Journalist
Igor Todorović
EU’s push for Persian Gulf LNG set to worsen energy price inflation
22 March 2022 - The EU wants to replace Russian gas fast, adding upward pressure on prices. Germany is in talks with Qatar for LNG, but so are Asian countries.
Low water levels paralyze hydropower plants in Albania
21 March 2022 - Albania extended a national holiday for a day as hydropower plants are struggling with a drought and power demand surpassed production
Turkey to grant 40% to farmers for solar power systems – report
18 March 2022 - The Turkish government will launch a support scheme for farmers who want to install solar power plants, according to a local media report
Petrović: Republic of Srpska targets 1 GW of renewables by 2029
18 March 2022 - ERS is building renewable energy plants of 430 MW, General Manager Luka Petrović said and added that private investors have contracts for another 180 MW.
Hungary’s power utility MVM buys stakes in two Serbian firms
17 March 2022 - MVM agreed with Maneks Group from Serbia to purchase 33.4% of its subsidiaries Energotehnika – Južna Bačka and Elektromontaža Kraljevo
Austrian EVN improves flexibility management capability by taking over cyberGRID
17 March 2022 - Energy services provider EVN Group has acquired cyberGRID, getting direct access to its flexibility management platform cyberNOC
GWEC: Floating wind farms are critical for planet’s decarbonization
16 March 2022 - Floating wind power plants are the solution for the world's coastal regions with waters deeper than 60 meters, GWEC said
Bulgaria targets 10 thousand EV chargers by 2027
15 March 2022 - Bulgaria's ESO signed a cooperation agreement with other stakeholders to set a target of installing 10,000 charging stations with green electricity
Two solar power projects of 150 MW in total launched in Albania
15 March 2022 - Greennat Solar Park Ballsh is planning to build a 100 MW photovoltaic plant and Agna has a 50 MW solar power project, both in Fier county
US startup Last Energy plans to install small modular nuclear reactor in Romania
15 March 2022 - Washington DC–based Last Energy is set to demonstrate its small modular nuclear reactor technology in Romania
Kosovo* to launch pilot auction for solar power by year-end
14 March 2022 - Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli said Kosovo* would launch a pilot auction for solar power by the end of 2022
Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis
11 March 2022 - The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans
Coal use pushes global energy-related CO2 emissions to all-time high in 2021
10 March 2022 - The increase in the use of coal last year was the main factor driving the record global rise in energy-related CO2 emissions, IEA found
A1 Bulgaria signs solar PPA with Renalfa
10 March 2022 - Mobile carrier A1 Bulgaria will buy solar energy from Renalfa through a ten-year sleeved power purchase agreement or PPA
Energy Community Secretariat concerned over Chernobyl power cut
09 March 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat said it is very concerned after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was disconnected from the grid
Duško Aničić promoted to executive director at Serbian transmission system operator EMS
09 March 2022 - Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) named Duško Aničić as its executive director for system and market operation, the Serbian business registry showed