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, […]
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, […]
Investor gives up building HPP in Velebit Nature Park
The company “Hydroelectric power plants” gave up construction of a small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the river Krupa in Velebit Nature Park, which was welcomed by a number of associations for the protection of nature, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). “’Hydroelectric power plants’ informed the Ministry of Nature Protection and Energy […]
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 […]
Small hydropower plants project stuck with deadline nigh
Zorana Mihajlović, Serbian vice premier and minister for construction and infrastructure, said the development of small hydropower facilities (SHPPs) for which investors have been given the locations, has stopped, B92.net reported. She noted that while she was the minister responsible for energy, in the previous mandate, two public invitations were published for the locations. Altogether, there […]
Government cancels contracts for 30 hydro plants
Licenses for the construction and use of 30 power plants throughout Albania were cancelled by the country’s government for their „failure to meet obligations,“ after members of the European Parliament called on it to reconsider the plans. Prime minister Edi Rama’s cabinet earlier scrapped several such systems that were approved in the last meetings of […]
Mayor of Ključ talked to potential investors in hydropower
Representatives of German company Max Acher visited Una–Sana Canton in March and expressed their desire to invest in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the municipality of Ključ, its mayor Nedžad Zukanović told Faktor.ba portal, Sarajevo Times reported. “They are interested in investing in the energy sector, particularly for the construction of small […]
Obsolete planning data and dry land for mini hydro plants
A review by Serbia’s public water management enterprise Srbijavode led to the conclusion that at least one-fifth of locations the government offered to investors to build small hydropower plants (SHPPs) was on dry land, Serbian daily Večernje novosti said. Out of 600, only around 60 places are suitable to build a dam on a small […]