Macedonia in efforts to facilitate its energy transition
Macedonia fully and timely carries out its obligations under the new Energy Law, adopted in May. However, it currently has only 20 MW of installed solar power capacity. In order to improve the situation, the new Energy Law stipulates a change from the “feed-in” tariff to the “premium” tariff model. With such a strategy, three to four million euros could be allocated for the construction of a total of 200 MW of solar power plants. This would potentially revive the construction
HEP investing in generation portfolio
By 2028, Croatian state owned utility HEP aims to complete the €487 million (HRK 3.6 billion) revitalisation cycle of its hydro power plant (HPP) generation portfolio. At present, €190 million (HRK 1.4 billion) has already been invested. During the course of 2019 works: will continue on Ozalj (5.5 MW) and Gojak (55.5 MW); should be completed on Zakučac (486 MW), Dubrovnik (252 MW) and Fužine (4.6 MW); will begin on Varaždin (94 MW) and Senj (216 MW). The revitalisation effort
New 9.96 MW hydropower plant starts operation
State-owned utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) announced that a small hydro power plant Bogatići-Nova on the Željeznica River started operation. The unit has an installed capacity of 9.96 MW and an estimated average annual production of 46.26 GWh. Investment costs were reported at €9.4 million.. Source: ERS #BosniaandHerzegovina #hydro #ERS
95 MW of hydro planned in BiH
Governments of Serbia and Republika Srpska (constitutional and legal entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina) announced plans of committing resources to the development of two hydro power plant projects: HPP Foča and HPP Paunci. HPP Foča is to have an installed capacity of 44 MW and should produce approximately 176 GWh per year. HPP Paunci is to have an installed capacity of 43 MW and should produce approximately 167 GWh per year. Overall investment is estimated at around €200 milli
EPS to revitalise 1058 MW Đerdap HPP
Serbian state utility EPS signed the agreement for the finalisation of the on-going HPP Đerdap rehabilitation with Russian based Silovije mašini. The project will enable EPS to increase unit capacity by 10% and extend its lifetime by 40 years. Source: Hydro World #EPS #hydro #Đerdap #SilovijeMašini
Kosinj hydro project receives green light
Project Kosinj received a positive decision from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy on the acceptability of construction and operation. The project includes the construction of three reservoirs, a tunnel and a canal Bakovac - Lika, Hydro power plant Kosinj and the reconstruction of the existing hydro power plant Sklope. The construction of HPP Kosinj with two separate units 11.5 MW + 22 MW) would provide the Croatian electricity system an additional 250 GWh o
NEK in an effort to revitalise Chaira HPP
Bulgarian utility NEK issued an invitation for tenders to revitalise the 864 MW Chaira pumped storage hydro power plant. Source: Hydro World #Bulgaria #hydro #Chaira
A mega hydro project in the making in Bosnia
Turkish based Enprode and Bosnian IMRES Smart Greenergy are planning the construction of a reversible hydro power plant and a wind farm. HPP Široka draga is to utilise water from the nearby lake Buško, has a planned installed capacity of 1120 MW and represents an investment of €1.675 billion. The wind power plant project, with an estimated investment of approximately €75 million, currently foresees building 16 wind turbines each having 4.3 MW of power which would total to an
Croatia keeps ownership of HEP's hydro components
Croatian ownership will be retained for the already constructed reservoirs, supply and drainage channels and tunnels to ensure continuity of the water flow. HEP will acquire the right of construction on parts of existing hydroelectric facilities built on public waters for 99 years, without compensation. Legal right of management will be acquired over accumulations, inlet and drainage channels and the land under them, during the construction process. In the case of constructin
HEP opens pulic debate on HPP Kosinj
Croatian utility HEP opened the procedure of public debate regarding its 11.5 MW + 22 MW hydro project in Kosinj. HPP Kosinj is to be the first segment of extension of the existing hydro power system of Senj. The project is estimated at €185 million with the construction phase to last up to 56 months. At present, Lika-Gacka hydropower system has an overall installed capacity of 238.5 MW with an average annual production of just over 1 TWh. Environmental impact assessment of t
