Electricity
Bulgarian PM proposes electricity transmission JV with Montenegro, possibly Serbia
10 September 2018 - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has proposed for Bulgaria and Montenegro to set up a...
Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, set to start production “earlier than initially planned”
10 September 2018 - Čibuk 1 has reached a number of key milestones and is on schedule to start...
KEDS introducing 20 kV overhead lines to cut network losses, improve security of supply
10 September 2018 - Distribution system operator KEDS has been building new 20 kV overhead lines and upgrading existing...
EIB issues first Sustainability Awareness Bond as Bankwatch urges it to shift away from fossil fuels
07 September 2018 - Just as the European Investment Bank (EIB), heavily present in South-East Europe (SEE), issued its...
HPP Bogatići Nova put into operation after EUR 9.45 million investment
07 September 2018 - Power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) has put into operation hydropower plant (HPP) Bogatići Nova,...
Industry association expects major deployment surge as EU removes trade duties on solar panels from China
06 September 2018 - Now that the EU’s trade measures on solar panels from China have expired, Brussels-based industry...
KfW signs EUR 1.1 million financing agreement to help prepare Bitovnja wind farm project
04 September 2018 - German development bank KfW and public power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) have signed a EUR...
200-MW-plus Briska Gora solar project draws three bids
04 September 2018 - A project to build a solar power plant with an installed capacity of more than...
Thousands rally against small hydropower plants on Mt. Stara Planina
03 September 2018 - An “ecological autonomy” of Mt. Stara Planina will be declared if the authorities fail to...
Slovenia’s Petrol unveils 4.8 MW HPP Jeleč in BiH
03 September 2018 - Slovenian energy company Petrol has officially unveiled the Jeleč small hydropower plant (SHPP) on the...
ELEM plans to build 10 MW solar PV plant
31 August 2018 - Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer ELEM plans to build a 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant...
Council of Ministers adopts BiH Framework Energy Strategy until 2035
30 August 2018 - The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has passed a decision on the...
Serbia, Republika Srpska ink memorandum to jointly build HPP Foča, HPP Paunci
29 August 2018 - The governments of Serbia and Republika Srpska (RS), an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)...
Citizen initiative organizing protest in Pirot against construction of SHPPs in protected areas
29 August 2018 - A citizen initiative to Defend the Rivers of Mt. Stara Planina is organizing an environmental...
Government proposes changes to law on renewable energy sources
28 August 2018 - The Croatian government has adopted a bill on changes and amendments to the law on...
Tendering procedure launched to lease locations for 18 SHPPs
27 August 2018 - Public water management company Srbijavode has launched a tendering procedure to lease locations for the...