Journalist
Igor Todorović
North Macedonia’s former deputy PM builds 8 MW solar power plant
10 October 2022 - Companies controlled by former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia Kocho Angjushev installed a solar power plant of 8 MW near Kočani
Minister Han says firms in Slovenia should hold off on buying power, gas for 2023
07 October 2022 - Minister of Economic Development and Technology Matjaž Han recommended to energy buyers in Slovenia not to sign contracts yet
28 GW of renewable energy projects requesting grid connection in Bulgaria
07 October 2022 - Bulgaria is receiving requests for the connection of renewable energy plants with a combined capacity of 2 GW every month
Albania to cancel VAT for solar, wind power equipment
07 October 2022 - Albania plans to exempt imported machinery and other equipment for the production of green energy from the value-added tax
Serbia’s coal plant Kostolac B3 to come online in September 2023
07 October 2022 - Head of the Kostolac B3 project Željko Lazović said Serbia's power utility EPS would put the coal power unit into operation next September
Albania to fine heads of institutions that don’t cut power consumption
06 October 2022 - The government must lead the way in cutting power consumption, Deputy Prime Minister of Albania Belinda Balluku said
Supplier fair to be held in London for Albania’s Skavica hydropower project
06 October 2022 - UKEF and Bechtel will present suppliers registered in Britain with the Skavica hydropower project in Albania and other opportunities
German coal plant operator LEAG to invest EUR 10 billion in green energy
05 October 2022 - LEAG is switching to wind and solar power, energy storage and sustainable mobility as Germany aims to phase out coal by 2038 or sooner
Steag, LSG complete 66 MW solar park in Bulgaria, preparing to build another one
05 October 2022 - SENS LSG built a 66 MW solar park near Plovdiv. It is about to start the construction of 50 MW more in capacity in Bulgaria.
Danske Commodities enters Poland’s renewables market with first PV deal
05 October 2022 - Danske Commodities signed a balancing agreement for one of the biggest photovoltaic plants in Poland with one other Equinor's subsidiary
CE Oltenia, OMV Petrom to build four PV plants through JVs
03 October 2022 - OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia agreed to build four solar parks with a combined capacity of 450 MW at former coal mining locations in Romania
Albania to subsidize solar thermal collectors for households with up to 70%
03 October 2022 - Albania is conducting a program for the installation of solar thermal collectors for households, where it will cover 70% of the expenses
German investments in Serbia depend on availability of green electricity
03 October 2022 - German government official Franziska Brantner said her country and Serbia share the objectives of a green transition
Wind turbine giant Siemens Gamesa to lay off 10% of workforce
30 September 2022 - Delivery delays and the rise in material costs forced Siemens Gamesa to cut 2,900 jobs as part of its restructuring plan
Rama: Biggest issue will not be electricity price but its availability
30 September 2022 - Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama called on citizens again to save electricity, saying it is not just about the financial cost
Gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria to start commercial operation on October 1
29 September 2022 - Greece and Bulgaria issued operating permits for the interconnector between the two countries' gas networks