Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Following Croatia, Montenegro to abolish value added tax on solar panels
29 August 2022 - The Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism of Montenegro announced that it is preparing new measures to weaken the pressure of the energy crisis in the autumn
France to introduce unprecedented measures to cushion energy crisis
25 August 2022 - The French government has made a move to have as many new power plants as possible in operation in the shortest possible time
Serbia to spend EUR 3 billion on energy imports next winter
22 August 2022 - The import of natural gas and electricity cost Serbia EUR 1.65 billion last winter
Croatia to abolish VAT on solar panels
22 August 2022 - The Croatian government is preparing a new package of measures to tackle the high inflation and rising energy prices
Automotive components producer Etem Gestamp signs PPA deal in Bulgaria
07 August 2022 - Private Equity Fund - Growth and Etem Gestamp have signed a ten year power purchase agreement for 4 GWh of solar energy
2021 municipal waste report: Croatia continues progress but targets still unreachable
04 August 2022 - The country continued to make progress in almost all important sectors of waste management, but it was not enough to achieve the set goals
Waste management sector can help Europe lower gas consumption
04 August 2022 - The sector conducts recycling and recovery operations and produces heat and energy through incineration and anaerobic digestion
CEDIS to install additional 20,000 smart meters, boost coverage to 97%
03 August 2022 - The advanced metering management (AMM) project enables remote metering of consumption and consumption management
First green bonds issued in Croatia
02 August 2022 - The strategic partners in the green bond issue are Erste&Steiermärkische Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Bechtel could finance study for Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower
01 August 2022 - Representatives of the Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia and the US-based company Bechtel have discussed the project in Belgrade
EPS considering shutdown of coal power plant Kostolac A
29 July 2022 - Serbian state-owned utility EPS is reexamining the economic feasibility of its plan for the modernization of coal plant Kostolac A
Prosumers in Serbia disappointed with first electricity bills
29 July 2022 - Differences in how two ministries interpreted rules led to higher bills and created confusion among the first prosumers in Serbia
Decarbonizing one steel plant with hydrogen requires up to EUR 7 billion in investment
29 July 2022 - Hydrogen Europe conducted an analysis of the viability of using solar and renewable energy to decarbonize steel manufacturing
Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia to set up working group for energy cooperation
27 July 2022 - Albania and North Macedonia accepted Serbia's proposal at a meeting held in Tirana within the Open Balkan initiative
Power utility EPHZHB requests ban on electricity exports from BiH
27 July 2022 - BiH is the biggest electricity exporter in the Western Balkans, but the energy crisis and the drought are now jeopardizing supply
Duić: We need to prepare warm sweaters for winter
26 July 2022 - The professor from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb issued a stark warning on the energy crisis