Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
Serbia introduces Green Budget, earmarks EUR 1 billion for projects
The 2025 Budget Law includes the first Green Budget annex, listing 64 green projects to be implemented next year
Sustainability reports obligatory for 50 firms in Croatia
The Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for sustainability reporting, has published a list of companies mandated to submit documentation
EENergy offers EUR 10,000 grants to SMEs for energy efficiency, Western Balkans also included
Firms based in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey are among the ones eligible for funding
Western Balkans TSOs back joint declaration on regional cooperation
The declaration could speed up the coupling of their electricity markets with the power markets of European Union member states
Lorkowski: No Western Balkan country can get CBAM exemption for electricity in time
Without securing exemptions, Montenegro, BiH, North Macedonia, and Serbia would have to bear CBAM costs of electricity exports to the EU
Montenegro’s EPCG signs contract for Kruševo hydropower project design
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore and the Jaroslav Černi Water Institute have agreed next steps for the Kruševo hydropower project
European wind industry to need 200,000 new workers
The European wind industry is set to expand from 370,000 jobs today to 600,000 by 2030, according to WindEurope