TRADING
Photo: Simona DrevenšekNorth Macedonia Receives 44 Bids for Solar Power Plants on Private Land
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy
A total of 44 bids have been submitted for the construction of 27 MW of solar power capacities on private land, states a press release from the Macedonian Ministry of Economy. Together with the bids for solar power plants on state land, a total of 126 bids have been submitted for 62 MW of installed capacities....
Read more
Photo: www.cez.czRomanian Hidroelectrica’s Bretea HPP to Become Operational on 24 October 2019
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy
The Romanian electricity producer Hidroelectrica will connect the Bretea hydropower plant (HPP) to the grid on 24 October 2019, reported Serbia-energy.eu. The 12 MW Bretea HPP is located on the Strea river in Hunedoara County and is the first new HPP to be commissioned in Romania since the bankruptcy of Hidroelectrica....
Read more
Photo: Energetika.NETMajor Gas Projects in Romania Enabled by Questionable Regulatory Changes
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecNatural gas | Energy policy
“Much of the burgeoning gas development in Romania over the past two years has been enabled by a set of questionable changes in the regulatory framework. Time and time again legislative measures have been adopted in a non-transparent manner, and without any public participation. Romania has a clear set of rules for projects considered of national or strategic importance. However, gas projects...
Read more
Photo: pixabay.comBulgaria Changes Network Connection Rules for New RES Producers
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecRES and EE | Energy policy | Economy
The Bulgarian authorities issued an amendment and supplement to the ordinance on rules for connecting producers and consumers to electricity transmission and distribution grids on 27 September 2019. The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) adopted the changes earlier in September as a follow up to efforts by the Bulgarian government to implement measures addressing problem areas hampering...
Read more
Photo: www.pixabay.comBiH's ERS Presents Design for Reorganisation of Its Distribution Companies
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Energy policy | Economy
The final presentation of the design of the new organisation structure of the distribution and supply companies within the Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske group (ERS), one of the three power utilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was presented on 17 October, states a press release from ERS. The presentation meeting was attended by representatives of the management board of ERS, related...
Read more
Photo: Simona DrevenšekSlovenia's Krško NPP Power Output 0.4% Under Plan in September
October 21, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity
Slovenia's 696 MW Krško nuclear power plant (NPP) generated 513,793.8 MWh of gross electricity in September and submitted 488,098.4 MWh of electricity to the power grid....
Read more
Photo: Alenka Lena KlopčičAgora: De-risking Measures Can Make RES Projects in SEE Cheaper Than Coal
October 18, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | Coal | Energy policy
De-risking measures would lower the cost of renewable energy projects in South East Europe (SEE) by 20%. This would make onshore wind projects in SEE cheaper than conventional energy projects such as new lignite, wrote Agora Energiewende in its new analysis titled ‘Unlocking Low Cost Renewables in South East Europe’....
Read more
Photo: GazpromHungarian Gas TSO Launches Serbia-Hungary Open Season Procedure
October 18, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikNatural gas | Energy policy
The Hungarian gas TSO, FGSZ, opened registrations for the binding open season procedure on the new Serbian-Hungarian gas interconnector on Wednesday. Interested shippers have until 24 October to send binding bids for the future capacity of the interconnector....
Read more
Photo: KelagWPD Windmanager Takes Over Operational Management of Kelag’s Wind Park in Croatia
October 18, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE
WPD Windmanager, an affiliate of German wind project developer Wpd, has taken over the operational management of the 11.5 MW Jasenice wind park in Croatia, which is owned by the Austrian energy supplier Kelag....
Read more
Photo: Tomaž KlopčičBulgaria to Inaugurate 11km Gas Pipeline From Turkish Border on 21 October
October 18, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikNatural gas | Energy policy
The Bulgarian gas TSO, Bulgartransgaz, will inaugurate an 11km gas pipeline from the Turkish border to the Strandja compressor station on 21 October, which will serve as part of the extension of Gazprom's Turkish Stream pipeline towards Serbia, said the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy on Thursday....
Read more
