Electricity
Europe’s first LFP battery factory to be built in Serbia
21 October 2021 - ElevenEs will produce LFP batteries for vehicles and energy storage in Subotica, Serbia. It will build the plant with the help of EU funds.
EPS wants to use coal power plants as strategic reserve
20 October 2021 - The supervisory board of Elektroprivreda Srbije has sent an initiative to the ministry of energy to introduce a strategic reserve mechanism.
Romania to triple its solar capacity to 4.25 GW by 2030
20 October 2021 - Solar photovoltaic capacity is projected to triple during 2021-2030, from 1.39 GW in 2020 to 4.25 GW in 2030.
Kosovo* Supreme Court: Kelag’s three small hydropower plants must be shut down
19 October 2021 - The facilities are owned by KelKos, a subsidiary of Austria-based Kelag-Kärntner Elektrizitäts and Kelag International.
Timmermans: There is place for gas, nuclear energy in EU energy mix
18 October 2021 - The European Commission's Frans Timmermans said gas has a future in the energy mix and that EU has nothing against nuclear energy
Serbia won’t cap electricity prices in response to energy crisis – prime minister
18 October 2021 - Prime Minister Ana Brnabić has said the government would not limit the prices of electricity, which the business sector requested.
Serbia’s power utility EPS announces investments in green energy
15 October 2021 - Serbian state-owned power producer EPS aims to install 240 MW in solar power plants and 100 MW in wind farms by the end of the decade
Marine Le Pen says France would abolish wind power if she is elected president
15 October 2021 - National Rally's Marine Le Pen vowed to halt subsidies for solar and wind and close wind farms if she wins the French presidential election
Ten member states urge EU to mark nuclear power as low-carbon energy
13 October 2021 - Ten states including Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria want nuclear power to be recognized as low-carbon technology in the EU.
Bulgaria developing plans to phase out coal by 2040
12 October 2021 - After the upcoming election, Bulgaria's parliament is set to choose between three scenarios for a coal exit: by 2035, 2038 and 2040
NGOs challenge energy permit for nuclear power plant Krško’s second unit
12 October 2021 - Along with the energy permit, the three NGOs are also challenging the legality and constitutionality of Slovenia’s long-term climate strategy.
Albania declares energy emergency as response to energy crisis
11 October 2021 - Albania declared an energy emergency and allocated EUR 200 million for power distribution operator OSHEE as part of its response
ERS power utility to issue bonds on Vienna Stock Exchange
11 October 2021 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske will issue bonds on the Vienna Stock Exchange, Minister of Finance Zora Vidović said.
Government in Athens doubles subsidies to protect households during energy crisis
11 October 2021 - Greece said household power and heating bills would grow only marginally as it earmarked EUR 500 million in subsidies for the energy crisis
Western Balkan countries are in global top 10 in coal’s power output share
08 October 2021 - Kosovo* is ranked second in the world for its share of coal in domestic electricity production, trailing only Botswana. Serbia is seventh and BiH is tenth
Here is how EU intends to curb impact of electricity, gas price spike
07 October 2021 - There are enough reserves for the winter and gas prices should decrease in spring, EU Commissioner Simson said and promised to ease the impact.