Greece officially writes off four coal-fired thermal power units
The plans for a coal phaseout in Greece seem to be accelerating as the only thermal power plant project may be switched to gas earlier.
Akuo expands hydropower portfolio in Bulgaria
The French company has completed the acquisition of PVB Power Bulgaria, a firm with five hydropower plants in the Balkan country.
Power utility ERS launches tender for EUR 118.7 million in loans to finance construction of HPPs
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske needs funding for three hydropower plants on the Bistrica river and HPP Dabar.
North Macedonia’s ESM to introduce carbon pricing for its power plants by end of 2021
Energy Community Secretariat has invited all power producers to implement internal carbon pricing, but so far only ESM answered positively.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids, KOSTT sign EUR 4.7 million contract to build new substation
ABB Power Grids Zagreb and and Kosovo’s* TSO have signed a contract for the construction of substation Ferizaj 3.
North Macedonia securing gas, electricity supply amid coal phaseout
The country has signed three memoranda with Greece on the future LNG terminal near Alexandroupolis and the adjacent gas-fired power plant.
TPP Pljevlja uses its 20,000 hours production limit – European Environment Agency
The EEA has officially confirmed that the power plant, part of utility EPCG, consumed its limit for production at the end of 2020.
EPS director: Serbia won’t cut electricity production from coal despite green energy expansion
Milorad Grćić said power production from coal would remain at the same level while capacities in renewable energy sources would increase