Montenegro registers 10 days of coal-free electricity generation
Montenegro produced enough electricity to cover domestic consumption from renewable energy sources only from May 24 to June 2, 2019, for the first time ever going coal-free for 10 days, the Government of Montenegro said in a press release. During the period, coal-fired power plant Pljevlja was not operating, yet Montenegro produced around 82 million […]
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the EU acquis. Albania’s national energy strategy 2018-2030 has been adopted, the Chapter 15 section of the report notes. However, the country has delayed electricity market reforms and should accelerate implementation of the connectivity […]
Top 3 in May: Smart Cities, Biodiversity, Bulgaria’s electricity export tariff
Our coverage of the Smart City SEE19 international conference held in Belgrade made it to the number one spot on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for May. The list is also available for our portal’s Serbian/local language version. 1 – Smart city concept: digitalization, e-mobility, renewables, smart grids Urban sprawl requires and is […]
Framework agreement signed for 2,000 MW EuroAfrica Interconnector between Egypt, Cyprus, Greece
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and Nicosia-based EuroAfrica Interconnector Limited have signed a framework agreement for the construction of the 1,707-km subsea EuroAfrica Interconnector cable which will connect Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece, the promoter of the project, EuroAfrica Interconnector Limited, said in a press release. The agreement was signed by EuroAfrica Interconnector Limited CEO Nasos […]
Falling costs reaffirm renewables as low-cost solution to boost global climate action – IRENA
In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation. As costs for solar and wind technologies continue falling, this will become the case in even more countries, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. The cost of electricity from bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal, onshore and […]
Court cancels environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant
The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW Buk Bijela hydropower plant on the river Drina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Aarhus Resource Center in Sarajevo has announced today, following the court’s positive 13 May ruling on the Center’s complaint, CEE Bankwatch Network said in a press release. […]
Power utility HEP invites applications for assistance from ZelEn fund
Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has invited social care institutions to apply for a total of HRK 1 million (EUR 135,000) in assistance from the ZelEn fund, which is financed through the sale of electricity produced exclusively from renewable energy sources, according to an announcement on HEP’s website. ZelEn is electricity produced from […]
Czech energy company CEZ eyes pullout from Romania, Turkey
Czech energy company CEZ is working on divesting assets in Bulgaria but it may also pull out of other markets, including Romania, Turkey, and Poland, CEO Daniel Benes was quoted as saying in an interview with Hospodarske Noviny. In April, majority state-owned CEZ entered exclusive talks with Bulgaria’s Eurohold to sell its assets in the […]