (RES), said Eitan Parnass, director general and founder of the Green Energy Association of Israel and secretary of Global Solar Council. At a presentation about green energy and bilateral […]

Electricity January 26, 2016

Works on Podveležje wind park to start this year

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave the approval to public enterprise JP Elektroprivreda BiH dd (Electric Utility of BiH) for the launch of the construction of Podveležje wind power plant near Mostar in the south of the country. The project starts with roads, and goes on to substations and the installation […]

Support payments rise 9% on 4% increase of output

At the end of September the feed-in system included 3,915 power plants with a combined installed capacity of 428 MW, Slovenian power market operator Borzen said. The trend of rising support payments continues in the first nine months of this year, according to the company’s report. Total electricity production within the support system increased by […]

Renewables November 11, 2015

Two mini hydro projects in southeast Serbia need no impact assessment

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Serbia said there is no need for environmental impact assessments for small hydropower plants Topli Dol 1 and Selište. The first system should be installed on Rekitska river within the Stara planina nature park in the municipality of Pirot in the country’s southeast. The expected capacity is […]

Renewables November 4, 2015