Elektroprenos BiH builds 110 kV transmission line to accommodate planned wind farms
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) independent transmission system operator (TSO) Elektroprenos BiH has completed the construction of the 110 kV Tomislav-Kupres transmission line, securing steady electricity supplies for the Kupres Plateau and enabling the offtake of electricity to be produced by planned new wind farms in the area. The investment in the 32.6-km transmission line is […]
EDP Renewables opens energy storage for Cobadin wind farm
Renewable energy company EDP Renewables (EDPR) has opened a pioneering facility for the battery-based storage of wind energy produced at its Cobadin wind farm in Romania, EDPR said on its website. The Stocare Project, as this EDPR venture has been named, represents the first energy storage undertaking in Romania, according to the company’s website. When there […]
Hidroelectrica to forge cooperation with Verbund
State-owned Hidroelectrica plans to sign a cooperation agreement with Austria’s electricity producer Verbund, Romanian media reported. The approval of the cooperation agreement between the biggest power producer in Romania and the largest provider of electricity in Austria is on the agenda of the next General Shareholders Meeting planned to take place in October, Romania’s portal […]
Belgium’s Elicio brings 42 MW Alibunar wind farm on stream
Belgium’s Elicio has completed the construction of the 42 MW Alibunar wind farm with 21 turbines, which will supply electricity to 38,000 households. The launch ceremony was attended by Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antić. The Alibunar wind farm, whose construction has soaked an investment of EUR 80 million, will result in the […]
Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, set to start production “earlier than initially planned”
Čibuk 1 has reached a number of key milestones and is on schedule to start production in early 2019, according to a press release from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Masdar, the majority stakeholder in Tesla Wind, which owns Vetroelektrane Balkana, the project company behind Čibuk 1, set to become Serbia’s largest wind farm. GE […]
China’s Norinco gets green light for 156 MW wind farm near Senj
China’s construction company Norinco International Cooperation has obtained a building permit for the construction of a 156 MW wind farm near the City of Senj in Croatia, local media reported. Senj Mayor Sanjin Rukavina announced that Norinco obtained the building permit at a recent session of the city council. He said that another session of […]
PPC Renewables invites bids to build, operate 10 MW wind farm
Greece’s PPC Renewables, a subsidiary of the country’s majority state-owned power utility, Public Power Corporation (PPC), has invited bids for the design, procurement, transportation, installation, and commissioning of a 10 MW wind farm on the Ionian island of Kefalonia. The would-be wind farm contractors are to submit their offers by September 10. The estimated project […]
Terna secures financing from EIB, Alpha for two wind farms in Greece
Greece’s Terna Energy Group has secured financing for the construction of two 44 MW wind farms on Mt. Vermio in northern Greece. The European Investment Bank (EIB) extended a EUR 24 million loan, while Alpha Bank acted as co-lender providing an equivalent amount of long-term debt next to a medium-term VAT facility. The EIB’s loan […]