Mesihovina, the first wind farm in Bosnia & Herzegovina connected to grid
The first wind-powered electricity plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), 50.6 MW Mesihovina, has been put into operation and will supply over 27,000 households in Tomislavgrad municipality. The construction of this plant with 22 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 turbines will increase the production of electricity by 165.17 GWh per year, or 10 percent. The wind farm was built across […]
Turkey has awarded 2,1 GW of wind power capacity in 32 regions
The multi-day tender marathon in Turkey offering an aggregate amount of 2,130 MW of wind power capacity, finished with preliminary licenses issued for 2,110 MW in 32 different regions in the country. The licenses were issued in the last couple of days of 2017, according to the Turkish Electricity Transmission company (Teias). Successful bids ranged […]
MEPSO and Siemens sign contract for Dubrovo substation revitalization
Electricity Transmission System Operator of Macedonia (MEPSO) and the consortium of Siemens and SisKon have signed a contract on revitalization of Dubrovo 400/110kV substation, worth EUR 4.6 million. With this project MEPSO starts new investment cycle in revitalization of the network, worth more than EUR 50 million. At the signing of ceremony held last week […]
First wind farm in Bosnia-Herzegovina to supply power to Tomislavgrad
The first wind-powered electricity plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina will supply power to the population of the municipality of Tomislavgrad once it is completed and becomes operational by the end of this year, the Elektroprivreda Hrvatske zajednice Herceg Bosne power company said. The wind farm named Mesihovina will be built across a 22 kilometer stretch of land […]
Siemens-led consortium wins 1 GW wind project tender in Turkey
Consortium led by German Siemens has won the tender for 1 GW wind energy project in Turkey, the Turkish energy authorities announced. The consortium composed of Siemens and two Turkish companies, Turkerler and Kalyon, has been awarded the tender for the project worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.12 billion). The consortium has offered the lowest […]
Eight bids for installation of 1 GW wind power capacity in Turkey
Eight consortia, composed of international and Turkish companies, have submitted their bids in the tender for 1 GW wind energy project, which was organized by Turkey under the Renewable Energy Resources Area (YEKA) scheme. Invitation for bids for the installation and operation of wind power capacity of 1 GW was placed in April, 2017. The […]
Gemini commissions biggest North Sea offshore wind farm
The Gemini Offshore Wind Park was opened about 85 kilometers from the Dutch coast off Groningen in the North Sea in an area with average wind speeds of about 36 kilometers an hour. It has a power production capacity of 600 MW with 150 turbines deployed over an area of 68 square kilometers. Speaking at the […]
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 […]