Electricity
Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs
25 July 2019 - Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and...
Vasko Kovačevski appointed CEO of North Macedonia’s power company ESM
24 July 2019 - Vasko Kovačevski is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of North...
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
24 July 2019 - China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three...
PPC restructuring: HEDNO to be part-privatized, NOME auctions to be scrapped
23 July 2019 - Greece intends to sell a minority stake in the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO),...
Investment in HPP Komarnica to reach EUR 238 million – study
22 July 2019 - The value of investment in the construction of the Komarnica hydropower plant (HPP) in Montenegro...
IMF calls for raising electricity tariffs in Serbia
22 July 2019 - Electricity tariffs in Serbia have not changed in two years and should be raised, International...
ESO, IPTO, Transelectrica sign MoU on establishing Regional Coordination Center
22 July 2019 - Power transmission system operators (TSOs) ESO (Bulgaria), IPTO (Greece), and Transelectrica (Romania) have signed a...
Albania launches net metering for solar PV prosumers
19 July 2019 - Albania has put in place a net metering scheme for solar photovoltaic (PV) prosumers, the...
Power utility ERS to borrow EUR 307 million for new renewable energy power plants
18 July 2019 - The Government of Republika Srpska intends to provide state guarantees for loans worth BAM 600...
CEZ in Bulgaria gets permit for EUR 1.5 million for transmission line project
15 July 2019 - CEZ Distribution Bulgaria has received a construction permit for its EUR 1.5 million project to...
Serbia’s TSO EMS completes underground high-voltage cable in EUR 2.7 million project
15 July 2019 - Serbia’s state-owned power grid operator Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) has completed the construction of an underground...
Greek power company PPC CEO steps down
12 July 2019 - Greece’s majority state-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC) Chairman and CEO Manolis Panagiotakis has tendered his...
Serbia needs to hike electricity prices, but not before reforming EPS – Fiscal Council
10 July 2019 - Serbia’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) must step up investments in order to boost...
North Macedonia to adopt Energy Development Strategy until 2040 in line with EU Energy Union pillars
10 July 2019 - North Macedonia’s Ministry of Economy plans to adopt the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 by...
Croatia’s HEP Group posts EUR 184 million net profit for 2018
09 July 2019 - Croatia’s state-owned energy company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) reported a net profit of HRK 1.36...
Greece’s new energy minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, announces rescue plan for PPC
09 July 2019 - Not 24 hours after the polls closed in Greece, the new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis,...