Montenegro drafts NECP: TPP Pljevlja to be shut down by 2041
The Ministry of Energy of Montenegro submitted the draft NECP to the Energy Community Secretariat for a review
Bulgaria’s call for standalone energy storage is 4.3 times oversubscribed
Developers in Bulgaria applied for 4.3 times more in grants for standalone energy storage than the budget. Funding is uncertain, though.
Bulgarian citizens demand referendum on wind farms on agricultural land
Citizens from four Bulgarian districts protested in Varna, calling for a referendum on constructing solar and wind farms on agricultural land
Albania allows agrisolar, wind power plants on pastureland
Demand for solar and wind power plants prompted Albania to adopt a law allowing such installations on pastureland
Akuo raises EUR 194 million through green bonds for energy projects
Akuo sold green bonds worth EUR 194 million to old partners and new institutional investors for green energy plants and storage units
Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal
The management of RiTE Ugljevik, which operates a coal mine and the thermal power plant, blames those who ran the company in previous years.
Eurelectric: EU has tools to tackle negative, high power prices simultaneously
Eurelectric proposed measures to the European Commission to address power price spikes as well as episodes of ultralow and negative prices