Journalist
Igor Todorović
Slovenia eases procedure for establishment of energy communities
31 December 2020 - The government changed regulations in order to promote communities that jointly produce energy from renewables and install batteries
Romania’s Transelectrica to double cross-border power transmission capacity
30 December 2020 - On January 1, Transelectrica will have a cross-border export capacity of 2.8 GW and the ability to import power at a volume of 3 GW
Greece is 2020 renewables champion in Balkans with 45.5 GW in project pipeline
29 December 2020 - Developers submitted 1,864 applications as Greece launched an integrated electronic system for renewables and high-efficiency CHP plants.
Serbian environmental agency fires expert for protesting change in air quality criteria
29 December 2020 - Milenko Jovanović says SEPA agency harassed and fired him because he reacted after it loosened the standard for displaying the categories of air quality
Albania plans its first wind power auction by end of March
28 December 2020 - Albania is about to launch the first wind power auction for up to 130 MW in total and is preparing two more renewables auctions for 2021
Greece tests Peloponnese-Crete link – world’s longest undersea AC cable
25 December 2020 - Crete's first interconnection with the mainland, via the Peloponnese, was successfully tested. It is the world's longest alternating current cable system
Energy giants bid for North Macedonia’s Čebren hydropower project
25 December 2020 - North Macedonia is about to select qualified applicants for the construction and operation of the Čebren hydroelectric system
TPP Ugljevik takes desulfurization unit offline on lack of operation permit
24 December 2020 - The Ugljevik coal complex has lifted its power prices due to the new desulfurization unit, but it can't regularly work without an operation permit
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
23 December 2020 - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution
Greece fast-tracks renewable energy projects worth over EUR 2 billion
23 December 2020 - Plans for renewable energy units with a combined capacity of 2.81 GW obtained strategic investment statuses in Greece
Sabancı Holding investing USD 450 million in wind farms in Turkey
23 December 2020 - Sabancı Holding aims to lift its power generation capacity to 4.15 GW by 2023 with wind power projects of 565 MW in the pipeline
First floating solar power plant project initiated in Greece
22 December 2020 - PPC Renewables plans to install floating solar power plants with 50 MW in total, starting with a project on one of the largest lakes in Greece
Professors say coal already uncompetitive, energy transition must accelerate in region
22 December 2020 - Energy transition into renewables is necessary and more cost effective even than to maintain coal thermal power plants, the academic community claims
City of Subotica has new waterworks system, wastewater treatment unit
18 December 2020 - Subotica and its surrounding area expanded the sewerage network in a EUR 27 million project and added a sludge-to-energy unit and a water plant
India launches 30 GW hybrid solar, wind power project
17 December 2020 - India inaugurated a future 30 GW hybrid solar and wind electricity complex, the world's biggest power production project
Noise kills at least 12,000 people in Europe every year
16 December 2020 - Long-term exposure to environmental noise in Europe contributes to 48.000 new cases of heart disease and 12.000 premature deaths per year