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Polenak Law Firm Advised on the Largest Privately Owned Local Investment in Renewable Energy in North Macedonia
Polenak Law Firm advised Thor Impex DOOEL Skopje and its owners in the largest privately owned local investment in renewable energy in North Macedonia, a 36MW wind farm Bogoslovec.
Sale of Bela Anta Wind Farm Project
Bela Anta Wind Farm Project is being developed near the city of Pancevo. Bela Anta will consist of 36 wind turbines each of capacity 3.3 MW totalling 118 MW.
Developer is in the process of updating the construction permit and EIA. Commissioning of Bela Anta is expected in 2022.
Skavica Hydro Power Plant
Skavica is a hydropower plant to be built on the Drini cascade, upstream three existing Drini river hydropower plants: Fierza, Komani and Vau i Dejes.
HEP Announced a Call for Development and Sale of Renewable Energy Sources Projects
The Croatian state-owned electricity company, Hrvatska elektroprivreda d.d., is seeking partners for renewable energy projects. In this respect, the company has launched an open call for expressions of interest for the development and sale of renewable energy source projects.
Law 4685/2020: A Promising Step to the Modernisation of Environmental Legislation
On 5 May 2020, the Greek Parliament passed the new environmental law “Μodernisation of the Environmental Legislation, incorporation of Directives 2018/844 and 2019/692 of the European Parliament and the Council into Greek legislation and other provisions”.
Hydroelectric Power Plants as a Start-up Project of the Domestic Economy
The current Slovenian Government coalition is committed to accelerating the deployment of hydropower plants on the middle Sava river and to start building the last hydroelectric power plant (Mokrice) on the lower Sava. These projects, which are also part of the national energy and climate plan, are supposed to help revive the Slovenian economy.
Even though the concessionaire for hydroelectric power plants on the middle Sava was selected 15 years ago - the company Holding Slovenske elektrarne (HSE) - the concession agreement has not yet been signed.
The construction of the Mokrice hydroelectric…
AD ESM Announced a Public Call for the Construction of 100 MW Photovoltaic Power Plants
AD ESM announced a public call for the construction of 100 MW photovoltaic power plants which are located on the site of the depleted coal mine of REK Oslomej, through a public-private partnership, i.e. two 50 MW power plants.
Development of Wind Farm Capacities
The development of the second round of wind farm capacities in Serbia is expected to start at some point in 2020 and on.
Eight National Spatial Plans for Wind Farms
The Slovenian Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning is currently preparing eight national spatial plans for wind farms
Rehabilitation of Hydropower Plant Trebinje 1
KfW tender aimed at data collection, design, manufacture, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of equipment and systems required for rehabilitation and modernisation of generators, turbines, HSS and interface systems of the hydropower plant Trebinje 1.
Investments in Renewable Energy Projects
Besides projects for construction of windfarms Brajici and Gvozd and solar power plant near Ulcinj that are currently underway, no other renewable projects have been officially announced. However, due to recent decision of the Montenegrin Government not to invest in construction of the second block of thermal power plant Pljevlja, further investments in the renewable energy sector may be expected before 2030. One of the potential projects is construction of a solar power plant near Podgorica.
SEE Legal Energy & Renewables, Utilities & Natural Resources Practice Group at the Vienna Forum on European Energy Law
The SEE Legal energy partners, Armela Lippmann (Maric & Co), Alexander Chatalbashev (BOYANOV & Co.) and Dragoljub Cibulic (BDK Advokati) attended the 7th Vienna Forum on European Energy Law, organised by the Energy Community on 19-20 September 2019 in Vienna.
