Electricity
Hungary’s power grid can’t fit any more photovoltaic capacity
19 October 2022 - Until Hungary gets access to European funds for grid upgrades, new PV systems in households can only be used for own consumption
Students from University of Belgrade to organize energy conference – let’s support them!
18 October 2022 - Student conference Serbia's Energy Stability in the Context of the Global Energy Crisis will be held in November on the Zlatibor mountain
Greek Mytilineos awarded strategic investment status for gas CHP in North Macedonia
18 October 2022 - North Macedonia has been selecting strategic investment projects to speed up power plant construction and boost domestic energy output
Lack of coal boosts Slovenia’s power import dependency to 75%
17 October 2022 - Thermal power plant TEŠ was shut down upon the recommendation of Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES to save coal for the winter
Rystad Energy: Investments in renewables in Europe set to surpass oil, gas in 2022
17 October 2022 - The surge in spot electricity prices in Europe decreased the payback period of wind and solar power projects, according to Rystad Energy
Works begin on world’s longest undersea cable – EuroAsia Interconnector
17 October 2022 - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said the EuroAsia Interconnector with Greece and Israel would end his country's energy isolation
Energy transition for SMEs – Tuzla-based meat company Menprom leads the way in smart green planning
17 October 2022 - The story of the energy transition of meat company Menprom from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which we present as part the series Green champions of the energy transition in the Western Balkans, is an example of good practice and a beacon of smart energy management
Wind farm Dževa in Glamoč in BiH gets preliminary energy permit approval
14 October 2022 - Project firm Vjetroelektrane from Glamoč got an initial approval for an energy permit for its 46 MW wind farm Dževa
Albania issues permits for seven hydropower plants on Gostima river
14 October 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Authority has issued licenses to Egnatia Hydropower for a hydropower plant cascade on the Gostima river, near Elbasan
Part of 150 MW solar power project in BiH receives green light
13 October 2022 - Eco-Wat is developing a 150 MW solar power project. The firm won preliminary approvals in the Federation of BiH for a 25 MW segment.
Motor Oil’s subsidiary MORE developing 2.2 GW in renewables
13 October 2022 - Motor Oil Renewable Energy, MORE, said it would have 2.2 GW in renewables projects under development after the transaction with Ellaktor
EU grants for investments in Romanian and Croatian power transmission grids
12 October 2022 - The Romanian and Croatian transmission system operators have just received several hundred million euros for upgrades and digitalization
Renewable energy industry hits major milestones
12 October 2022 - Renewables fully covered electricity demand in Greece for five consecutive hours and Siemens Gamesa broke a world record
Renewable energy producers in Croatia, Serbia terminate feed-in tariff contracts
11 October 2022 - In Croatia, 63 power plants with a total capacity of 341 MW have so far terminated their contracts, compared to 11 in Serbia
Solar park project of 100 MW added to pipeline in sunny Herzegovina
11 October 2022 - Another solar power project is putting Bileća in the lead in Bosnia and Herzegovina with renewable energy projects
North Macedonia puts its biggest solar power plant into operation
11 October 2022 - GEN-I connected its 17 MW solar power plant southeast of Skopje to the grid four months before the deadline