Electricity
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
Greece revives long-neglected Mesochora hydropower project
23 December 2021 - The construction of hydropower plant Mesochora was halted two decades ago, mostly due to environmental concerns
Kosovo* imposes rotating power outage over high import prices, grid instability
23 December 2021 - Kosovo* introduced systematic, temporary electricity cuts amid a jump in consumption, low production, high import prices and grid issues
Auctions could secure EUR 1 billion in green energy investments in Croatia
22 December 2021 - About 200 renewables projects with an installed capacity of 13,000 megawatts are currently in the pipeline
EU greenlights state aid regulations including CfDs, partly allows gas projects
22 December 2021 - Projects with government support need to be aligned with the EU's decarbonization goals, with some exceptions for gas
Greece gets EU nod for state aid for Amfilochia plant, renewables in islands
21 December 2021 - Greece will support the construction of the Amfilochia pumped storage plant and the development of renewables in non-interconnected islands
EPBiH preparing to build another coal power plant – unit 8 in TPP Kakanj
21 December 2021 - The difficulties in the implementation of the Tuzla 7 project obviously did not deter EPBiH from new investments in coal-fired power plants
IEA: Global coal power output to rise 9% in 2021 to all-time high
21 December 2021 - With electricity demand outpacing low-carbon supply and a spike in gas prices, coal power output is up 9% this year, at 10.35 PWh, IEA says
Biggest solar power plant project launched in BiH
20 December 2021 - Eco-Wat from Kiseljak intends to install a 150 MW solar park near Stolac in the Herzegovina region, the biggest one in the pipeline in BiH
Kikinda to install 80 MW solar power plant
20 December 2021 - The development of a detailed regulation plan for the construction of a solar photovoltaic plant is underway
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
Hydropower dam in Albania gets PV plant, new RES capacities to be added
16 December 2021 - Hydropower plant Vau i Dejës will be turned into an integrated energy production hub with solar and wind power capacities
First commercial PPA in Croatia signed by wpd, Danske Commodities
16 December 2021 - German-based wpd and energy trader Danske Commodities signed a fixed-price power purchase agreement for the Orlice wind farm in Croatia
Greek power network operators report surge in investments in 2021
16 December 2021 - Investment in the Greek electricity network increased substantially in 2021 in order to help the country make its energy transition
Rizvanolli: Energy crisis in Kosovo* worsens amid coal plant outage
15 December 2021 - Prishtina was left without district heating as a coal plant broke down and Kosovo* is forced to import large quantities of electricity