Balkan Green Energy News

07 May 2021 - Algeria will launch bidding for 1 GW of renewable capacity this summer, divided into ten lots of 100 MW each.

07 May 2021 - The UAE's Masdar and Finland's Taaleri Energia have agreed to build a 65 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Greece.

06 May 2021 - Germany plans to bring forward its net zero emissions deadline to 2045, or five years ahead of the European Union’s declared target.

06 May 2021 - Slovenia’s Bled Water Festival has announced a call for awards for innovative and sustainable solutions that preserve the water environment.

06 May 2021 - Croatian state power company HEP is replacing equipment at HPP Senj as part of a project that will boost the hydropower plant’s capacity by 20 MW.

04 May 2021 - A groundbreaking ceremony for hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the Drina river, a joint project of Serbia and the Serb-dominated entity Republic of Srpska, will take place on May 17.

04 May 2021 - Greece and Romania are the most active among EU member states in Southeast Europe on climate change issues, while Bulgaria is trying to catch up.

03 May 2021 - Manufacturers can protect their business from electricity price hikes by installing a solar power plant on the roof, says Energize general manager Vladimir Popović.

03 May 2021 - The world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger trains, produced by France’s Alstom, are slated to enter regular commercial service in Germany in March 2022.

27 April 2021 - The EU is introducing a taxonomy that companies and investors will be required to use when talking about investments in green projects.

26 April 2021 - Save the Blue Heart of Europe is promoting a legal toolkit to help activists and civil society organizations protect rivers from hydropower development.

26 April 2021 - Nemanja Mikać: integrating energy storage into solar and wind would ensure the cheapest electricity on the market and facilitate the energy transition.

23 April 2021 - North Macedonia’s national electricity market operator, MEMO, and Montenegro’s power exchange operator, BELEN, have launched tendering for day-ahead trading platforms.

22 April 2021 - After the transitional period of market premiums, solar will become the main driver of electricity market liquidity in Serbia, says CWP Global's Maja Turković.

21 April 2021 - The Energy Community has launched an infringement procedure against Montenegro for continuing to operate TPP Pljevlja despite the expiry of the opt-out period.

21 April 2021 - Croatia and Albania are the region's best ranked countries on the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2021.