Electricity
Slovenia launches online platform for preparation of coal phaseout strategy
05 August 2020 - The Ministry of Infrastructure has set up an online platform as the main communication channel...
N. Macedonia to raise power prices by 7.42% due to coronavirus effect on energy companies
05 August 2020 - Regulated electricity prices for households in North Macedonia will be increased by 7.42% after the...
PPC, EPCG get EUR 210 million in loans to absorb coronavirus challenges
04 August 2020 - State-owned power utilities from Greece and Montenegro – Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Elektroprivreda Crne...
Croatia announces public call for renewable energy premiums
04 August 2020 - The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) has announced an auction for the award of premiums...
Most read in July: Energy democracy coming to Southeastern Europe
04 August 2020 - The wave of energy democracy in the region is slowly strengthening. The story on citizens...
Southeast Electricity Network Coordination Center opens in Thessaloniki
03 August 2020 - Four transmission system operators founded a regional security coordinator for security analysis in operational planning,...
EU preparing CO2 tax for products from other countries
29 July 2020 - The European Commission launched public consultations on taxation rules that would help its climate agenda....
1,700 MW of renewables could be connected to grid in BiH
28 July 2020 - The Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NOSBiH) has proposed an increase in the...
Energy companies in Montenegro to invest EUR 734 million by 2024, EUR 1 billion in total
27 July 2020 - Energy companies in Montenegro plan to invest more than EUR 1 billion, of which EUR...
CROPEX gets record price for guarantees of origin – EUR 1.52
23 July 2020 - Croatian power exchange CROPEX has sold the entire amount of 320,232 guarantees of origin (GOs)...
Renewables share in WB6 is still only at around 6% of installed electricity generation capacity
22 July 2020 - Western Balkans contracting parties failed to utilize the decline in the price of renewable energy...
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
21 July 2020 - Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
Albania selects shareholders of company for setting up power exchange
17 July 2020 - Albania has selected the shareholders of a company which will operate the Albanian power exchange...
Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
16 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which...
Fool’s Gold: Financial institutions waste billions on coal, undermining climate action
15 July 2020 - European financial institutions and international investors and banks including BlackRock and Japanese megabanks are keeping...
Carbon prices jump in EU, taking industrial pollution costs to 14-year high
14 July 2020 - Expenses for greenhouse gas emissions at factories and energy producers briefly surged to a level...