Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Most countries expected to miss 2030 net zero offshore wind targets – report
08 December 2023 - Among the 19 nations with explicit offshore wind goals for 2030, only Poland and Ireland seem on track to achieve their respective targets
Turkey prepares USD 100 billion energy transition program, USD 10 billion for grid
08 December 2023 - Turkey has pledged to double renewable energy generation capacity by adding 60 GW of solar and wind by 2035
First prosumer in Bosnia and Herzegovina is secondary school in town of Lopare
07 December 2023 - The Municipality of Lopare is continuing to pioneer renewable energy use and the energy transition in the country and the Western Balkans
Electricity becomes Montenegro’s biggest export item
07 December 2023 - Photovoltaic output increased fivefold, however it was 50% below plan, according to the Energy Balance of Montenegro for 2024
Who is the largest solar developer in the world? Oil supermajor
06 December 2023 - Of the top ten global solar developers, six are based in Europe, three in North America, and one in South Asia, according to the latest report
Vetropack Straža joins KOER virtual power plant
05 December 2023 - Technology company KOER launched the first virtual power plant in Croatia in February 2022, becoming the first aggregator
Croatia’s power utility HEP Group to get new board president
05 December 2023 - The Government of Croatia accepted the resignation of Frane Barbarić, who stepped down after it announced it would dismiss him
Romania introduces deposit refund system
04 December 2023 - The Romanian DRS is set to become the second-largest in Europe, and the world's largest centralized national DRS by volume of containers
Electricity price growth for businesses in FBiH capped at 20% for 2024 – prime minister
01 December 2023 - The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has declared a state of power supply emergency for 2024
Slovenia adopts action plan to halve energy poverty
01 December 2023 - According to Eurostat, more than 41 million people in Europe were unable to adequately heat their homes in 2021.
Municipalities in Slovenia to get EUR 200,000 per MW of installed wind farm capacity
01 December 2023 - Incentives are another attempt to speed up wind farm projects in Slovenia, which hosts only three wind turbines
Industry welcomes EU’s grid action plan but criticizes lack of some crucial measures
29 November 2023 - The European Commission has presented a 14-point action plan for seven challenges to improving electricity grids
GIZ opens applications for green jobs consultant in Western Balkans
28 November 2023 - The German development agency has launched a call for the expression of interest and the deadline is December 12
CAN Europe: BiH, Kosovo* and Serbia’s NECPs lack climate ambition, coal phaseout dates
28 November 2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia sent draft NECPs to the Energy Community Secretariat for review in late June and July
Spain to provide grant to Serbia’s TSO EMS for energy transition study
28 November 2023 - The study should help Serbia’s TSO prepare for connecting renewable electricity plants to the national grid
Countdown to COP28: temperature growth in Serbia is 60% above global average
27 November 2023 - In anticipation of the most important world meeting on climate change, Serbia has organized an event called Dialogue on Climate Change