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Igor Todorović
Renewables to power electric cars, lighting on Smart Road Tirana
08 January 2021 - Within a pilot project in Tirana, small solar and wind power devices will be used to supply the energy for public lighting and chargers for electric cars
Kostas Skrekas becomes minister of the environment and energy of Greece
08 January 2021 - New Minister of the Environment and Energy of Greece Kostas Skrekas took over the post from Kostis Hatzidakis. Major reforms are already underway.
Protest for harmless air scheduled for January 10 in Belgrade
06 January 2021 - The Government of Serbia and its institutions have the responsibility to keep the environment healthy...
Pledges in Trees in Cities Challenge reach 11 million
06 January 2021 - UNECE said 11 million trees would be planted as a result of its Trees in Cities Challenge. Tirana vowed to plant almost one tree per inhabitant
Floating waste covers rivers in Serbia, BiH, Montenegro
04 January 2021 - Floating waste is devastating the Drina and its tributaries in Serbia, BiH and Montenegro and piling up at hydropower dams
Güriş installs 50 MW geothermal power plant in Turkey in record time
31 December 2020 - Güriş Holding installed and commissioned its EFE 8 geothermal power plant in only 38 days. The 50 MW unit will have an annual output of 400 GWh.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2020
31 December 2020 - The energy transition and environmental protection were the most popular topics in 2020 in the English language section on Balkan Green Energy News
Slovenia eases procedure for establishment of energy communities
31 December 2020 - The government changed regulations in order to promote communities that jointly produce energy from renewables and install batteries
Romania’s Transelectrica to double cross-border power transmission capacity
30 December 2020 - On January 1, Transelectrica will have a cross-border export capacity of 2.8 GW and the ability to import power at a volume of 3 GW
Greece is 2020 renewables champion in Balkans with 45.5 GW in project pipeline
29 December 2020 - Developers submitted 1,864 applications as Greece launched an integrated electronic system for renewables and high-efficiency CHP plants.
Serbian environmental agency fires expert for protesting change in air quality criteria
29 December 2020 - Milenko Jovanović says SEPA agency harassed and fired him because he reacted after it loosened the standard for displaying the categories of air quality
Albania plans its first wind power auction by end of March
28 December 2020 - Albania is about to launch the first wind power auction for up to 130 MW in total and is preparing two more renewables auctions for 2021
Greece tests Peloponnese-Crete link – world’s longest undersea AC cable
25 December 2020 - Crete's first interconnection with the mainland, via the Peloponnese, was successfully tested. It is the world's longest alternating current cable system
Energy giants bid for North Macedonia’s Čebren hydropower project
25 December 2020 - North Macedonia is about to select qualified applicants for the construction and operation of the Čebren hydroelectric system
TPP Ugljevik takes desulfurization unit offline on lack of operation permit
24 December 2020 - The Ugljevik coal complex has lifted its power prices due to the new desulfurization unit, but it can't regularly work without an operation permit
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
23 December 2020 - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution