Croatia has so far installed one million smart meters, while Serbia has reached 650,000. They make up 40% of all power metering devices in Croatia, compared to a 17% level in Serbia. Digital or smart meters offer numerous advantages for consumers and distribution system operators (DSOs). The devices are a cornerstone of future distribution networks […]
Montenegrin state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said it signed a EUR 25 million loan contract with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for expanding the Gvozd wind farm to 75.6 MW. Once fully operational, it will be the largest wind farm in Montenegro. The Gvozd 2 project involves the installation of […]
Turkish electricity distribution company Enerjisa Enerji has secured a USD 150 million loan to rebuild and modernize the power grid in the earthquake-hit Toroslar region in the country’s south, as well as to install solar power plants to supply corporate customers. The loan was provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The […]
District heating plant Energetika has begun removing coal ash from an uncovered disposal site that has been polluting air and soil for years in the heart of Kragujevac, Serbia’s fourth-largest city. The effort is part of a project financed by an EUR 18 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), to […]
Israeli renewables company Nofar Energy is set to secure a EUR 68 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for three large-scale photovoltaic projects in Romania, with a combined capacity of 515 MW, including the 265.5 MW Corbii Mari solar park. The EBRD’s loan, with an expected approval date of September […]
Eximprod, which installed the first wind turbine in Romania more than two decades ago, delivered the first megawatt-hours to the grid from its new wind farm in the country’s east. In addition, it is about to receive a commercial operating license for a 49.5 MW solar park in Prahova county. Several other wind parks are […]
RP Global has secured a EUR 12.2 million loan to build its Novalja solar power plant in Croatia. In late April, Austrian company RP Global began the construction of the Novalja photovoltaic plant at the Zaglava site on the island of Pag. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it approved a senior […]
Montenegro’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans to take out a EUR 25.6 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance the second phase of the Gvozd wind farm project, with an installed capacity of 21 MW. The first phase of wind farm Gvozd, which is under construction, […]
Eighteen non-governmental organizations have criticized Serbia’s draft just transition action plan and called for the creation of a new document with concrete measures and activities. The Ministry of Mining and Energy said the adoption of the action plan should enable the establishment of an institutional framework for managing a just transition and define the most […]
A model for Montenegro’s first auction for market premiums for solar power was outlined at an event in the capital Podgorica. The new legal framework for the green energy transition includes guarantees of origin, citizen energy communities and streamlined permitting. Stakeholders will be able to participate with their comments and suggestions in the renewables auction […]