Electricity
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
15 November 2022 - InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.
North Macedonia, Albania sign agreement on joint projects for gas, LNG, renewables
15 November 2022 - North Macedonia and Albania vowed to cooperate in gas infrastructure and renewable energy and the construction of an LNG terminal in Vlora
Simson: Up to EUR 450 billion is needed to maintain nuclear capacity in EU
15 November 2022 - Investments of about EUR 350 – 450 billion will be needed in the coming decades...
Cogeneration power plant in Pančevo starts electricity production
15 November 2022 - Electricity is delivered to power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije, said oil and gas company NIS, one of the owners of the facility
Hidroelectrica restarting pumped storage hydropower plant project
15 November 2022 - The largest electricity producer in Romania recommends to build the Islaz dam with a pumped storage hydroelectric facility
Turkish court blocks geothermal projects near Izmir to protect water sources
14 November 2022 - Locals and environmentalists in the Seferihisar area near Izmir were relieved to hear that a court scrapped permits for geothermal drilling
Parking lots in France must set up solar panels
11 November 2022 - Parking lots in France with 80 or more car spots will need to be equipped with overhead solar power panels
US Exim Bank to finance construction of nuclear reactors in Romania
11 November 2022 - The US Export–Import Bank said it intends to provide USD 3 billion for two additional reactors in Romania's Cernavodă nuclear power plant
Waste-to-energy in Serbia – a cause for concern or an opportunity to reap environmental-climate-energy benefits
11 November 2022 - In this latest article in the series "Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy", we discuss the waste-to-energy concept with Professor Vladimir Pavićević, Igor Jezdimirović, and Helga Stoiber
Interenergo acquires Ivan Sedlo wind farm project
10 November 2022 - The investment in Ivan Sedlo will increase the installed capacity of all Interenergo renewable projects in BiH to 43 MW
EU to accelerate renewables permitting, cut environmental requirements
10 November 2022 - The European Commission wants to cut red tape for renewables but it may lower environmental standards in the process
Consultant needed for reorganization of power utility ERS
10 November 2022 - Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) has already started its reorganization process in the segment of the distribution sector reform
Tomaž Štokelj is new managing director of HSE
09 November 2022 - The third new high-ranking manager has been appointed in Slovenia’s state-owned power utilities in just three weeks
FRV acquires majority stake in largest battery project in Greece
09 November 2022 - Fotowatio Renewable Ventures took over a portfolio of 600 MW of battery energy storage systems under development in Greece
Bulgaria, Romania to invest EUR 2.4 billion in total in power grids
09 November 2022 - Transmisison system operators Transelectrica and ESO have prepared ten-year development plans for the period through 2031
ERS to suffer net loss in 2022 – energy minister
08 November 2022 - Electricity prices for firms will be increased while households will be encouraged to save energy