Enel: Romanian energy crisis will hit the renewables sector
The energy crisis in Romania will imminently hit the renewable energy sector, said Georgios Stassis, general manager of the power company Enel Romania. He warned that the young energy market in Romania is facing its first exceptional challenge. “The prices are at their highest levels in decades, the system is close to its functioning limit, […]
Greek energy companies interested in renewable energy projects
The Serbia-Greece business forum, held yesterday in Belgrade, gathered 59 Greek and about a hundred Serbian companies. During the bilateral meetings session Greek energy companies took active part and expressed great interest in the renewable energy sources sector. PPC Renewables, one of Greece’s biggest power producers from renewable energy, is interested in establishing joint ventures with Serbian companies. This […]
Montenegro increased tariff for renewables and high-efficiency cogeneration
Montenegro increased the tariff subsidy for electricity from renewable energy sources and high efficiency cogeneration from 0,12 to 0,47 eurocents per kWh. The decision drew harsh criticism from the opposition and a part of the civil sector. According to the Montenegrin Ministry of economy, the biggest impact on the tariff comes from Krnovo wind park, […]
Greek energy companies at Serbia-Greece Business Forum
During the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ visit to Belgrade a Serbia-Greece Business Forum will take place on January 31. The business delegation from Greece includes companies working in the field of energy and renewables, also interested in cooperation with Serbian companies. Greek energy delegation is led by Terna SA and PPC Renewables, who are among […]
No new quotas for solar plants in BiH until 2020
Investors planning to build solar power plants in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina will have to give up because there are no more available quotas before 2020. Data from the Operator for renewable energy sources and efficient cogeneration of FBiH show that new solar quotas will be available only as of 2020. However there will […]
GS-Solar plans to build a panel factory in Bulgaria
Chinese solar panel manufacturer GS-Solar plans to invest in a new manufacturing plant in Bulgaria, the government in Sofia announced. GS-Solar CEO Chao Hui Lin met with prime minister Boyko Borissov and his deputy Tomislav Donchev in Sofia to discuss investment opportunities, the Bulgarian media reported. GS-Solar produces thin film solar modules based on amorphous […]
Memorandum to speed up construction of Mesihovina wind farm
Power utility Elektroprivreda HZHB signed a memorandum of understanding with USAID that should speed up the construction of Mesihovina wind farm. The agreement was signed by the director of USAID Mission to BiH Peter Duffy and the general manager of Elektroprivreda HZHB Marinko Galja, confirming their cooperation on the USAID Energy Investment Activity project. The […]
Government of Montenegro granted concessions for small hydroplants
The Government of Montenegro granted concessions for the construction of small hydro power plants (SHPP) Vinicka and Lijevak. “At the session, reports were adopted on the procedure for granting a concession on the basis of an energy license for the construction of small hydro power plants Vinicka on the part of the Vinicka river watercourse, […]