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Photo: EPCGMontenegro Abandons Construction Plans For Unit 2 of Pljevlja TPP
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Coal | Energy policy | Ecology
“The Montenegrin government and Montenegro’s power utility EPCG have given up on building a second unit at its coal-fired Pljevlja power plant (TPP) and will focus instead on the development of renewable energy sources,” said Montenegro’s Prime Minister, Duško Marković, at the Miločer Development Forum 2019....
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Photo: S. Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.netPower Sector Decarbonisation Gaining Pace in the EU
September 20, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE | Energy policy | CO2 emissions
Decarbonisation of the European power sector “will happen much quicker than a lot of people think. We have already reached a phase whereby renewables, at least some of them, have become more price competitive than conventional sources”, said Boštjan Bandelj, the director of Belektron, on Thursday at the 16th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM19), organised by the...
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Photo: www.ritegacko-rs.baBiH’s RiTE Gacko’s Debts May Force It to Stop Operating
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Energy policy
The continuing of operations of the Gacko coal mine and thermal power plant, RiTE Gacko, is at risk because the company’s short-term liabilities exceed its current assets by more than KM 15 million (EUR 7.66 million). The company is thus totally financially dependent on its parent company Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske, one of the three power utilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), reported...
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Photo: www.pixabay.comSerbia’s 104 MW Kovačica Wind Park Begins Operation
September 20, 2019 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | RES and EE
Operation of the largest wind park project in Serbia to date officially began on Thursday in Kovačica, a small town in the north of the country. With a capacity of 104 MW, the facility will produce electricity equivalent to the annual demand of 60,000 households and reduce CO2 emissions by almost 250,000 tonnes per year, said the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)....
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Photo: LNG HrvatskaRomania Interested in Receiving Gas Through Polish Świnoujście LNG Terminal
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Natural gas | Energy policy
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation was signed on 18 September between the Polish and Romanian Ministries of Energy, states a press release from the Romanian ministry. Among others, the Romanian side confirmed interest in Poland’s developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. “Romania is particular interested in identifying the best technical solutions for receiving gas...
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Photo: Andreja KrašnaSlovenian ELES Announces Auction for Purchase of Energy to Cover Losses
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Economy
The Slovenian electricity TSO, ELES, will hold an auction on 16 October from 8am-10am for the purchase of energy to cover losses in the transmission system in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. Applications for participation in the auction must be submitted at the latest by 1pm on 9 October....
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Photo: Roman PeklajSlovenian TSO Buys Power for Tertiary Frequency Control for October 2019
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecElectricity
The Slovenian electricity TSO, ELES, held an auction on Thursday for the purchase of electricity needed for the implementation of manual frequency restoration reserve in October 2019....
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Photo: Energetika.NETBiH’s Natural Gas Consumption Increased
September 20, 2019 | Peter PalčecNatural gas | Energy policy
A total of 156 million cubic metres of natural gas was delivered to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in the first eight months of 2019, of which 119 million cubic metres was delivered to the Federation of BiH (FBiH), reported Biznis.ba....
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Photo: Roman PeklajEEM19: Energy Communities Help Democratise Energy
September 19, 2019 | Valerija HozjanRES and EE | Energy policy
With the right legislation in place, energy communities could account for 50% of all energy production at the European level by 2050, said Stanislas D'Herbemont, Project Manager at REScoop.eu, the European federation of renewable energy cooperatives, on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM19), a three-day event organised by the...
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Photo: LNG HrvatskaCroatian LNG Terminal on Island of Krk to Become Operational on 1 January 2021
September 19, 2019 | Peter PalčecNatural gas | Energy policy
“Construction works are ongoing according to plans. There is no longer a risk that the project to construct an LNG terminal on the island of Krk will not be completed on time and become operational on 1 January 2021,” said Barbara Dorić, the director of LNG Croatia, the company in charge of the LNG project, speaking at the Croatian Energy Power conference, reported Novilist.hr. She added that...
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