Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory Commission to accept the increase in prices proposed by power companies in North Macedonia. The third round of protests is scheduled for today and consumers want the independent body to be disbanded and electricity tariffs to be slashed by 46%. […]
Greenpeace demands coal phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030
The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to Balin Balinov from Greenpeace Bulgaria, who called for a coal exit twenty years earlier than in the national plan. Environmentalists are pointing to the damage from maintaining thermal power plants using the fossil fuel. While the Minister of Energy Temenuzhka […]
RP Global to build solar power plant on Croatian island
Austria-based electricity producer RP Global is about to start building a solar power plant near the town of Novalja on the Croatian island of Pag, whose projected annual output is 25 GWh. RP Global has already built two wind farms close to the Adriatic coast in Croatia – Danilo near Šibenik and Rudine near Dubrovnik […]
Electricity supplier switching in Greece nearly doubles in 2019
Electricity supplier switching in Greece in 2019 jumped 89% against 2018, reflecting growing consumer confidence in independent suppliers and the effectiveness of discounts and other offers designed to attract customers. Slightly over 576,000 consumers, or 8.5% of the total number, switched their supplier last year, compared with 4.51% in 2018, according to Greek energy news […]
Bulgaria plans to burn coal until 2050 – energy minister
Bulgaria plans to continue to use coal for the generation of electricity until 2050 due to coal-fired power plants’ strategic value for both energy and national security, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said in a written answer to a Bulgarian MP on the fate of the coal complex and energy transition commitments towards the EU. According […]
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to operate in seven Balkan countries
The newly-formed joint venture Hitachi ABB Power Grids has said it will operate in the region under the Balkan Cluster that covers seven countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The company’s top officials have also said that “world-class power grid solutions” will help it play an active role […]
TENDERING: EPCG looking for project design for new unit at HPP Perućica
Montenegrin state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has announced an international tendering for the preparation of project documentation for installing a 58.5 MW unit at hydropower plant (HPP) Perućica. The preparation of the project documentation for the A8 unit will be financed with a portion of a loan approved by the German development bank […]
Strong political will and access to European electricity market – key enablers of RES integration challenges in Western Balkans
Authors: REPCONS project team of key experts Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition as a development opportunity for countries in the region that allows building modern, environmentally and climate-friendly power systems by 2050. Decarbonization of the power sectors needs to be achieved dominantly through the application of solar photovoltaic and wind power technologies, […]