Electricity
INSPIRE-Grid project: Reaching consensus on how to expand power grid infrastructure
09 April 2019 - The INSPIRE-Grid (Improved and eNhanced Stakeholders Participation In Reinforcement of Electricity Grid) project introduces several...
Turkey: No energy consumption taxation for self-generators
09 April 2019 - The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that self-generators should not pay energy consumption tax to...
Croatia aims to triple wind, boost solar energy capacities 20 times in next 10 years
05 April 2019 - Croatia aims to increase its wind energy capacities by a factor of three and solar...
EEX to introduce Bulgarian, Slovenian, Serbia power futures on June 3
05 April 2019 - On June 3, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will expand its product range on the...
European Parliament confirms fossil fuel subsidy phase-out by 2025
04 April 2019 - The European Parliament (EP) has adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, formally...
ESO receives grant for Maritsa-Nea Santa power line, CESEC updates Electricity Action Plan
04 April 2019 - The Bulgarian Electricity System Operator (ESO) and the Innovations and Networks Executive Agency of the...
Tendering: ELEM seeks bids to supply, install 10 MW Oslomej solar power plant
03 April 2019 - North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer ELEM has invited bids to supply and install a 10...
Bulgaria to remove electricity export tariff from July 1, take 750 MW of renewables to free market
03 April 2019 - Bulgaria’s electricity export tariff will be abolished from July 1, according to a draft proposal...
Ministry publishes Green Book for preparation of Croatia’s Energy Development Strategy
02 April 2019 - In line with the guidelines of the commission for the preparation of the Energy Development...
HSE appoints new director general, COO
01 April 2019 - Slovenia’s power company Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) has appointed Stojan Nikolić as the new director...
BELEN selects Nord Pool as partner to establish Montenegrin day-ahead power market
29 March 2019 - Berza Električne Energije (BELEN), the power exchange company of Montenegro, has selected Nord Pool as...
Government defiant on Tuzla 7 coal project, as Energy Community launches dispute settlement procedure
29 March 2019 - The Energy Community Secretariat has sent an Opening Letter to Bosnia and Herzegovina for non-compliance...
NGOs call for designation of no-go zones for construction of hydropower plants
27 March 2019 - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government representatives, experts, hydropower developers, and the local community gathered at an...
Energy Community Contracting Parties pour EUR 2.4 billion annually into coal power plants, mines
26 March 2019 - The Energy Community Contracting Parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion...
Green Party proposes moratorium on construction of small hydropower plants
25 March 2019 - The Green Party and activists fighting against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) have...
NIS, MET Renewables to start building 102 MW Plandište wind farm during 2019
21 March 2019 - MET Renewables AG and oil company NIS, majority owned by Russia’s Gazprom, have launched joint...