Electricity
North Macedonia’s ESM signs two contracts for Bogdanci wind farm expansion
30 September 2019 - North Macedonia’s state-owned power producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM), formerly ELEM, has signed two...
Survey launched to examine experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region
27 September 2019 - A survey of experts’ positions on energy policy priorities in the region has been launched...
Energy transition – Incentives should be abandoned, renewables left to the market (part two)
26 September 2019 - Author: Goran Granić, director of Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar The biggest problem with all energy...
Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report
25 September 2019 - The European Commission and the Energy Community need to play a role in ending state...
Nordex wins turbine order from Ulusoy Enerji for 110 MW wind farm in Turkey
25 September 2019 - German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group has won an order for more than 110 MW...
Greece seeks to phase out coal by 2028, Ptolemaida V prospects unclear
25 September 2019 - Greece will adopt a new national energy and climate plan by the end of 2019...
69 MW Košava 1 wind farm put into operation in Serbia
24 September 2019 - MK-Fintel Wind, a joint venture of Italy’s Fintel Energia Spa and Serbia’s MK Group, owned...
150 NGOs call on Edi Rama to halt HPPs, protect Vjosa river in Albania
24 September 2019 - In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, nearly 150 national...
Bulgaria’s households to be able to choose electricity supplier from 2020
23 September 2019 - Households in Bulgaria will get the right to choose the electricity supplier but not before...
Greece to start shutting down coal power plants
20 September 2019 - A business plan being drafted by the management of majority state-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC)...
EPCG, KfW ink EUR 33 million loan for Phase II of HPP Perućica’s reconstruction
19 September 2019 - Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) has signed a EUR 33 million loan...
ELES, GEN-I to pursue green transformation through smart grids
18 September 2019 - Slovenian power transmission system operator (TSO) ELES and electricity trader GEN-I have signed an agreement...
Energy transition – A challenge with no historical precedence (part one)
16 September 2019 - Author: Goran Granić, director of Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar The energy sectors of all countries...
Energy Vault – energy storage made of concrete blocks and cranes
12 September 2019 - Concrete blocks and cranes that is all that you need to store electricity. How? Simple....
Europe’s largest on-shore wind farm is on sale – CEZ starts divestment in Romania
11 September 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ has officially launched the divestment process in Romania, offering seven companies...
Greece, Slovenia among five EU countries to introduce new fossil fuel subsidies – report
10 September 2019 - Five EU countries including the UK, Germany, Greece, Poland, and Slovenia are looking to introduce...