Electricity
Concession agreement signed for 49.5 MW Grebak wind farm
17 April 2019 - Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has signed an agreement with Nevesinje-registered VE...
Albania to terminate 17 concession contracts for hydropower projects
16 April 2019 - Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has found 9 more cases of contract violations during...
Startup SmartCat tops PowerUp! competition in Serbia
12 April 2019 - Startup SmartCat from Novi Sad has won the second PowerUp! competition in Serbia with its...
HEP to invest around EUR 100 million in solar power plants by end-2023
11 April 2019 - The Kaštelir, Cres, Vis, and Vrlika Jug solar power plants, with a combined capacity of...
ERS starts electricity imports over drought, TPP Gacko overhaul, accident at HPP Plat
11 April 2019 - Due to low water levels, the overhaul of thermal power plant (TPP) Gacko, which will...
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...