ERS wins concession for construction of Buk Bijela
The Government of the Republic of Srpska granted a concession for the construction and operation of hydropower plant Buk Bijela on the Drina river to a consortium organized by state-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) and its subsidiary Hidroelektrane na Drini from Višegrad. Portal Nezavisne.com reported the the facility will be located in the municipality […]
U.S. funds eye concentrated solar power projects
Nikos Kouyialis said two innovative solar parks must be completed by 2019. Their construction would generate up to 300 jobs, out of which 50 to 60 will be permanent, according to the Cypriot minister of agriculture and environment. During the ceremony of the signing of the Paris Agreement in the headquarters of the United Nations in […]
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 […]
Trusina wind farm to come online in summer of 2017
The construction of the first wind farm in the Republic of Srpska, in the village of Trusina near Nevesinje, will start in May, and the connection to the grid is expected in little over a year after that, in the words of Danko Končar, owner of London-based company Kermas Ltd. The investor set EUR 65 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
