Electricity
Western Balkans need to integrate markets for easier energy transition, funding
14 January 2022 - A joint approach makes funding green energy and the coal phaseout easier for the Western Balkans, but funding sources are still insufficient
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
Carbon capture projects failing but still to play role in energy transition
14 January 2022 - The carbon capture technology is still experimental, but it may have a shot with a proper funding scheme and a functional market
Greece’s IPTO plans new power interconnections in Balkans
12 January 2022 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO plans new power interconnections in the Balkans to improve flows and security of supply
EU should roll out CO2 border tax earlier, apply it to indirect emissions from electricity
12 January 2022 - The draft report is part of the legislative procedure for the adoption of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
Acting CEO of Serbia’s power utility EPS quits after several major outages
12 January 2022 - Acting director of EPS Milorad Grčić resigned after five outages and fires in Serbia's coal power industry in the past month
State-owned power utilities EPS, EMS ask for modification of law on renewables
11 January 2022 - Elektroprivreda Srbije and Elektromreža Srbije have asked the ministry to halt the adoption of bylaws for the renewables' subsidies
EU plans to mobilize EUR 500 billion for nuclear energy by 2050
10 January 2022 - EUR 500 billion in investments is needed by 2050 for the new generation of nuclear power plants, according to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton
Here is how GEN Group plans to decarbonize Slovenia
10 January 2022 - The company intends to solve the challenges of decarbonization with a low-carbon mixture of nuclear, hydro and solar energy
EPCG intends to construct three gas power plants in Montenegro
06 January 2022 - In order to prepare the necessary documents, Elektroprivreda Crne Gore has announced a tender for the selection of a consultant
2021 was record year for annual wind installations in Turkey
06 January 2022 - The newly installed 1,750 MW in wind farms accounts for 50 percent of all power plants built in 2021
EU endorses gas, nuclear energy amid opposition among member states
06 January 2022 - The European Commission has decided to include nuclear energy and gas in its sustainable finance taxonomy
EPBiH to build 56 MW solar park on coal plant’s ash, slag dump in Tuzla
05 January 2022 - State-owned energy utility EPBiH plans to install a photovoltaic plant of 56 MW at the site of an ash and slag dump at the Tuzla coal plant
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
Serbia to make decision on small nuclear power plants in 2022
04 January 2022 - Zorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister, said Serbia needs new power plants and that renewable energy sources would not be enough
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