Electricity
Bulgaria hints at possible closure of all coal-fired power plants by mid-2025
02 August 2021 - The current version of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan may lead to a rapid coal exit in Bulgaria as the Maritsa East complex would be shut down
Serbia’s EMS seeks consultant for EUR 59 million overhead power line project
30 July 2021 - EMS will pick a consulting firm for the construction of a double circuit 400 kV overhead transmission line between Obrenovac and Bajina Bašta
Croatia’s recovery and resilience plan: EUR 200 million for Rimac autonomous taxis
30 July 2021 - The country earmarked EUR 200 million from its recovery and resilience plan for Rimac's urban mobility ecosystem with electric autonomous taxis.
Bajgora wind park in Kosovo* linked to grid with 20-kilometer overhead line
29 July 2021 - KOSTT energized the 110 kV high-voltage line between substation Vushtrri 1 and wind power plant Bajgora of 105 MW, which is under construction
Apply for exchange programme for coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine, EU
29 July 2021 - The exchange programme is part of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
Montenegro, Republic of Srpska to set up expert team to assess impact of HPP Buk Bijela on Tara river
26 July 2021 - The two sides have agreed to form an expert team of seven members, whose task will be to review the project documentation.
EPCG to pay EUR 30.8 million in dividends
23 July 2021 - Montenegrin state power utility EPCG has decided to pay EUR 30.8 million in dividends to shareholders from retained earnings.
Greece’s biggest power consumer AoG to switch entirely to green energy from 2030
23 July 2021 - Aluminum of Greece (AoG), the country’s biggest electricity consumer, plans to switch entirely to green energy from 2030, as it signs its last electricity supply deal with Public Power Corporation.
Croatia willing to help build new unit of Slovenia’s nuclear power plant Krško
22 July 2021 - Croatia will express its interest in being a partner in the construction of a new unit of Slovenia's nuclear power plant Krško, says Tomislav Ćorić.
Slovenia’s Vizjak proposes referendum on country’s energy future
21 July 2021 - Minister Andrej Vizjak said a plebiscite should be held on Slovenia's overall energy plans and not just on the second nuclear reactor for Krško
Slovenia issues energy permit for second unit of nuclear power plant Krško
20 July 2021 - An energy permit for a second unit of Slovenian nuclear power plant Krško has been issued, but a final decision on the project has yet to be made.
Romania’s Electrica secures EUR 120 million loan for network upgrades, smart meters, renewables
19 July 2021 - The EIB has signed a EUR 120 million loan to help Romanian power supplier Electrica modernize its distribution network, introduce advanced metering, and integrate renewable energy sources.
EU announces carbon border tax from 2026 – what lies ahead for exporters from Western Balkans, Turkey
16 July 2021 - CBAM will be paid from 2026 on cement, iron, steel, fertilizers, aluminium and electricity, but power producers have on option to be exempted until 2030.
Serbian government sets up council for energy sector decarbonization
14 July 2021 - After the decision to stop the construction of the Kolubara B thermal power plant, this is another move in an effort to decarbonize the energy sector.
Coal power stations in Western Balkans emit twice as much SO2 as EU plants
13 July 2021 - The Western Balkans’ 18 coal-fired power plants released twice as much sulfur dioxide in 2019 as all 221 such facilities in the EU.
Kopač: Coal plants in Energy Community reaping profits as CO2 isn’t priced
09 July 2021 - Producers of electricity from coal and traders in the Energy Community enjoy record profits as they don't have to pay for CO2 emissions, Janez Kopač said