Dalekovod to ink EUR 65 million deal with Statnett
Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett said it plans to award power transmission equipment maker Dalekovod d.d. a deal worth over EUR 65 million. The contract forsees construction of two 420 kV transmission lines. In a tender for the construction of connectors Namsos–Hofstad– Åfjord and Snilldal–Surna in Norway, with a combined length of 200 kilometres, the […]
EU pledges funds for Albania–Macedonia interconnection
The Western Balkans 6 ministerial meeting took place at the seat of the Energy Community Secretariat in Vienna in the presence of Johannes Hahn, European commissioner for neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations. The Ministry of Energy and Industry of Albania said the European Union guarantees financial backing for the construction of the country’s 400 kV […]
Interconnection underway between Macedonia and Albania
The construction of a 400 kV Bitola-Elbasan interconnection transmission line tops the list of priority projects within the Energy Community involving energy infrastructure, said Macedonian economy minister Bekim Neziri and Albania’s parliament speaker Ilir Meta at a meeting in Tirana, English language Independent.mk agency said. Both men pointed that this is the first interconnection between […]
Transco’s Q1 contracts worth EUR 15.34 million
Power transmission company Transco (Elektroprijenos-Elektroprenos Bosne i Hercegovine a.d.) said it concluded more than 45 contracts in the first quarter of 2015 with companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, for the implementation of various projects with a total value of BAM 30 million (EUR 15.34 million). In March, the contract was signed with Elektroenergetika […]
Albania-Italy cable potentially more profitable than Montenegrin project
Albania is trying to position itself as the export route for cheap Balkan hydropower into Italy, ahead of Montenegro, ICIS reported. An undersea electricity interconnector between the two countries could be more feasible than a cable linking Montenegro and Italy, according to Lorenc Gordani, an energy expert from Albania. The Albanian government signed a memorandum […]