Mytilineos enters Albanian power market, signs EUR 21 million contract with OST
The contract includes the construction of new substation Elbasan 3 and upgrading substation Fier.
Albania introduces market based procurement of balancing services
The new balancing rules in force as of April 1 introduce market based procurement of balancing services and imbalance price formation.
European Commission: Serbia, BiH increase coal power output in 2020
Power output from coal fell by 22% in the EU last year, while Serbia boosted its production by 4% in the sector and BiH increased it by 8%
Croatian households to be able to buy electricity from all EU countries
The new law on the electricity market will increase competition in the market where the state-owned utility HEP holds 90% of the market.
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.
