Slovenia exempts households, small firms from green power surcharge for three months
Slovenia temporarily freed small business customers and households from the obligation to pay for the support to producers of power from renewable sources and high-efficiency cogeneration. Additionally, the network charge has been significantly lowered, also as a response to the outbreak of COVID-19. As part of the emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the […]
Are Serbian renewable energy projects in danger due to the state of emergency?
Authors: Ivan Gazdić, Partner and Igor Đorđević, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Belgrade On 15 March 2020, the state of emergency was introduced in Serbia due to the COVID-19 situation, which entitles state authorities to impose a broad spectrum of short-term restrictions and different measures. What do these measures mean for the future of renewable energy projects in Serbia? […]
Just 12 days left to apply for Energy Community Summer School 2020
If you are postgraduate students (masters or PhD), researchers from all energy-related disciplines or young professionals from governmental institutions, companies, think tanks and NGOs, there are only 12 days to apply for the fifth edition of the Energy Community Summer School. The Summer School 2020 will be held from August 22 to 29 in Telc, […]
UPDATE: Serbia temporarily suspends incentives for renewables, high-efficiency cogeneration
The Government of Serbia has decided to suspend payments of incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources and in high-efficiency cogeneration units– CHP, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Balkan Green Energy News. The persons close to the government confirmed that the Government of Serbia, at the meeting yesterday, brough decision to temporarily […]
EMS vows to keep power transmission system in Serbia running smoothly
Elektromreža Srbije – EMS, operator of the electricity transmission system in Serbia, said it undertook all necessary measures to keep it secure and stable amid the state of emergency imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. All employees that can are working at their homes, while those who have essential tasks to maintain substations […]
ContourGlobal abandons Kosova e Re project, exits coal altogether
The foreign investor has faced a setback with regulatory hurdles and financing drying up for the planned lignite-fired thermal power unit. ContourGlobal told shareholders it wasn’t able to meet deadlines and that it is scrapping Kosova e Re as it exits the coal sector. The emphasis has shifted to clean technologies and there will be […]
EU opens EUR 980 million call for proposals for green energy infrastructure
Third countries can marginally participate in the scheme for smart grids, gas and cross-border carbon dioxide networks and transmission projects for renewables. The European Union is about to complete the spending allocated for the outgoing seven-year budget for energy union infrastructure. The Connecting Europe Facility or CEF is funding a round of projects with major […]
Coronavirus prompts crisis measures in electric power systems in Balkans
Governments and state-owned operators are imposing constraints and work from home and stepping up hygiene requirements. The coronavirus isn’t affecting the electric power supply for now in the region of Western Balkans. Power producers and distributors in the Balkans have been introducing emergency procedures to contain the fallout from the spread of COVID-19. The coronavirus […]