August 2017 - ESC Adriatic

Aug312017 by ESC AdriaticNo Comments

Renexpo® Interhydro: Eastern European HPP Forum by REECO, 29th-30th Nov. 2017, Salzburg

Informacion

Press Release: Europe’s #1 Hub for Hydropower will concentrate more on Eastern Europe on November 29th and 30th 2017 The Eastern European Hydropower Forum will offer Eastern European Associations and companies their own platform Salzburg, June 9th, 2017: Hydropower plays an important role in many respects for our energy supply as well as for our economic and social sustainability. It provides base load power; it’s reliable and has been tested for decades as a CO2-free energy supply. On the 29th and 30th of November, the RENEXPO® INTERHYDRO will take place for the 9th time in Salzburg, which will focus on the general conditions and current trends in hydropower, as well as economic efficiency and ecological aspects. This is Europe’s meeting point for hydropower and will again offer a unique platform for…

Aug302017 by ESC AdriaticNo Comments

West Balkans’ energy bills surge as drought curbs hydropower output, Maja Zuvela, 30 August 2017

Informacion

West Balkans' energy bills surge as drought curbs hydropower output, Maja Zuvela/Reuters, 30 August 2017 SARAJEVO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A protracted drought and soaring temperatures have lowered water levels across the Western Balkans, hitting hydropower output and driving spot power prices sharply higher. Hydropower production in the region since the start of July is nearly half levels seen a year ago as temperatures have hit around 40 degrees Celsius and rainfall has been scarce. That has pushed benchmark spot power prices up 30 percent since the start of the year and forced the region’s cash-strapped countries to import more energy to meet demand. Hydropower accounts for most of Albania’s power output and about half of Bosnia’s, while Croatia and Slovenia rely on it for 40 percent of their energy…

Aug282017 by Céline MarsNo Comments

Albania’s construction sector supports the country’s growth, Claudia Patricolo, August 27, 2017

Informacion

Albania’s construction sector supports the country’s growth, Claudia Patricolo / Emerging Europe, August 27, 2017 The Albanian construction sector is the biggest accelerator of the country’s economy. According to the Bank of Albania, it contributed to economic growth by 1.0 percentage point in Q1 2017. “The Albanian economy is gradually approaching its level of potential, as is being reflected both in the decline in the unemployment rate, and in the medium-term trend of an increase in the production capacity utilisation rate,” says Gent Sejko, governor of the Bank of Albania, adding that when it comes to the production side, the construction activity and services’ sector are the main contributors to the expansion of the economy’s real growth. “Such cyclical improvement will enable a gradual increase of wages and convergence of…

Aug272017 by Céline MarsNo Comments

Second Energy Community Summer School launched today in Ohrid, by BGEN, on 26th August 2017

Informacion

Second Energy Community Summer School launched today in Ohrid, BGEN, August 26, 2017 Following the success of the first Energy Community (EnC) Summer School, which was held in Albania in 2016, this year’s summer program has been officially launched today in Ohrid. The EnC Summer School will last from 26 August 26 to September 2 and will be held in the Congress Center in Ohrid with study visits to important sights, such as the HPP Globochitsa. The school will host 40 most qualified participants from 25 different South-East European and EU countries, including lecturers from various European countries, who are renowned experts in the fields of energy and climate protection. Aim of the summer school, among others, is to support the energy sector transition and EU integration process of South-East…

Aug272017 by Ing. Arben HoxhaNo Comments

Financing EE to tackle energy poverty in WBs, by Isabelle Maurizi (Pracsis), 23 August 2017

Informacion

OVERVIEW | Financing energy efficiency to tackle energy poverty in Western Balkans: a model shift? By Isabelle Maurizi (Pracsis), 23 August 2017 With supportive policy measures in place, good practices in energy efficiency financing are flourishing in the European Union. Now, through initiatives such as the REELIH project (Residential Energy Efficiency for Low-Income Households project implemented by Habitat for Humanity and USAID), attention is turning to the Western Balkans where energy intensive building stock and widespread energy poverty can be addressed by energy efficiency improvements. The Western Balkans: an energy intensive building stock The Western Balkans is the region composed of six Eastern and Central European countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. All six countries emerged from the Soviet area with highly…

Aug272017 by Ing. Arben HoxhaNo Comments

Albania’s copper reserves reach up to 17.5 mln tons per year, Xinhua / Zhou Xin, 25 August 2017

Informacion

Albania's copper reserves reach up to 17.5 mln tons per year, Xinhua / Zhou Xin, 25 August 2017 TIRANA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) - Albania's copper reserves reach up to 17.5 million tons per year, an official document released by Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry (MEI) showed Friday. Based on such document, the ministry informed it had opened invitations for expression of interest from domestic and foreign enterprises to invest in the copper industry in Albania. It also noted in its document that the copper reserves are mainly situated in northern Albania, such as Puke and Mirdita extending further to the centre of the country as Elbasan district and in southeast, mainly in Korca region. Albanian authorities are looking for new investments in this sector in order to give a…

Aug262017 by Céline MarsNo Comments

International Conference and Expo on Oil and Gas, Series LLC, August 09-10, 2018 at Madrid, Spain

Activities, Informacion, Representation, Researches

9th International Conference and Expo on Oil and Gas, Conference Series LLC, August 09-10, 2018 at Madrid, Spain Conference Series LLC welcomes you to attend the 9th International Conference and Expo on Oil and Gas during August 09-10, 2018 at Madrid, Spain. We cordially invite all the participants interested in sharing their knowledge and research in the arena of petroleum, natural gas and its allied areas. Oil Gas Expo 2018 provides a platform for researcher scientists, scholars and academic people to share and globalize their research work while the participants from industry can promote their products thus felicitating dissemination of knowledge. We anticipate more than 300 participants around the globe with thought provoking keynote lectures, oral and poster presentations. The attending delegates include Editorial Board Members of related journals. The…

Aug252017 by Céline MarsNo Comments

EBRD and ENEF join forces to support manufacturing company APM, by Axel Reiserer, 25 August 2017

Informacion

EBRD and ENEF join forces to support Albanian manufacturing company APM, by Axel Reiserer, 25 August 2017 €1.8 million joint financing to fund investment programme The EBRD and the Enterprise Expansion Fund (ENEF) are jointly providing €1.8 million in financing to support the expansion of Albanian company APM, a leading local manufacturer of fabricated metal products. The funds will co-finance a €3.7 million investment plan including the purchase of machinery and equipment to support the expansion of capacity in response to growing demand from existing and new clients. The investment will also allow APM to strengthen its competitiveness and position in European Union markets through a wider product range and improved product quality. APM is a fully owned subsidiary of Alb-Star Sh.p.k., one of the largest private construction and engineering…

Aug252017 by Ing. Arben HoxhaNo Comments

Wild capitalism threatens the untamed rivers of Southeast Europe, By Clare Nuttall, 7 August 2017

Informacion

Wild capitalism threatens the untamed rivers of Southeast Europe, By Clare Nuttall in Bucharest, August 7, 2017 Wild capitalism threatens the untamed rivers of Southeast Europe The Vjosa in Albania is the last major "wild river" in Europe. Southeast Europe is seeing an explosion in hydropower investment as developers finally wake up to the potential of the last unexploited rivers in Europe. However, inadequate regulation and oversight of the sector are raising concerns about both the environmental impact and whether these investments are sustainable, especially given the expected impact of climate change in the coming decades, which is being so vividly illustrated by the current Lucifer heatwave that is bringing scorching temperatures across Southern Europe. The hydropower resources of most Southeast European countries, especially those in the Western Balkans, are…

Aug252017 by Ing. Arben HoxhaNo Comments

KESH announces import of power to meet Albania’s needs, SCAN, 24 August 2017

Informacion

KESH announces tender for import of power supply to meet Albania’s needs, SCAN, 24 August 2017 The Albanian Power Corporation has opened a bid for the import of electricity a few days after the World Bank authorized a loan of $ 22.4 million for energy purchases. The interested companies have a deadline until August 29 to present their bids. Referring to the official offer request, KESH will buy 129,600 megawatts of energy from June 1 to June 30, KESH has to provide only one part of the import energy for September in order to fully guarantee consumption in the country. Meanwhile, for the two months of summer, July and August, OSHEE has paid 53.6 million euros in total for the purchase of electricity. The preferred criterion will be the lowest…