Energy Crisis
Rizvanolli asks citizens in Kosovo* if they are willing to pay for power imports
22 September 2022 - Minister Artane Rizvanolli proposed a public debate on how much citizens in Kosovo* are willing to pay for electricity imports amid shortages
Serbia won’t increase power prices for businesses – Prime Minister Brnabić
21 September 2022 - She commented on rumors that the government would raise the price from the current EUR 95 to EUR 120 per megawatt-hour
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report – green energy is way out of climate change woes
14 September 2022 - Renewable energy and energy savings are key solutions for mitigating climate change, REN21 and UNECE said ahead of the release of their report
EU fails to agree price cap on Russian gas
10 September 2022 - EU energy ministers achieved little progress with regard to plans for a price cap on Russian gas
While Kremlin vows to restore gas supply if sanctions are scrapped, energy traders are reaping record profits
09 September 2022 - The severe dispute between Russia and the West, as always in similar situations, is being used by other countries
Croatia caps power prices for households, businesses
08 September 2022 - The Croatian government adopted another package of measures to ease the burden of high energy prices on households and businesses
PM Abazović: Montenegro can’t endure electricity import costs for long
08 September 2022 - Outgoing Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović pointed to the impact of the energy crisis on state finances
IEA’s Birol debunks three myths about global energy crisis
07 September 2022 - Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote an op-ed for the Financial Times
Bulgaria to deliver 200 MWh of electricity to North Macedonia
06 September 2022 - prices would have to be defined in accordance with the legislation of Bulgaria and North Macedonia and the EU's directives
Grid stress test: Germany intends to extend operation of two nuclear plants
06 September 2022 - After performing a stress test, the German government now wants to keep two reactors in reserve this winter instead of closing them
Natural gas, electricity prices soar 30% on Nord Stream 1 shutdown
05 September 2022 - Gazprom said it would keep the Nord Stream 1 pipeline offline right after the G7 agreed to cap the price of Russian oil
Democratic Party demands parliamentary inquiry: who is responsible for outages in EPS?
05 September 2022 - As a result of the outages, Serbia became a major importer of electricity and spent EUR 650 million since last winter
Albania, Serbia sign memorandum to cooperate in energy, mining sectors
02 September 2022 - The memorandum of cooperation between the two countries was signed at a summit of the Open Balkan initiative in Belgrade
Mihajlović: Serbia preparing projects for two pumped-storage hydropower plants
02 September 2022 - Đerdap 3, a hybrid pumped-storage power plant, should be built in phases, Minister Zorana Mihajlović said in a interview
German firms reduce, halt production over high energy prices
01 September 2022 - The halting of production because of the high energy prices is seen by the German government as an alarming situation