Journalist
Igor Todorović
Rama: Albania to tax windfall profits of private hydropower producers
01 November 2022 - The largest operators of private hydropower plants in Albania will need to pay a windfall profit tax, Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed
Construction of 80 MW solar power plant underway in Albania
01 November 2022 - Works on the Erseka Solar Park near Korça in Albania are in progress. The facility is envisaged to reach 80 MW.
North Macedonia’s ESM seeks consultant for solar power projects in two coal complexes
01 November 2022 - State-owned ESM is seeking consulting services for solar power projects that would partly replace coal mines and thermal power plants
EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
28 October 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.
Green left MP Ćuta says entire Serbia to be blocked if Rio Tinto continues its lithium project
28 October 2022 - Green left lawmaker Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta said Serbia sold its resources to foreigners and called for revolt against mining projects
Serbian cookware manufacturer finishing its 2.9 MW rooftop solar power plant
27 October 2022 - Metalac from Gornji Milanovac in Serbia's west invested EUR 3 million in renewable energy and the reconstruction of its heating system
European Commission proposes stricter rules on air, water pollutants
27 October 2022 - The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
Austrian investors to build 142 MW wind park in Romania in 2023
26 October 2022 - Windkraft Simonsfeld is investing EUR 150 million in its Sfânta Elena wind power project in the Caraş-Severin county in Romania's southwest
Concession inked for 30 MW wind farm in Tomislavgrad in BiH
26 October 2022 - Concordia signed a concession contract for its 29.9 MW wind power project Galečić with the Government of Canton 10 in BiH
Romania is simplifying procedure for prosumers
25 October 2022 - The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority eased the conditions and simplified the procedure for future prosumers
Romania loses arbitration versus investors in solar power
25 October 2022 - A tribunal has ruled in favor of ten companies that initiated arbitration with the argument that Romania violated the Energy Charter Treaty
Professor Fath: Scientists should be activists
25 October 2022 - Chemistry Professor Andreas Fath from the HFU university in Furtwangen has swum along the Danube from its source in Germany to the Black Sea
Slovenia’s HSE appoints Viktor Vračar as head of troubled coal plant TEŠ
21 October 2022 - Slovenia's state-owned energy producer HSE is transferring Managing Director Viktor Vračar to the helm of its beleaguered coal power plant TEŠ
EU leaders agree in principle to cap sharp increases in gas prices
21 October 2022 - The European Council agreed in principle on measures to ease the energy crisis, passing the issue to ministers and the European Commission
USAID’s new regional project to attract investments in energy
21 October 2022 - USAID launched its regional project Investment in Energy worth USD 20 million for improving the investment potential
European PPA prices for wind, solar spike 51% on annual scale
20 October 2022 - PPA price offers from renewable energy project developers in Europe rallied 11.3% in the third quarter alone, LevelTen Energy said