Journalist
Igor Todorović
EU: Up to Bulgaria to decide how to use income from gas transit tax
31 October 2023 - Bulgaria can decide on its own what to do with income from the transit tax for Russian gas, the European Commission said
EU corporate PPA market already at all-time annual high in 2023
30 October 2023 - By the end of the third quarter, 2023 was already the record year for the corporate power purchase agreement market in the EU
Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia interested in supply from new reactors in Kozloduy
27 October 2023 - Greece, Serbia and North Macedonia would prefer supply contracts than to invest in two new reactors in Kozloduy, Bulgarian Prime Minister Denkov said
North Macedonia’s MEPSO denies rumors of share sale to IPTO
26 October 2023 - MEPSO says it plans no transaction with IPTO. Nevertheless, Greek energy majors are on an acquisition spree in the Western Balkans.
EU adds Greece-Egypt power interconnection project to PCI/PMI list proposal
26 October 2023 - Copelouzos Group's subsea electric cable project GREGY for linking Greece and Egypt made it to the EU's proposed PMI list
Arrests in Bulgaria for enabling solar power projects on fertile land
26 October 2023 - Two officials in Bulgaria are charged with illegally lowering the quality grades of agricultural land to allow solar power plant projects
EU presents European Wind Power Action Plan to prop up industry
24 October 2023 - The European Commission urged for immediate action to recover the domestic wind power industry and facilitate its global expansion
Green ammonia hub set to start operations in Croatia in 2027
24 October 2023 - A startup called Green Energy Park is developing a supply chain for a major green ammonia import and supply hub in Krk in Croatia
Local authorities in Croatia pursuing energy independence with geothermal projects
23 October 2023 - Municipal administrations in Bjelovar, Varaždin and Mali Bukovec are investing in geothermal projects to achieve energy independence
Ljubljana to create energy community with photovoltaic systems on public buildings
20 October 2023 - Slovenia's capital city established a public-private partnership for the construction of 51 photovoltaic units on public buildings
Italy’s TSO Terna advances project for another subsea power interconnection with Greece
20 October 2023 - Italy and Greece are set to expand their electricity interconnection capacity to 1.5 GW by laying two cables of 1 GW in total on the seabed
Bulgarian President Radev trying to overturn both new energy laws
19 October 2023 - President Rumen Radev is trying to prevent the use of agricultural land for electricity production and he refused to enact the Law on Energy for failing to protect consumers
EU energy ministers achieve breakthrough in electricity market design reform
19 October 2023 - The Council of the EU adopted its so-called general approach to the electricity market design reform, breaking the Franco-German deadlock
IEA: Global power grids need to be doubled by 2050
18 October 2023 - Grids are becoming a bottleneck for the transition to net zero, IEA said in its new global study on electricity networks
Kosovo* to hold its first wind power auction in 2024
17 October 2023 - After the current pilot auction for solar power, Kosovo* is planning a competitive bidding process in 2024 for 150 MW of wind power
Whistleblowers are crucial for response to climate change, pollution
16 October 2023 - Whistleblowers have a key role in shaping their organization's response to climate change and pollution, British group Protect said