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characteristic has provided the Government with an<br />

incentive to diversify into renewable energies.<br />

Initially, the use of small hydropower was welcomed,<br />

however, later there was a shift in favour of larger<br />

hydropower plants. Montenegro is aiming to<br />

effectively utilize its potential with small hydro plants<br />

already in the planning.<br />

Overall Southern Europe has embraced the use of<br />

small hydropower, however most of these countries<br />

face individual barriers to fully develop their potential<br />

resources. The installed small hydropower capacity in<br />

Southern Europe is about 5,625 MW. The small<br />

hydropower potential is at a minimum of 12,239 MW.<br />

The small hydropower potential of Albania and<br />

Croatia are not yet known, in most cases the planned<br />

capacity was used to determine the potential. Italy<br />

has the highest installed capacity, followed by Spain.<br />

Table 3<br />

Small hydropower up to 10 MW in Southern Europe<br />

Country<br />

Potential<br />

(MW)<br />

Planned<br />

(MW)<br />

Installed<br />

capacity<br />

(MW)<br />

Annual<br />

generation<br />

(GWh)<br />

Albania a at least 37 .. 37 ..<br />

Bosnia &<br />

Herzegovina<br />

1 000 .. 36 134<br />

Croatia a at least 40 .. 40 141<br />

Greece 2 000 155 195 735<br />

Italy 7 066 1 165 2 735 10 958<br />

The former Yugloslav<br />

Rep. of Macedonia a 250 .. 45 160<br />

Montenegro a 240 231 9 21<br />

Portugal a 750 300 450 1 370<br />

Serbia 409 .. 50 294<br />

Slovenia a 192 75 117 558<br />

Spain a 2 185 259 1 926 4 719<br />

Total 12 239 2 185 5 625 19 090<br />

Source: See country reports and Stream Map<br />

Note: a. The potential was not available, therefore the known<br />

installed capacity or installed and planned capacity was used<br />

instead.<br />

The Stream Map was co-funded by the Intelligent<br />

Energy Europe Programme of the European<br />

Commission. It aimed to define a clear and consistent<br />

roadmap in Europe for the small hydropower sector. It<br />

was completed in 2012. Stream Map reveals that<br />

during the last 10 years, new small hydropower<br />

potentials have been reduced through environmental<br />

legislation related to designated areas, such as Natura<br />

2000, the EU Water Framework Directive, among<br />

others. The mitigation measures required have added<br />

to the costs of electricity generation, reducing the<br />

economic attractiveness of small hydropower.<br />

References<br />

1. International Journal on Hydropower and Dams<br />

(2011). World Atlas and Industry Guide 2011. Surrey,<br />

UK: Aquamedia International<br />

2. Albanian Energy Regulator (2012). Albania Key<br />

Statistics (2011).Electricity Regulator Regional<br />

Association Available from<br />

www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/Albania<br />

. Accessed December 2012.<br />

3. Bosnia and Hergegovina, State Electricity<br />

Regulatory Commission (2011). <strong>Report</strong> on Activities of<br />

the State Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2011.<br />

4. Statistics Portugal (2012). Gross production of<br />

electricity (kWh) by Geographic localization (NUTS -<br />

2002) and Type of electricity production:Annual.<br />

Available from<br />

www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indic<br />

adores&indOcorrCod=0002106&contexto=bd&selTab<br />

=tab2 Accessed December 2012.<br />

5. Foreign Investment Agency (2011). Bosnia and<br />

Herzogowina Energy Sector. Available from<br />

http://fipa.gov.ba/doc/brosure/Energy%20sector.pdf<br />

6. Beraković, B., Pavlin, Ž., Štefanac, S. (2009). Small<br />

Hydro–A Part of Water Management. Available from<br />

http://wmhe.gf.ukim.edu.mk/Downloads/PapersTopic<br />

3/A09-Berakovic-Pavlin-Stefanac.pdf.<br />

7. European Small Hydropower Association (2008).<br />

Small Hydropower Energy Efficiency Campaign Action:<br />

Strategic Study for the Development of Small Hydro<br />

Power in the European Union.<br />

8. European Bank for Reconstruction and<br />

Development (2010). Policy/Regulatory: Montenegrin<br />

Energy Law. European Bank of Reconstruction and<br />

Development. Available from<br />

http://ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/Lists/PolicyR<br />

egulatory/DispForm1.aspx?ID=179&Source=http%3A<br />

%2F%2Febrdrenewables.com%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fc<br />

ountries%2FMontenegro%2Fdefault.aspx.<br />

9. European Small Hydropower Association and<br />

Intelligent Energy Europe (2012). Stream Map for<br />

Small Hydropower in the EU-27 in the view of the<br />

2020 targets. Available from<br />

www.streammap.esha.be/.<br />

10. Serbia Energy (2007). Small Hydro Power Plants.<br />

Available from http://serbia-energy.com/<br />

index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67<br />

&Itemid=77.<br />

11. Platform Management in the Alps (2011).<br />

Situation <strong>Report</strong> on Hydropower Generation in the<br />

Alpine Region Focusing on Small Hydropower.<br />

Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention,<br />

Bolzano, Italy.<br />

Note<br />

i. Croatia joined the European Union on 1 July <strong>2013</strong>.<br />

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