Journalist
Igor Todorović
HSE to start building Slovenia’s biggest solar power plant in July
11 May 2021 - Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing to lay the foundation stone in Prapretno in two months for Slovenia's biggest solar power plant
Apply for EEA’s renewables, energy efficiency grants for Romania, Bulgaria
11 May 2021 - The EEA Financial Mechanism secured grants of EUR 4.6 million in Romania for renewables and EUR 10.7 million in Bulgaria for energy efficiency in buildings
Port of Constanța greening its operations in international Pioneers project
11 May 2021 - Port of Constanța is part of a project called Pioneers, aiming to optimize operations and roll out renewable energy and mobility solutions
Romania’s Oradea city starts tender for geothermal district heating
10 May 2021 - District heating company Termoficare Oradea is looking for contractors for the utilization of geothermal energy in a project valued at EUR 18.8 million
Lake Ohrid becomes North Macedonia’s third wetland of international importance
10 May 2021 - North Macedonia made Lake Ohrid and the Studenchishte marsh its third and largest area on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
Slovenia’s Idrija installing battery storage to become smart town
07 May 2021 - With storage and distribution management from the NEDO project, Idrija will be able to maintain the power supply for priority services during outages
Greece to build 2.6 MW in solar power in Mount Athos monasteries
07 May 2021 - The Monastic Republic of Mount Athos in Greece will be equipped with 21 photovoltaic units, covering 17 out of 20 monasteries
EU preparing to lift 2030 renewables share target to at least 38%
06 May 2021 - The draft changes to the Renewable Energy Directive envisage an upgrade for the 2030 share of renewables in the energy mix to between 38% and 40%
Abi hires Jaha Solar to build rooftop PV system of 2.1 MW in Kosovo*
06 May 2021 - Retailer and dairy producer Abi from Prizren signed an agreement with Jaha Solar for a rooftop solar power system with a peak capacity of 2.13 MW
Portugal to call off lithium project amid EU’s scramble for battery materials
05 May 2021 - A major lithium project in Portugal may soon be scrapped, but another firm is making progress in the same region. The EU needs a steady and environmentally acceptable supply.
Terna to start building 730 MW pumped storage hydropower plant in October
04 May 2021 - Terna Energy is preparing to begin the construction of a pumped storage hydropower system in western Greece worth EUR 500 million
Greek energy industry unites in EUR 2.5 billion green hydrogen project
04 May 2021 - Gas, oil and construction companies joined forces with research institutions in Greece and foreign partners in the development of the White Dragon
Hybrid power plant project Jasenovik of 170 MW underway in Kosovo*
29 April 2021 - StubllaEnergy is planning to install a hybrid power plant consisting of wind turbines with a capacity of 132 MW and photovoltaic panels of an overall 38 MW
Serbia revamps plan to install waste incinerator in Niš
29 April 2021 - Serbia is in talks with partners from China and Europe on a waste incinerator in Niš worth EUR 100 million, refreshing a plan from one decade ago
Greece pushes coal phaseout deadline to 2025 from 2028
29 April 2021 - Coal-fired thermal power plant Ptolemaida 5, the last of its kind in Greece, is set to be converted to gas in 2025, three years earlier than planned
EU’s CO2 certificates climb above EUR 48 per ton to all-time high
28 April 2021 - The cost of releasing greenhouse gases within the EU's Emissions Trading System is continuing to set records and nearing EUR 50 per CO2 equivalent