Electricity
EPCG’s new investment cycle focuses on portfolio diversification, hydropower projects
07 May 2019 - A Belgrade consortium comprising engineering firm Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering and water management institute Jaroslav Černi has...
Top 3 in April: Renewables’ share of global capacity, Equinor, Bulgaria’s electricity export tariff
01 May 2019 - The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) announcement that total renewable energy generation capacity reached a...
Net metering to be introduced in Serbia – political decision needed to tap into solar power
30 April 2019 - The Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy intends to prepare the required regulatory framework for...
Turkey preparing to join global leaders in energy storage
29 April 2019 - The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has announced a Draft Regulation on Electricity Storage...
Serbia’s power utility EPS gets four mobile substations thanks to EU donation
25 April 2019 - Serbia’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has received four mobile substations thanks to the...
CROPEX to organize auctions for purchase of energy to cover grid losses
24 April 2019 - On May 6, the Croatian Power Exchange (CROPEX) will organize auctions for the purchase of...
Bulgaria: the drive for full liberalization of the energy market and the upcoming changes
22 April 2019 - Authors: Dimitar Zwiatkow (Partner), Maria Harizanova (Associate), at Pavlov and Partners Law Firm in cooperation with CMS...
International community, BiH officials adopt Joint Statement on energy sector reforms
18 April 2019 - Prime Ministers of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radovan Višković and Fadil Novalić,...
ERS to build 1,000 MW renewable energy power plants over next 10 years
17 April 2019 - Public power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) aims to invest EUR 1.25 billion in 1,000-MW...
Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, fully constructed
17 April 2019 - Construction has been completed on the 158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, according...
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...