Bulgaria’s NECP: EUR 42.7 billion in investment needed to meet 2030 goals
Bulgaria said in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that it targets zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2030
Croatia’s NECP: Renewables share to reach 36.4% by 2030
Croatia’s National and Climate Plan (NECP) targets a rise in renewable energy share to 36.4% for 2030
EPS plans to extend lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038
Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to extend the lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038, by installing flue-gas desulfurization equipment
IEA: Solar PV is to become “king” of power supply in decade ahead
Solar PV appears set for massive expansion, with a projected average growth rate at 13% a year from 2020 to 2030, meeting almost a third of electricity demand growth over the coming decade and becoming the new “king” of power markets, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020 report. “I […]
What lies ahead for Serbia in energy transition and how Europe’s experience amid COVID pandemic can help?
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the energy transition in the EU, and demonstrated that power grids across Europe can take in large amounts of renewable energy without any problems. This is an important lesson for Serbia’s energy transition, which is still in its infancy, according to speakers at a roundtable titled Energy Transition and COVID-19, […]
MET Group buys 42 MW wind farm in Bulgaria from Enel
Switzerland-based energy company MET Group has signed an agreement to buy a 100% stake in a 42 MW wind farm in Bulgaria from Italian Enel Green Power, the renewable energy arm of Enel Group, and expects to close the transaction by the end of 2020. The acquisition of Bulgaria’s 5th largest wind farm is part […]
North Macedonia first EnC member which submitted draft National Energy Climate Plan
North Macedonia is the first Energy Community Contracting Party to submit its draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the Secretariat. Albania and Georgia have announced that draft chapters of their NECPs have also been submitted to the Secretariat for guidance, while Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Ukraine are still in the process […]
European Green Deal tells us decarbonisation is possible not only in the EU, but everywhere
The idea of the European Green Plan is to show that decarbonisation is possible not only in the EU, but all over the world. The Green Agenda for Western Balkans, which it envisages, shows in which areas the EU intends to cooperate with the region, namely air pollution, energy transition… Decarbonisation is inevitable, and solutions […]