Electricity
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
28 March 2022 - The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations
Bulgaria plans to add 4.9 GW in renewables capacity by 2031
28 March 2022 - The Electricity System Operator – ESO of Bulgaria said it sees a 5.9 GW increase in capacity by 2031, of which 4.9 GW would be in renewables
Bulgaria and Greece intensify cooperation in the energy sector
25 March 2022 - Bulgarian-Greek cooperation continues with the completion of the IGB gas pipeline for Azerbaijani gas and LNG from the terminal in Alexandroupolis
New Law on Renewable Energy Sources has entered into force in Republic of Srpska
25 March 2022 - The changes include the division into small and large plants for production of electricity from renewables
CWP Global develops two utility scale renewable power plants in Serbia
24 March 2022 - Vetrozelena will be CWP's second wind project in Serbia, as it has already developed a 158 MW Čibuk wind farm
Kosovo* to install 200 MWh battery storage system
24 March 2022 - The government has approved the initiative to negotiate the co-financing agreement between Kosovo* and the US development agency MCC
Turkish aluminum producer Tosyalı launches world’s biggest rooftop solar project
23 March 2022 - In cooperation with Huawei and SolarAPEX, aluminum producer Tosyalı is building solar power systems of an overall 140 MW on roofs at all its facilities
BiH to prepare CO2 taxing system by 2026
22 March 2022 - Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH is preparing a roadmap for the introduction of the CO2 taxing and trading system
EBRD tenders consulting services to facilitate green investments in Serbia
22 March 2022 - The bank expects a two-year digitalization project to cut the red tape for investors in renewable energy sources
Romania caps electricity, gas prices for another 12 months
21 March 2022 - The Romanian government expects the measures to apply for 8 million electricity consumers and all gas consumers.
Low water levels paralyze hydropower plants in Albania
21 March 2022 - Albania extended a national holiday for a day as hydropower plants are struggling with a drought and power demand surpassed production
Albania extends application deadline for first wind farms auction
18 March 2022 - The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania is running a two-stage tender for the selection of several onshore wind power projects
Energy Community launches series of free webinars on green bonds
18 March 2022 - The intention is to improve stakeholders knowledge on designing green bonds on a national, municipal and company scale
Hungary’s power utility MVM buys stakes in two Serbian firms
17 March 2022 - MVM agreed with Maneks Group from Serbia to purchase 33.4% of its subsidiaries Energotehnika – Južna Bačka and Elektromontaža Kraljevo
Austrian EVN improves flexibility management capability by taking over cyberGRID
17 March 2022 - Energy services provider EVN Group has acquired cyberGRID, getting direct access to its flexibility management platform cyberNOC
Joint venture of ERS, Lugos Renewables for Trebinje 1 solar power plant
15 March 2022 - Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske will off-take electricity from the solar power plant at EUR 50 per MWh for a period of 25 years