Sustainability in focus of Montenegrin energy development in 2019
The beginning of the operation of the Montenegro-Italy submarine power cable in mid-2019, doubled wind power generation, and the start of solar power plants’ production, as well as a complete transition of aluminum plant KAP from heating oil to natural gas, will mark developments in the energy sector in 2019, according to the Energy Plan for 2019 […]
Serbia to launch wind, solar auctions in H2 2019
Serbia will hold its first auctions for the construction of wind farms and solar power plants in 2019, Miloš Banjac, assistant energy minister in charge of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, said at a conference exploring options to increase the renewables share in Serbia’s energy mix and relevant challenges and recommendations. The conference was […]
HEP says to invest EUR 135 million in renewables on average annually to lift share to 50% by 2030
Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to invest HRK 1 billion (around EUR 135 million) in renewable energy sources on average annually, in what will enable it to increase the renewables share from 35% to 50% by 2030, according to a news release from HEP. HEP plans to achieve the target through the […]
Consortium led by India Power Corporation wins bid to build 100 MW solar power plant
The Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Ministry has selected a consortium led by India Power Corporation to build the country’s first solar power plant with an installed capacity of 100 MW, in an investment worth EUR 70 million. The members of the consortium, which was selected among 3 bidders in the final phase of the bidding procedure, […]
Fresh tendering planned for development of renewable energy sources – PM
Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković has announced fresh tendering procedures for the leasing of state land intended for the construction of power plants using renewable energy sources, as well as the signing of an agreement for a solar power plant at the location of Briska Gora in the Ulcinj municipality by the end of the […]
Fortum-EPCG consortium emerges as top bidder to build 250 MW solar power plant at Briska Gora
A consortium of Finland’s state energy company Fortum and Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has been ranked the number-one bidder to lease state land at the location of Briska Gora in the Ulcinj municipality for the construction of a solar power plant, according to a statement from the Montenegrin Ministry of Economy. […]
Slovenia’s GEN-I installs its 1st solar power system in Croatia
Slovenian electricity and gas trader GEN-I, in cooperation with agricultural cooperative PZ Gospoja owned by the Toljanić family, has installed its first solar power system in Croatia, according to a press release from the company. The 20.52 kW solar power system, worth over HRK 178,000 (around EUR 24,000), has been installed on the grounds of […]
200-MW-plus Briska Gora solar project draws three bids
A project to build a solar power plant with an installed capacity of more than 200 MW on the Briska Gora locality has attracted three bids – from a consortium of Finland’s state energy company Fortum and Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), Chinese-Maltese International Renewable Energy Development Limited (IREDL), and the Montesolar […]