New energy minister assumes office, OST general manager resigns
Belinda Balluku, niece of a former high-level communist politician, is the new minister of infrastructure and energy in the Albanian government, and one of her first moves was to request the resignation of Albanian transmission system operator OST general manager Klodian Gradeci. According to portal Exit.al, Gradeci resigned today. The new minister requested Gradeci’s removal in […]
Applications open for fourth Energy Community Summer School
The Energy Community Secretariat has launched the call for applications for the fourth Energy Community Summer School. The deadline is March 31, with 40 applicants to be selected for this year’s edition in Krakow, Poland. This year’s Summer School will take place from August 24 to August 31, 2019 at the Jagiellonian University and AGH […]
Protest against small hydropower plants to be held in Belgrade on Sunday
The initiative Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina will hold a rally to protest the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) in Belgrade on Sunday, with the official start scheduled for 1 pm at the Studentski Trg square. The only demand is to immediately halt the construction of all run-of-river SHPPs in Serbia, according […]
EPS, Siloviye Mashiny sign agreement on HPP Đerdap 2 revitalization
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) and Russia’s Siloviye Mashiny have signed an agreement on the overhaul of the Đerdap 2 hydropower plant (HPP), which would increase its capacity. During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s to Serbia, the two countries’ officials signed two memoranda, on cooperation in the electricity sector and on cooperation in the development […]
Hungary to launch climate finance instrument to support green transition in Western Balkans
The Hungarian Government has approved the establishment of the Western Balkans Green Center (WBGC), a new instrument to support green transition in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. This is the first step of a broader, more ambitious endeavor, to create a regional multi-donor fund in 2021. Designed with the support of the […]
Procurement of 1.2 million waste sorting bins ahead
A total of 1.2 million waste sorting bins for biodegradable waste (paper, cardboard and biowaste) and recyclable municipal waste (plastic and glass) are to be distributed in 407 municipalities and cities in Croatia. The procurement worth HRK 315 million (EUR 42.5 million) will be financed under the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Programme 2014-2020. Croatian Minister […]
Massive hike in electricity prices prompts state measures in Bulgaria
Three subsidiaries of state-owned power utility Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH) will provide an additional amount of electricity on the day-ahead market (DAM) of the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) in order to stabilize the market. According to local media, the DAM prices increased 50% in December 2018 compared to December 2017, skyrocketing 200% year-on-year in […]
How is Balkan region progressing on energy and climate plans?
Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece are among 7 EU member states that failed to submit drafts of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission by the December 31, 2018 deadline. In the region, Romania, Slovenia, and Croatia have officially published their draft plans, while Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo*, Serbia, and Bosnia and […]
