Balkan Green Energy News

12 September 2021 - The key demand is for the Government of Serbia to revoke all commitments to Rio Tinto, the investor behind the lithium mine project.

09 September 2021 - The new law will be aligned to a great extent with the EU’s Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

09 September 2021 - Cement maker Salonit Anhovo has agreed cooperation with hydropower company Soške Elektrarne with the aim of decarbonizing production through solar power and green hydrogen projects.

08 September 2021 - If Serbia were an EU member, Belgrade would be among the worst-ranked cities by concentrations of PM2.5, the biggest air polluter and the most harmful one to human health.

07 September 2021 - CWP Global has acquired a 73 MW onshore wind project under development in Ukraine, entering one of Europe’s largest energy markets.

05 September 2021 - More than five thousand people gathered in the second protest in Belgrade for harmless air, to warn of severe air pollution in the country

31 August 2021 - At this year's Fifth Split International Energy Forum one of the panels was dedicated to energy democracy, a new concept that connects the energy transition with democracy and citizen's participation.

30 August 2021 - Innovations are becoming increasingly important in the energy sector, which, though a traditional and regulated one, today is at a huge turning point. Ultimately, if you want to remain a player in the energy sector, in the long run, it is essential to continue to transform and innovate, says Elena Boskov Kovacs.

27 August 2021 - By increasing the use of hydrogen, Turkey aims to take a step towards using cleaner resources and thus becoming less dependent on imported energy. This is of great importance as Turkey’s energy strategy focuses on local sources of energy. 

20 August 2021 - Electricity markets in the region have seen daily prices of up to EUR 120 per MWh in recent days, an increase of about EUR 30 against the same period in 2019.

09 August 2021 - ProCredit Bank Kosovo has invited bids from interested companies to build and operate a 3 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in the municipality of Lipjan.

05 August 2021 - State power grid operator EMS has invested EUR 30 million in two overhead lines that will enable the integration of 2.8 GW of wind farms.

26 July 2021 - The Government has withdrawn controversial changes to the Water Law that would have introduced no-bid agreements for the lease of public waterside land.

26 July 2021 - The optimal solution for Serbia’s energy sector is a hybrid model that entails a coal phaseout and transition to renewable energy sources, with natural gas and hydrogen as transitional fuels, experts say.

23 July 2021 - Montenegrin state power utility EPCG has decided to pay EUR 30.8 million in dividends to shareholders from retained earnings.

23 July 2021 - Aluminum of Greece (AoG), the country’s biggest electricity consumer, plans to switch entirely to green energy from 2030, as it signs its last electricity supply deal with Public Power Corporation.