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Balkan Green Energy News
Serbian Companies on the Changing Power Market: no time to delay energy transition
22 February 2022 - Achieving climate neutrality calls for changes across society, and changing people’s mindset will pose the greatest challenge, according to the conference Serbian Companies on the Changing Power Market.
Garbage dumps in Serbia are quietly poisoning its citizens
21 February 2022 - Waste comes back like a boomerang through our water, land and air, enters the food chain and slowly poisons us
REPCONS 2.0: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro not ready for successful energy transition
16 February 2022 - Experts from the region have complied the Barometer of Sustainable Energy Transition report titled Perfect Storm – an uncontrolled decarbonization of the Western Balkans’ power sector.
European energy crisis and how history repeats itself: Losses are borne by consumers while profits are retained by utilities
15 February 2022 - Exposure of end consumers to high energy prices or increased price volatility has to be mitigated by proper national transposition of EU directives
Dutch investors could reclaim Nikšić landfill, build methane power plant
27 January 2022 - The landfill would be covered with a special impermeable material, which would cut emissions from the waste and its environmental impact to zero.
Soaring prices push up BiH electricity exports to all-time high
25 January 2022 - The record value of BiH's power exports in 2021 was largely due to soaring prices on the international market caused by the energy crisis.
HET delays decision on capital boost for hydropower plant Dabar project
24 January 2022 - An updated proposal of the capital increase plan, according to announcements from HET, is expected to be ready in February at the latest,
Green for Growth Fund to provide Tier II capital to Egyptian banks
24 January 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund has been granted approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to provide Tier II capital to banks in the country
Conference Serbian Companies on Changing Power Market to be held in Belgrade on February 22
21 January 2022 - In Belgrade on February 22, Balkan Green Energy News is organizing a conference on the outlook for Serbia’s electricity market for the next few years and new roles of market players.
Swiss energy trader Axpo inks PPA to buy electricity from 300 MWp of solar in Poland
19 January 2022 - Axpo Polska will buy the entire output of the solar power plants between 2022 and 2026, and will act as the balancing agent for the project portfolio.
Rio Tinto says it’s halting work in Serbia, but what’s really happening?
10 January 2022 - Many landowners and others wondered what ‘on hold’ meant, when all we need is to see Rio Tinto stopped and gone.
GGF starts green finance expert course for Garanti BBVA bank
31 December 2021 - GGF's Technical Assistance Facility has launched a dedicated Green Finance Expert course with its longstanding partner Garanti BBVA
Republic of Srpska breaks ground on three hydropower plants on Bistrica river
29 December 2021 - All three hydropower plants are expected to go online in four years at the latest, with a projected annual electricity output of 152 GWh.
Germany, Belgium to close nuclear reactors despite Europe energy crisis
28 December 2021 - The move comes amid the ongoing energy crisis in Europe and the EU’s plans to recognize nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source.
EIB to finance North Macedonia’s gas interconnector with Greece
25 December 2021 - The project is seen as a short-term measure aimed at facilitating a gradual shift to clean energy, with natural gas as a transition fuel.
Albania becomes second country to submit draft NECP to Energy Community Secretariat
23 December 2021 - There is still room for additional policies to help Albania decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions.