Electricity

Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles, identified by Slovenia’s authorities, for the development of renewable energy projects, according to the European Commission’s assessment of the…

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has asked the European Commission to help countries in Central and Eastern Europe to phase out coal. Borisov said Bulgaria can only reduce greenhouse gas…

In order to secure energy supply from internal sources and increase the share of renewables, Romania intends to install 6 GW in wind farms and solar power plants, according to…

State-controlled power utility ESM intends to turn off the first unit of coal-fired REK Bitola within five years and convert it to natural gas, according to top officials, who vowed…

Greece intends to increase the share of renewable energy in electricity consumption from 29.2% to 61% and the share in transport from 6.6% to 19%, according to its final National…

Croatia’s power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda has started works on hydroelectric system Kosinj and hydropower plant Senj 2, with a total capacity of 412 MW. The investments are estimated at EUR…

Cyprus plans to increase the share of renewable energy sources from 13.9% to 22.9% in the period 2021-2030, according to the European Commission’s assessment of the country’s final National Energy and…

Bulgaria’s final National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) will deliver the country’s 2030 target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 0% compared to 2005, reads the European Commission’s assessment of…

Croatia’s final National and Climate Plan (NECP) has set a renewable energy target for 2030 at 36.4%, which will be an increase of 8.4% compared to the latest available data,…

Public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to extend the lifespan of thermal power plant Kostolac A by 15 years, until 2038, by installing flue-gas desulfurization equipment to reduce sulfur dioxide…

Solar PV appears set for massive expansion, with a projected average growth rate at 13% a year from 2020 to 2030, meeting almost a third of electricity demand growth over…

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the energy transition in the EU, and demonstrated that power grids across Europe can take in large amounts of renewable energy without any problems. This…