North Macedonia first EnC member which submitted draft National Energy Climate Plan
North Macedonia is the first Energy Community Contracting Party to submit its draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the Secretariat. Albania and Georgia have announced that draft chapters of their NECPs have also been submitted to the Secretariat for guidance, while Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Ukraine are still in the process […]
Hellenic Petroleum finishes takeover of juwi’s 204 MW solar power project
Oil company Hellenic Petroleum has completed the takeover of one of the largest solar photovoltaic projects in Europe from German developer juwi Holding. It also secured the fund for this acquisition. The 204 MW project is in the final permitting stage and it will be located in an area of Kozani, Greece. According to Hellenic […]
European Green Deal tells us decarbonisation is possible not only in the EU, but everywhere
The idea of the European Green Plan is to show that decarbonisation is possible not only in the EU, but all over the world. The Green Agenda for Western Balkans, which it envisages, shows in which areas the EU intends to cooperate with the region, namely air pollution, energy transition… Decarbonisation is inevitable, and solutions […]
Croatia’s HEP kicks off EUR 24 million smart grid project
Distribution system operator HEP – Operator distribucijskog sustava (HEP ODS) has launched EUR 24 million Smart Grid Pilot Project which includes digitalisation of a part of the electricity distribution network in Croatia, and creating conditions for the integration of distributed sources. HEP ODS will invest into three areas of advanced electricity distribution network: advanced metering […]
EU presents guidelines on Green Agenda for Western Balkans
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, envisaged by the European Green Deal, is expected to be endorsed by the Western Balkan leaders at a summit in Bulgarian capital Sofia in November, the European Commission has said. In the European Green Deal, a plan to make the EU climate neutral by 2050, the commission says […]
GGF wins UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment award
This year’s winner of the UN-initiated Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) award in the “Real-world impact initiative of the year” is Green for Growth Fund (GGF), one of the first specialized vehicles to invest in renewables and energy efficiency. The Principles for Responsible Investment was founded in 2006 by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Since […]
Albania, Kosovo* sign agreement to establish joint power exchange
Kosovo’s transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT and its Albanian counterpart OST have signed the agreement on the establishment of the Albanian Power Exchange – ALPEX, formerly called APEX. The shareholder agreement for ALPEX was signed by Chief Executive Officer of KOSTT Ilir Shala, and Administrator of OST Skerdi Drenova. ALPEX, based in Tirana, will operate […]
Croatia subsidizes purchase of electric buses for public transport
For the first time, Croatia’s Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) will co-finance the procurement of electric and hydrogen-fuelled buses for public transport in urban areas in order to reduce air pollution. Numerous analyses and studies have shown electric buses are more cost effective and environmentally friendly, but almost all cities in the region […]