Electricity
Turkey gets first battery-only power project, worth USD 250 million
27 January 2022 - Progresiva applied for the installation and operation of an energy storage system at a site near Istanbul, the first of its kind in Turkey
Energy Community starts renewables certificates project to help accelerate energy transition
26 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is creating an electronic system for guarantees of origin to enable consumers to choose green electricity
Albania to boost solar, wind capacity by ten times through 2023
25 January 2022 - Albania's transmission system operator OST said wind and solar capacity connected to its network may reach a combined 220.4 MW next year
Soaring prices push up BiH electricity exports to all-time high
25 January 2022 - The record value of BiH's power exports in 2021 was largely due to soaring prices on the international market caused by the energy crisis.
Nearly half of Slovenian firms risk collapse over high energy costs
24 January 2022 - Respondents in a poll conducted Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia expect energy expenses to jump 128% this year
HET delays decision on capital boost for hydropower plant Dabar project
24 January 2022 - An updated proposal of the capital increase plan, according to announcements from HET, is expected to be ready in February at the latest,
Green for Growth Fund to provide Tier II capital to Egyptian banks
24 January 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund has been granted approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to provide Tier II capital to banks in the country
Agora: Faster decarbonization in Western Balkans would ease impact of EU’s CO2 border tax
21 January 2022 - The Western Balkans need to step up the integration of their power markets and roll out carbon pricing to avoid the CO2 border tax, Agora said
Oil company INA to install largest solar power plant in Croatia
21 January 2022 - The beginning of construction is planned for the spring, and the power plants are expected to be online in 2023.
Conference Serbian Companies on Changing Power Market to be held in Belgrade on February 22
21 January 2022 - In Belgrade on February 22, Balkan Green Energy News is organizing a conference on the outlook for Serbia’s electricity market for the next few years and new roles of market players.
Montenegro declares 13 energy projects as infrastructure priorities
20 January 2022 - The government's list of priority infrastructure includes 81 projects in the environmental protection sector
International institutions urge Serbia not to delay implementation of renewable energy law
19 January 2022 - Reacting to demands from EMS and EPS, international institutions said altering the renewable energy law in Serbia could disappoint investors
Swiss energy trader Axpo inks PPA to buy electricity from 300 MWp of solar in Poland
19 January 2022 - Axpo Polska will buy the entire output of the solar power plants between 2022 and 2026, and will act as the balancing agent for the project portfolio.
Call for postgrads, young professionals to apply for Energy Community Summer School
18 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is receiving applications for the 2022 Energy Community Summer School in Sarajevo, to be held in August
Romanian Commodities Exchange to roll out platform for bilateral power supply contracts
17 January 2022 - Power purchase agreements were centralized within Romanian TSO Transelectrica's OPCOM market until a recent government directive
ERS plans EUR 218 million capital injection to fund construction of HPP Dabar
17 January 2022 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) plans a EUR 218 million capital increase in...