Montenegro close to deal on 100.8 MW commercial wind farm with wpd
Negotiations on the lease in Brajići in the country’s south are said to be 95% complete. Montenegro is hiring German partners to develop the wind farm project on 23 hectares in the mountain above the city of Budva. The contract for an investment of EUR 101.3 million should be signed this month with a German […]
SET 2020: Investors interested in developing 3,000 MW of wind power projects in Serbia
Investors are currently interested in developing 3,000 MW of wind power projects in Serbia, Dragan Vlaisavljević, executive director for electricity trading at state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), said at a panel titled “Regional Energy Review – Development Perspectives” held as part of Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020. These 3,000 MW of wind power […]
Hidroelectrica should look into Black Sea offshore wind potential, minister says
Romania’s acting economy and energy minister Virgil Popescu has said the country’s state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica should consider tapping the Black Sea offshore wind potential, local media have reported. No studies of he Black Sea offshore wind potential have been done so far, and the idea has not been publicly debated, although there is potential, […]
Regulators plan to auction 200 MW in solar, wind projects in Crete
RAE didn’t reveal the size of the chunks or a timeline. It intends to conduct the operation according to the Dutch model – the power purchase price for the solar and wind endeavors in Crete would be lowered until an investor accepts the offer. Thanks to the upcoming interconnections with the mainland, regulators are preparing […]
EU wind power growth must double to match Green Deal terms: report
Turkey was first in the region last year in new and cumulative capacity, the size of successful tenders and new asset financing. EU saw the share of wind power as primary source jump to 15% in 2019. Data obtained by WindEurope showed the installed wind power capacity in the continent reached 205 GW last year, […]
EPBiH gets concession for Vlašić wind power project
There are several wind farms planned for the plateau of Vlašić and Galica. Meanwhile, the company is about to begin building the Podveležje facility and the Trusina concession process is being restarted in the Republic of Srpska. Six contracts have been signed for a wind energy system on Vlašić mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The […]
Borusan EnBW gets loan from EBRD, ICBC to add 72 MW to wind farm
The new project in northwest Turkey costs USD 101 million. Borusan EnBW must adapt the existing 28 MW wind park’s operations to protect birds and bats. A part of the USD 74 million credit package will be used to reprogram a leasing arrangement. The Kıyıköy power plant is growing to 100 MW. The European Bank […]
Croatia’s Kermas wants judge out from BiH wind park dispute
After the concession for the 51 MW project was pulled a year ago over missed deadlines, Serbia-based Omega plus is suing Kermas Group’s subsidiary for EUR 38.2 million. Eol prvi, their joint venture in BiH, didn’t manage to install the wind park in Nevesinje worth EUR 76.6 million. Power producer Kermas energija doo has challenged […]
