Downward trend in industry prices in Energy Community ends in 2018 – ACER report
The upward trend in final household prices in the Energy Community Contracting Parties continued in 2018, while final industry prices increased on average in 2018 after several years of continuous decrease, the ACER Annual Report on the Results of Monitoring the Internal Electricity and Natural Gas Markets in 2018 finds. The Market Monitoring Report (MMR) […]
Most Read in October: Čibuk 1 wind farm, clashes on Mt. Stara Planina, IFC, Kosovo cooperation on solar project
The inauguration of the largest wind farm in the Western Balkans, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, was number-one on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for October. The Top 3 Most Read list for June is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Serbia’s largest wind farm connected to grid Čibuk 1 […]
EPS to invest EUR 4.6 billion by 2027, EUR 700 million to go into hydropower, renewables
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) intends to invest EUR 4.6 billion from 2019 to 2027, of which EUR 1.6 billion in the modernization of existing and construction of new thermal power plants (TPPs) as well as environmental protection, EUR 1,3 billion in distribution projects, EUR 1 billion in the coal sector, and EUR 700 […]
Four in five EU coal power plants unprofitable: Greece’s PPC faces EUR 596 million loss, Romania’s CE Oltenia EUR 567 million
Four in five EU coal power plants are unprofitable and utilities could lose EUR 6.6 billion this year alone, finds a new report from financial think-tank Carbon Tracker. Looking at the region, Greek utility PPC could lose EUR 596 million this year, Romanian utilities could lose EUR 567 with CE Oltenia alone facing losses of […]
PM10 concentration in Serbia 10 times above limit, as region fills most polluted cities lists
Over the past few days, Serbian citizens in Belgrade, Niš, Valjevo, as well as other places, have been able to feel the smell and see the color of the air they breathe, which makes it life-threatening. The proof of this is the official measurement of particulate matter PM10, whose concentrations are up to 10 times […]
TENDERING: Renewables in transportation study for Energy Community
The Energy Community Secretariat has launched tendering for a study to define possible options for the future of renewables in the transportation sector until 2030 in the Contracting Parties. The deadline for the submission of offers is November 21 (detailed information). The selected consultant will assess the status of renewable energy sources used in the […]
Serbian energy regulator approves grid’s development, investment plans
The Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) has approved the Transmission System Development Plan for 2019-2028 and the Transmission System Investment Plan for 2019-2021. The plans were adopted by state-owned company Elektromreža Srbije, Serbia’s transmission system operator (TSO). In the Development Plan for 2019-2028, the list of production capacities expected to be connected […]
Serbia to lower tax burden on hybrid vehicles as of January 1, 2020
Owners of hybrid vehicles will not pay tax on the use of motor vehicles as of January 1 next year. This change is part of a bill on taxes on the use, possession, and carrying of goods adopted by the Government of Serbia. According to the text of the bill, the introduction of a tax […]