Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Croatia’s power utility HEP Group to get new board president
05 December 2023 - The Government of Croatia accepted the resignation of Frane Barbarić, who stepped down after it announced it would dismiss him
Romania introduces deposit refund system
04 December 2023 - The Romanian DRS is set to become the second-largest in Europe, and the world's largest centralized national DRS by volume of containers
Electricity price growth for businesses in FBiH capped at 20% for 2024 – prime minister
01 December 2023 - The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has declared a state of power supply emergency for 2024
Slovenia adopts action plan to halve energy poverty
01 December 2023 - According to Eurostat, more than 41 million people in Europe were unable to adequately heat their homes in 2021.
Municipalities in Slovenia to get EUR 200,000 per MW of installed wind farm capacity
01 December 2023 - Incentives are another attempt to speed up wind farm projects in Slovenia, which hosts only three wind turbines
Industry welcomes EU’s grid action plan but criticizes lack of some crucial measures
29 November 2023 - The European Commission has presented a 14-point action plan for seven challenges to improving electricity grids
GIZ opens applications for green jobs consultant in Western Balkans
28 November 2023 - The German development agency has launched a call for the expression of interest and the deadline is December 12
CAN Europe: BiH, Kosovo* and Serbia’s NECPs lack climate ambition, coal phaseout dates
28 November 2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia sent draft NECPs to the Energy Community Secretariat for review in late June and July
Spain to provide grant to Serbia’s TSO EMS for energy transition study
28 November 2023 - The study should help Serbia’s TSO prepare for connecting renewable electricity plants to the national grid
Countdown to COP28: temperature growth in Serbia is 60% above global average
27 November 2023 - In anticipation of the most important world meeting on climate change, Serbia has organized an event called Dialogue on Climate Change
Analysis of EU’s Western Balkans decarbonization policy: decarbonization to remain disorderly if nothing changes
24 November 2023 - The policy paper 'Chaotic and fake decarbonization of power sectors in the Western Balkans' is based on a survey of more than 100 experts from the region
Respect Energy, EPCG sign MoU on green projects development
22 November 2023 - The companies signed a memorandum on the development and operation of renewable energy projects in Montenegro
Hithium, Solarpro shake hands for largest battery energy storage project in SEE
16 November 2023 - The battery energy storage system in Bulgaria will be the first joint project of Hithium and Solarpro, part of Renalfa Solarpro Group
BiH canton awards 800 MW concession for wind, solar
16 November 2023 - The Government of the Bosnia-Podrinje Canton Goražde and local renewable energy developer TLG have signed a concession agreement
Serbia seals the deal with Azerbaijan for gas supply
15 November 2023 - It would be the first shipment of gas from Azerbaijan to Serbia. The two countries have also signed an MoU on energy cooperation.
Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia
15 November 2023 - Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project