Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Bosnian mining city Živinice to install solar power plants with state-owned utility EPBiH
05 May 2023 - It could make the city in the north of BiH the first coal-dependent area in the Western Balkans that kicks off the energy transition
Renewable energy producers in Croatia continue to terminate incentives contracts
05 May 2023 - The wave of termination of power purchase agreements with the government was triggered by the surge in market prices
Rimac Technology enters energy storage systems market with Rimac Energy brand
04 May 2023 - Rimac Energy has created a battery architecture that reduces efficiency losses by up to 50% whilst decreasing the system footprint by up to 40%
Renewables produced more electricity than fossil fuels for first time over winter in EU
02 May 2023 - A significant decrease in electricity demand combined with record renewable electricity supply prevented the EU from returning to fossil fuels
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton grants concession for 10 solar power plants
02 May 2023 - Plavo Sunce is majority-owned by Iva Mamić, daughter of the former head of Croatian football club Dinamo
BiH’s NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed
28 April 2023 - The draft national energy and climate plan of BiH was presented for the first time at the Energy Summit 2023 in Neum
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