Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Romania’s Electrica takes over EUR 207 MW wind, solar portfolio from Monsson
29 July 2021 - Distribution and supply company has bought firms which are developing two photovoltaic parks, and one wind farm.
Serbia to introduce incentives for households to install solar panels – minister
29 July 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy will launch a public call for subsidies for solar panels at the beginning of September.
Apply for exchange programme for coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine, EU
29 July 2021 - The exchange programme is part of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
Solarpro, GreenYellow start strategic partnership with 4 MW PV plant for Solvay
28 July 2021 - Bulgaria’s PV group Solarpro and French solar project developer GreenYellow launched a strategic partnership.
Earth Overshoot Day is July 29: resource consumption rebounds after pandemic
28 July 2021 - After the pandemic caused a decrease in the use of resources in 2020, the world returned to business as usual and matched the worst result ever.
Kosovo* could add 900 MW of solar by 2030, 250 MW for self-consumption – USAID
27 July 2021 - 250 MW of solar photovoltaic capacities for self consumption could bring investment of around EUR 300 million.
Montenegro, Republic of Srpska to set up expert team to assess impact of HPP Buk Bijela on Tara river
26 July 2021 - The two sides have agreed to form an expert team of seven members, whose task will be to review the project documentation.
Montenegro to abolish incentives for renewable energy projects
23 July 2021 - Montenegro has reached the national target for the share of renewables, set at 33%, so the government will repeal the decree on incentives.
EU Forest Strategy targets 3 billion trees planted by 2030
23 July 2021 - The new EU Forest Strategy includes roadmap to increase the number of trees grown per year from 300 million to 600 million.
Global solar power to cross 200 GW annual installation threshold in 2022
22 July 2021 - Solar’s growth confirmed its dominance among all newly installed power generation technologies, reaching a 39% global share.
EPCG presents Solari 3000+ project – installation of solar panels on 3,000 households
21 July 2021 - EPCG will provide solar panels, the financing and installation, and citizens will repay the equipment in the form of a loan.
Green Energy Cooperative gets grant from Google for SOL4ALL project
20 July 2021 - ZEZ is the only organization to receive a grant for the renewable energy project at the Google.org Impact Challenge for CEE region.
Fit for 55 package to push CO2 prices to EUR 90 by 2030
20 July 2021 - A price increase is expected in particular in the second half of the decade, according to the analysis of the ICIS.
Fintel Energija, MK Group to install Europe’s largest solar power plant under Agrosolar Kula project
19 July 2021 - The project envisages a simultaneous production of agricultural crops and electricity from solar panels with a total installed capacity of 660 MW.
EU announces carbon border tax from 2026 – what lies ahead for exporters from Western Balkans, Turkey
16 July 2021 - CBAM will be paid from 2026 on cement, iron, steel, fertilizers, aluminium and electricity, but power producers have on option to be exempted until 2030.
Kosovo* gets EUR 5 million for saving energy in households
16 July 2021 - EBRD has approved EUR 5 million credit line to Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programe.