Power utility ERS to borrow EUR 307 million for new renewable energy power plants
The Government of Republika Srpska intends to provide state guarantees for loans worth BAM 600 million (about EUR 307 million) for power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) to invest in renewable energy power plants and overhaul coal-fired power plants. The Republika Srpska parliament has adopted a decision on the value of state guarantees that the […]
Republika Srpska to adopt new renewables incentive schemes by end-2019
Republika Srpska plans to introduce auctions for the construction of hydropower and solar power plants, as well as to continue using its power generation resources, including small and large hydropower plants and lignite-fired power plants. In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, Petar Đokić, Minister of Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska, says that […]
North Macedonia launches tendering for construction of solar power plants backed by premiums
The Government of North Macedonia has launched tendering for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants with a combined capacity of 35 MW on state land, according to a press release from the Government. Plots of land for the construction of PV power plants with a total capacity of 25 MW are offered in […]
HEP to install Obrovac Sinjski, Konačnik solar power plants with total capacity of up to 95 MW
Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to build two solar power plants – the 60 MW Obrovac Sinjski and the 35 MW Konačnik in the Splitsko-Podravska County, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. The two power plants are part of HEP’s investment cycle to soak around EUR […]
HEP ESCO to offer rooftop solar power plants, reconstruction of gas boiler rooms
HEP ESCO, Croatian state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda’s (HEP) subsidiary which offers various energy services, has announced two new projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, offering citizens to install rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power plants for self-consumption and to modernize gas boiler rooms in residential buildings, to help reduce heating costs. The HEPI Solar project […]
Oil company INA to install two solar power plants with total capacity of up to 11 MW
The Croatian energy group INA plans to build two solar power plants with a total installed capacity of about 11 MW, according to applications submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. One plant, called Virje, will have a capacity of 7 MW- 8 MW, and will be installed within INA’s central gas facility […]
EBRD invests USD 100 million in renewable arm of Turkey’s IC Holding
The EBRD is investing USD 100 million in a stake of Ictas Surdurulebilir Enerji Yatirimlari, the renewable subsidiary of Turkey’s IC Energy Holding. The Turkish company plans to invest EBRD funds in wind farms and solar power plants with a combined capacity of up to 250 MW. The agreement was inked on the sidelines of […]