Balkan Green Energy News

Nano Energies has passed the certification audit for #aFRR power reserve services conducted by #Croatia’s transmission system operator HOPS Croatian Transmission System Operator Plc. “This is a significant milestone for the company and the Croatian energy system as it further strengthens the stability and reliability of the power grid,” said Nano Energies’ Country Manager for Croatia Dominik Maričević. #virtualpowerplant #aggregation #aggregator #ancillaryservices #grid #transmissionsystem #TSO ##Croatia

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) passed the main hurdle in the agreed acquisition of #Greece-based TERNA ENERGY as it obtained a green light from the European Commission. The company headquartered in the #UnitedArabEmirates is now awaiting approval from regulators in #Poland to proceed with the first phase of the purchase. It sees the proposed transaction as a springboard into Central and Eastern Europe. #renewables #electricity #energytransition

The Government of Serbia has signed an agreement with the Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. and UGT Renewables consortium on building #solarpower plants with a total connection capacity of 1,000 MW (1,200 MW in nameplate capacity), along with battery energy storage systems of up to 200 MW/400 MWh. The signatories of the agreement were (on the picture from left to right): Adam Cortese, CEO of UGT Renewables, Dušan Živković of Joint stock company "Elektroprivreda Srbije", Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, Minister of Mining and Energy in the Government of Serbia, Hyeon-Sung Hong, the President and CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Sang Ming Park, the Strategic Manager of the Hyundai Engineering Belgrade branch. https://lnkd.in/djdymJhW

Vlada Srbije potpisala je danas ugovor sa konzorcijumom Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. i UGT Renewables za projekat izgradnje solarnih elektrana priključne snage 1.000 MW (1.200 MW instalisane snage) sa baterijskim sistemima za skladištenje energije snage od najviše 200 MW/400 MWh. Ugovor su potpisali (na slici sleva na desno): Adam Cortese, CEO u kompaniji UGT Renewables, Dušan Živković, generalni direktor Joint stock company "Elektroprivreda Srbije", Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic, ministarka rudarstva i energetike u Vladi Republike Srbije, Hjon Song Hong, predsednik i izvršni direktor južnokorejske kompanije Hyndai Engineering i Sang Min-Park, strateški menadžer firme Hyundai Engineering, beogradska kancelarija.

The GGF - Green for Growth Fund signed a deal for its second direct #investment in Türkiye İş Bankası, the largest private sector bank in #Turkey. GGF, advised by Finance in Motion, was initiated as a public-private partnership in December 2009 by Germany’s KfW Development Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB). GGF congratulated İşbank’s financial institutions department team – Ebru Ozsuca, İmge Hilal Soyluoğlu Canlı and Serhan Sisman - as well as the Finance in Motion’s country team Oguz Bardak and Burcu Karpuz, for the establishment of the partnership. #energytransition #financing

Alcazar Energy Partners announced the signing of an agreement with RP Global towards securing the rights for the development, construction, and operation of Project Celzijus 1, a 200 MW onshore #windpower project, alongside a 768 MW pipeline of wind and #solar projects in #Serbia. “Serbia is an important market for the energy needs of not only the Western Balkans, but Central Europe too, and this project will provide valuable jobs and skills for the surrounding region,” said Daniel Calderon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alcazar Energy Partners. RP Global’s CEO Gerhard Matzinger said that by joining forces with Alcazar Energy Partners, his company would ensure that Project Celzijus 1 reaches completion with the same rigor and efficiency that it brings to all its developments. #renewables #WesternBalkans #energytramsition

Swiss renewable energy producer and trader Axpo Group and Slovenian energy company Petrol Group have signed a five-year corporate power purchase agreement. It is the first #PPA in the country for the physical delivery of electricity, to one of Petrol’s end customers. What did Philip Schmid-Lossberg from Axpo and Marko Bregar say on this occasion? You can read at the link 👇 #decarbonization #energytransition #electricitytrade #PPA

ELES, d.o.o., combined transmission and distribution system operator of the Republic of Slovenia has signed a memorandum of understanding and entered into a strategic partnership with Siemens Energy to develop advanced digital technologies and smart solutions for electricity grids. On the picture: Adnan Chaudhry, Aleksander Mervar and Ali Prešern at the signing ceremony. #digitalization #electricitygrids #innovation

#Romania is negotiating with the ITOCHU Corporation-EDF consortium regarding the construction of the Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped storage #hydropower plant, according to Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja. #energystorage #renewables #storage

GEN-I Hrvatska added Senj, Croatia's largest wind power plant, to GEN-I, d.o.o. virtual power plant. The Slovenian company is now also an aggregator providing system services to Croatia's TSO HOPS Croatian Transmission System Operator Plc. The Slovenian company is now also an #aggregator providing system services to Croatia’s TSO HOPS Croatian Transmission System Operator Plc.