Slovenia’s Idrija installing battery storage to become smart town
With storage and distribution management from the NEDO project, Idrija will be able to maintain the power supply for priority services during outages
HEP to increase HPP Senj installed capacity by 20 MW
Croatian state power company HEP is replacing equipment at HPP Senj as part of a project that will boost the hydropower plant’s capacity by 20 MW.
HPP Buk Bijela groundbreaking to be held on May 17
A groundbreaking ceremony for hydropower plant (HPP) Buk Bijela on the Drina river, a joint project of Serbia and the Serb-dominated entity Republic of Srpska, will take place on May 17.
Montenegro to set coal phaseout deadline in national energy and climate plan – prime minister
The country is preparing a new energy strategy, which will put priority on renewable energy sources in order to achieve climate neutrality.
Greece pushes coal phaseout deadline to 2025 from 2028
Coal-fired thermal power plant Ptolemaida 5, the last of its kind in Greece, is set to be converted to gas in 2025, three years earlier than planned
Serbia starts drafting national energy and climate plan
The Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched a project called the Further Capacity Development for Energy Planning, which will include the drafting of a NECP.
North Macedonia, Montenegro invite bids for day-ahead trading platforms
North Macedonia’s national electricity market operator, MEMO, and Montenegro’s power exchange operator, BELEN, have launched tendering for day-ahead trading platforms.
EU ETS covered emissions record biggest drop in six years
Greenhouse gas emissions from operators covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) fell by 13.3% in 2020 compared to 2019.