Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
North Macedonia leads Western Balkans in green energy capacity for self-consumption
10 July 2023 - Compared to a year ago, the capacity for self-consumption is drastically higher in all Energy Community contracting parties in the region
Permitting starts for power link for planned offshore wind farms in Black Sea
07 July 2023 - The investment will deliver the first power corridor in the Romanian Black Sea, according to Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG)
Energy Community tracker: Western Balkans’ progress towards CBAM exemption
07 July 2023 - The report assesses the steps made by the Western Balkans contracting parties in fulfilling six conditions for CBAM exemption
Oil major TotalEnergies buys five solar projects in Romania
05 July 2023 - PNE will remain responsible for further project development until a ready-to-build stage is achieved, the firm said
Belgrade’s public heating utility to install trigeneration plant
05 July 2023 - Beogradske Elektrane has invited bids for the preparation of design and technical documentation for the construction of a trigeneration plant
Danske Commodities signs its first UK battery storage deal
04 July 2023 - Danske Commodities has signed a three-year agreement for the 25 MW battery storage asset, called Blandford Road
Romania simplifies, speeds up permitting for renewable energy projects
04 July 2023 - The changes are related to the construction of solar, wind, biomass, bioliquid, biogas, and storage facilities, and substations
EU allocates EUR 2.1 billion for energy, transport, environment projects in Western Balkans
03 July 2023 - This is the fifth investment package under the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, announced in October 2020
Despite rising costs, solar is unstoppable – Global Market Outlook 2023-2027
16 June 2023 - In 2022 the world installed 239 GW of new solar, finally crossing the 1 TW...
State power utility EPS gets new acting general manager, supervisory board chairman
15 June 2023 - A public competition for the position of general director will be announced in the coming weeks
Applications open for International Summer School on energy planning
13 June 2023 - 18th International Summer School, themed Advanced Planning of Affordable, Secure and Sustainable Energy, will be held from August 10 to 19
Serbia’s SEEPEX intraday electricity market to go live in July
12 June 2023 - The intraday electricity market will be the first result of the cooperation between SEEPEX and Slovenia’s exchange BSP SouthPool
Albania gets EUR 100 million for energy sector reforms
12 June 2023 - The general objective of the policy-based loan is to help improve the Albanian electricity sector's sustainability
Federation of BiH to invest USD 70 million in air quality improvement
09 June 2023 - The World Bank has approved a USD 50 million loan to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU pays out EUR 1.4 billion to Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania for green transition
09 June 2023 - The European Union's Modernization Fund has paid out EUR 2.4 billion for the seven member states, which is the joint largest disbursement
GEK Terna signs solar power PPAs with PPC, RWE in Greece
08 June 2023 - Electricity supplier HERON and Meton Energy have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three solar power projects in Greece