Investors in dilemma about RES pilot tender

Prospective investors are in dilemma about the participation in a RES pilot tender for the installation of new PV systems announced by Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece as they are required to provide additional letters of guarantee. Potential investors are upset after they have been informed that they are required to provide follow-up letters […]

Renewables October 31, 2016

Turkey to build 1 GW solar power plant in Konya

Turkish minister of energy and natural resources Berat Albayrak announced the tender for the 1 GW photovoltaic solar power plant in Karapınar, Konya in December. In the announcement, he said that the “world’s largest photovoltaic solar plant will mark the new era for the renewable energy in Turkey”. It is expected that the United States, […]

Electricity October 24, 2016

Incentives for green energy, CHP systems get OK in Brussels

The European Commission said it approved changes to a Slovenian support scheme for renewable energy and high-efficiency cogeneration under the European Union’s state aid rules. The amended scheme will increase renewable energy production in line with the bloc’s energy objectives and without unduly distorting competition, according to a press release published last week. In May […]

Renewables October 21, 2016

Tendering for Rijeka district heating project expected in 2016

Energo d.o.o., utility operating in Rijeka, will use proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a EUR 6.15 million project to improve district heating in Croatia’s third-biggest city. The project includes the rehabilitation of the network, the construction of a new power plant, installation of gas-fired boilers, and supply […]

Visoko seeks contractor for water subsystem Gračanica

An invitation for tenders was published yesterday by public utility JKP Visoko d.o.o. for the construction of water supply subsystem Gračanica. The endeavour is financed from a part of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development within the Visoko Water Supply System project. The closing date is November 4. The contract for […]

EPS to initiate tenders for small hydro units

Electric power utility of Serbia (EPS) announced it intends to use the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for four tenders, three of which are expected to be launched during the last quarter of the year. The whole project has a total estimated cost of EUR 37 million. The overall […]

Renewables August 31, 2016

Niš preparing tender for wastewater treatment plant

Local media said the City of Niš was granted EUR 56 million, more than half of the funds provided to Serbia by the European Commission. The local authority will use it to construct a wastewater treatment system. An international tender is expected for the purification facility in the third-largest city, located in the country’s south. The […]

Water July 2, 2016