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Montenegros EPCG Unseals Final Bids for New TPP Pljevlja Unit

Montenegro's EPCG Unseals Final Bids for New TPP Pljevlja Unit

Montenegrin state-controlled power utility EPCG said on Friday it has unsealed the final bids submitted by Skoda Praha and by the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the construction of a second unit at thermal power plant (TPP) Pljevlja.

Bulgarias Energo - Pro Varna Raises Buyout Bids for Two Units

Bulgaria's Energo - Pro Varna Raises Buyout Bids for Two Units

Bulgaria's Energo-Pro Varna, a fully-owned subsidiary of Czech power group Energo-Pro, has raised its buyout bids for power supplier Energo-Pro Sales and power distributor Energo-Pro Grid to 23.25 levs ($13/11.9 euro) and 164.42 levs per share, respectively, the two units said in separate statements on Friday.

Juncker in Ukraine on Monday

Juncker in Ukraine on Monday

Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU Commission president, will on Monday chair the meeting of the Ukrainian government. It will be hisfirst bilateral trip since taking office in November.

Major Power Outage in the Netherlands

Major Power Outage in the Netherlands

A major power outage hit Northern Netherlands due to a power grid overload at a high-voltage power station in the town of Diemen, located just outside Amsterdam.

EU Demands Return of EU Funds from Greek Port

EU Demands Return of EU Funds from Greek Port

The European Commission has demanded that the Chinese company, Cosco Pacific, who run Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) at the Greek port, return EU funds after being judged to have breached state aid rules.

Bulgaria Offers Westinghouse 49% Stake in Planned NPP Unit

Bulgaria Offers Westinghouse 49% Stake in Planned NPP Unit

Bulgaria's energy minister said the government is proposing to US-based Westinghouse, controlled by Japan's Toshiba Group, to acquire a 49% stake in a planned 1,000 MW unit at the country's sole nuclear power plant (NPP) Kozloduy, local media reported on Thursday.

Serbias EPS Invites Bids for Upgrade of Seven SHPPs

Serbia's EPS Invites Bids for Upgrade of Seven SHPPs

Serbian energy utility EPS has invited bids for works on the reconstruction of seven small hydro power plants (SHPPs), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday.