Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Serbia hikes power price for businesses to EUR 110 per MWh
28 April 2023 - The price of electricity for firms in Serbia is set by the government since November 2021 due to the energy crisis
Serbia asks Japan’s agency JICA to finance pumped storage project Bistrica
27 April 2023 - The Bistrica facility, according to earlier assessments, should have a capacity of 628 MW, and it was valued at EUR 700 million
Serbia’s EPS posts record profit for first quarter of 2023
26 April 2023 - The firm suffered a loss of almost RSD 30 billion (about EUR 256 million) in the same period of 2022
Air pollution responsible for 1,200 children’s deaths in Europe
25 April 2023 - The level of key air pollutants in many European countries remains above the World Health Organization's health-based guidelines
North Macedonia to subsidize households to switch to natural gas for heating
25 April 2023 - The incentives to replace coal, wood and fuel oil with gas is a novelty in the country’s household subsidy program in the energy sector
Voltalia secures EUR 99 million loan for Karavasta solar power plant
25 April 2023 - The construction of the 140 MW Karavasta solar power plant, the first utility-scale PV project in Albania, started in July
Serbia’s DSO Elektrodistribucija Srbije launches smart meter procurement
24 April 2023 - The deadline for bids to modernize the measuring infrastructure of the distribution system operator is May 3
Serbia to officially commit to phasing out coal by 2050
22 April 2023 - Obligation on decarbonization are part of the bill on the ratification of contract on guarantees for the EUR 300 million loan
CWP Europe, PowerChina Resources sign investment contract for Vetrozelena wind farm in Serbia
21 April 2023 - The contract was signed by Executive Vice President of PowerChina Resources He Shiyou and CEO of CWP Europe Dimitar Enchev
Vasko Stefanov is new head of North Macedonia’s utility ESM
20 April 2023 - At the handover ceremony, Kovačevski and Stefanov wished each other success in the upcoming challenges
EU’s natural gas consumption falls 17.7%
20 April 2023 - As for the countries tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, only Slovenia didn’t achieve the planned cut
Statkraft working on its first solar project in Croatia
19 April 2023 - In Southeastern Europe, Statkraft only has power plants in Albania and Turkey, but it is trading electricity throughout the region
EU launches EUR 750 million call for energy infrastructure projects under CEF Energy
19 April 2023 - CEF Energy has been set up to support studies and construction works. It has a grant budget of EUR 5.84 billion for the period 2021-2027.
Croatia earmarks subsidies for firms for batteries to store green energy
18 April 2023 - The public call was issued by the Ministry Economy and Sustainable Development
FBiH government, private companies prepare electromobility project for urban areas
14 April 2023 - Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism Edita Đapo met with the heads of Megamix and e-GO to discuss the electromobility project
Serbia Zijin Copper preparing plan to reduce emissions, switch to renewables
14 April 2023 - The company is heavily criticized as one of the biggest polluters in Serbia, particularly of air