The hydropower plants – Cerruje 1 and Cerruje 2 – will be built by the company on the Benji River and will have a combined capacity of 5.1MW.

The facilities are expected to generate up to 14.7GWh of electricity per year and avoid over 9,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

These power plants are part of Energy Partners’ plan to develop five small hydropower units on the Benji river.

The EBRD financing is extended under the bank’s Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Direct Financing Facility.