Energy Crisis
Albania to lease oil-fired power plant as a response to energy emergency
14 January 2022 - State-owned power utility KESH issued the call for expression of interest for leasing a thermal power generation asset
Serbian government caps electricity prices for firms at EUR 75 per MWh
04 January 2022 - The decision by the Serbian government could mean a rise in prices for some and a reduction in prices for others
State aid for businesses, power companies in Bulgaria may reach EUR 1 billion
04 January 2022 - The Bulgarian government has secured an additional EUR 650 million for businesses and energy companies due to the energy crisis
Germany, Belgium to close nuclear reactors despite Europe energy crisis
28 December 2021 - The move comes amid the ongoing energy crisis in Europe and the EU’s plans to recognize nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source.
BiH’s two entities take different approaches in adjusting power prices for businesses
23 December 2021 - The new benchmark price of electricity for businesses in the Republic of Srpska will be EUR 53 per megawatt-hour
Power prices reach stunning EUR 400 per MWh in Europe
20 December 2021 - Power prices reached critical levels across Europe amid a surge in costs for natural gas and an outage in France
Bulgaria freezes electricity, heating, water prices for households
16 December 2021 - Bulgarian lawmakers that were elected on November 14 voted to freeze electricity and heating prices for households until the end of March
Impact of 2021 electricity price surge on Energy Community contracting parties
14 December 2021 - The paper, prepared by the Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB), summarizes the measures taken by all nine contracting parties
Bulgarian water and sewerage utilities face bankruptcy due to high electricity prices
08 December 2021 - The government and regulatory authorities are trying to find the solution, but for now they have different views on the issue
North Macedonia to extend state of energy crisis for six months
02 December 2021 - The aim is to ensure stability in the implementation of the measures and activities for overcoming the issues in electricity supply
Electricity prices for businesses in Serbia frozen for another month
30 November 2021 - The Serbian government has extended its decision from the end of October, when it caped prices for November
North Macedonia declares state of energy crisis
10 November 2021 - According to the decision, power producer ESM is obliged to submit a package of measures within 15 days to counter the energy crisis
Energy price rally lifts inflation to worrying heights worldwide
05 November 2021 - The energy crisis fueled a rapid rise in prices of power and gas to unseen highs and accelerated inflation as most products become more expensive
North Macedonia to declare state of energy crisis
05 November 2021 - The Government of North Macedonia will declare a state of energy crisis to secure electricity supplies to consumers in the country
Serbia freezes electricity prices to help businesses through energy crisis
04 November 2021 - The Serbian government has ordered state power utility EPS to keep electricity prices for business customers unchanged until the end of November.
Romania caps energy prices, rolls out windfall tax for electricity producers
30 October 2021 - Romania limited electricity and gas prices for households and small businesses and rolled out support for several other categories