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Go-live of Italy-Montenegro Power Cable on 15 November
The 600 MW power cable linking Italy and Montenegro will go live on 15 November, said the Italian TSO, Terna, according to Italian media....
Date: 12.11.2019,
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Montenegrin EPCG Chooses Contractor for Reconstruction of Pljevlja TPP
The Montenegrin power utility, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), has selected the consortium DEC International-Bemax-BB Solar-Permonte as the most favourable bidder in the tender for the selection of ...
Date: 11.11.2019,
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Montenegrin Pljevlja TPP to Produce EUR 1bn Loss Following Reconstruction
“Following completion of the reconstruction process of the Montenegrin Pljevlja thermal power plant (TPP), the TPP will generate a loss of EUR 1.057 billion in the period 2020–2040,” shows an analysis...
Date: 13.11.2019,
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Croatia and Italy Eyeing Potential Gas Interconnection
Italy and Croatia are eyeing a potential 1 billion cubic metre (bcm)/year capacity bidirectional natural gas interconnector through the Adriatic Sea, confirmed the Croatian gas TSO, Plinacro, for Ener...
Date: 12.11.2019,
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Serbian NIS's Net Profit Down 50.7% in First 9 Months of 2019
The Serbian oil and gas company Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS) generated a net profit of RSD 10.7 (EUR 91.11 million) in the first nine months of 2019, down 50.7% from the RSD 21.7 billion (EUR 183.6 ...
Date: 11.11.2019,
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ACER: Efficiency in Interconnectors Use Still Low in Balancing Timeframe
Although the level of efficiency in the use of interconnectors in Europe in the balancing timeframe improved somewhat (by 1 percentage point to 23%) in 2018, it is still relatively low when compared t...
Date: 13.11.2019,
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USAID to Implement EPA Project in Republika Srpska
The Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) entity Republika Srpska, Petar Đokić, has spoken with representatives of the United States Agency for International Develo...
Date: 11.11.2019,
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Macedonian ESM Could Upgrade Špilje and Globočica HPPs in the Future
“The Špilje and Globočica hydropower plants (HPPs) in North Macedonia, which are part of the Black Drim hydro power system (FES), could be upgraded with one more unit each in the future, thus increasi...
Date: 11.11.2019,
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Croatian HROTE Announces Auction for the Sale of ECO Balance Group Electricity
The Croatian energy market operator, HROTE, has announced an auction for the sale of electricity from the ECO balance group via the CROPEX trading platform for 25 November 2020, states a press release...
Date: 13.11.2019,
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BiH’s Gas TSO and ArcelorMittal Sign Gas Supply Contract Worth Around EUR 39m
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) company ArcelorMittal and BiH’s gas TSO, BH-Gas, have signed a five-year contract for the supply of gas, worth USD 43 million (EUR 38.97), following six months of negoti...
Date: 11.11.2019,
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Czech ČEZ Expects Binding Bids for Romanian Assets in Q2 2020
More than 30 prospective buyers have expressed interest in buying the assets of the Czech energy utility ČEZ in Romania, said ČEZ on Tuesday. It noted that the first stage of the sale will be complete...
Date: 13.11.2019,
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Serbian Government Finishes Technical Study For 350 MW Kolubara B TPP
“The Serbian government has finished preparing the required documentation for construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant (TPP). The technical study shows the justification for the continuation...
Date: 14.11.2019,
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BiH and Serbia Unlikely to Meet 2020 RES Targets
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Serbia and Ukraine are unlikely to meet the 2020 renewables targets, while the situation in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia remains questionable due to the impact of ...
Date: 15.11.2019,
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First Pipes Delivered for the Bulgaria-Greece Gas Link
The first pipes for construction of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector have been delivered, announced Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy, Temenuzhka Petkova, on Monday while checking the progress of wo...
Date: 12.11.2019,
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North Macedonia Prepares Strategy in Line With NECPs
North Macedonia presented the Secretariat with the final draft of its Energy Strategy 2040 on 11 November 2019, which includes a perspective up to 2030 and is the first to follow the overall structure...
Date: 14.11.2019,
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Romanian Transgaz's Net Profit Down 25% in First Nine Months of 2019
Romania’s national gas TSO, Transgaz, generated a net profit of RON 224.68 million (EUR 47.15 million) in the first nine months of 2019, down 25% compared to the first nine months of 2018, according t...
Date: 15.11.2019,
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Trading
New SEE Report: Lowest Average Spot Power Prices in Serbia
Find out more about the latest movements of spot power market prices in South East Europe (SEE) in Balkan Energy Trading report, prepared for Energetika.NET by Balkan Energy News....
Date: 13.11.2019,
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Bulgaria's Bulgargaz Plans to Propose 0.71% Gas Price Decrease for Q1 2020
Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier, Bulgargaz, intends to propose to the country's energy regulator, EWRC, a 0.71% decrease in the price of natural gas for the first quarter of 2020, said the company...
Date: 13.11.2019,
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Romania's Power Imports Up 83.1% in First Nine Months of 2019
Romania's electricity imports increased by 83.1% to 3,350.3 GWh in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, while electricity exports fell by 40.7% to 2,578.4 GWh, reported R...
Date: 14.11.2019,
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Serbian Srbijagas Acquires Zrenjanin City's Gas Grid Operator Gradska Toplana
The Serbian state-owned company Srbijagas has signed an agreement to acquire the Zrenjanin gas distribution network operator Gradska Toplana in exchange for debt, announced the Zrenjanin city governme...
Date: 14.11.2019,
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