TRADING

Montenegrin TSO Satisfied with Pace of Construction of Power Link to Italy

Date: 24.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

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The dynamics of the works that will ensure the connection of the submarine power cable between Italy and Montenegro to the Montenegrin transmission network, for which the Montenegr...

Albanian OSHEE Publishes Power Purchasing Invitation for September

Date: 23.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

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The Albanian distribution system operator OSHEE has issued an invitation to purchase electricity for the period 1-30 September 2017....

Low EU LNG Imports to Cause Bottlenecks in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe

Date: 23.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

Photo: Roman Peklaj

High demand for LNG in Asia and thus low European LNG imports and higher Russian imports would mean that a substantial part of the transmission capacity in the Eastern, Central and...

Articles of the day

Global Solar Capacity Set to Rival Global Nuclear Capacity by End-2017

Date: 24.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

Photo: arhiv Bisol

About 390 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants are expected to be in operation by the end of this year, according to estimates from GTM Research. Data from the Nuclear Energy Insti...

Slovenia’s Petrol to Invest over EUR 200m in Sustainable Development by 2020

Date: 24.08.2017 Author: Andreja Šalamun

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Slovenian energy company Petrol cut its own use of energy in 2016 by about 1% year-on-year, saving 39,631 MWh of energy, the group said in its recently published Sustainability Rep...

U.S. Sanctions Unlikely to Stop Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream

Date: 23.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

Photo: www.nord-stream.com

While the new U.S. sanctions against Russia might ʺcomplicate lifeʺ for Nord Stream 2, resulting in some delays, the project appears too advanced for the sanctions to be able to st...

EBRD Considers Equity Investment in Romanian Black Sea Oil & Gas

Date: 23.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

Photo: Alenka Žumbar

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering an equity investment in the Romanian oil and gas company Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), thus supporting the ...

Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency Seeks Technical Support

Date: 23.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has published an invitation for expressions of interest for technical support for the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agenc...

Czech ČEZ Receives Several Binding Bids for Its Bulgarian Assets

Date: 22.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

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The Czech power utility ČEZ said on Friday that is has received several binding bids for its Bulgarian assets....

FOCUS

Can the Nuclear Industry in Europe and the U.S. Recover?

Date: 22.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

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Recently, two energy companies decided to suspend the construction of two nuclear reactors in the U.S. state of South Carolina (the V.C. Summer project) due to delays and rising c...

COMMENTARY

Natural Gas in the EU (and Slovenia) Today and Tomorrow

Date: 01.08.2017 Author: Marjan Eberlinc, Franc Žlahtič

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European gas demand will not see any considerable growth in the foreseeable future; even so, gas imports will increase as domestic production declines. However, considering that th...

INTERVIEW

Georgiev, ATEB: Mandatory Participation on IBEX Would Have a Negative Effect

Date: 14.08.2017 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič

Photo: personal archive

Bulgarian power traders remain concerned about the idea proposed by the World Bank to turn the Bulgarian power exchange, IBEX, into an “exclusive/mandatory route for physical power...

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