EUR 1 billion loan for HEP to secure energy supplies
The funds will be used to buy gas for the Okoli storage facility and achieve the target set by EU to fill up at least 80% of gas storage capacity before the winter
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
EU ban on Russian oil to boost fuel prices in Southeastern Europe
Exemptions from sanctions were granted to Bulgaria and Croatia as well as to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia
Government of Serbia keeps electricity prices at EUR 75 per MWh until end of August
Serbia has decided to keep electricity tariffs frozen to ease the burden of the price spike on consumers amid the energy crisis
Romanian energy suppliers warn compensation for price caps is drying up their liquidity
The Romanian association of energy suppliers says some of its members may cease operations amid a lack of compensation for energy price caps
Energy crisis is not emergency but new reality – Trhulj
Power companies imported electricity at a price three to five times higher than their retail price
WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants
It's going to be a long winter in several Western Balkan countries as old coal-fired power plants are unreliable and lignite is scarce