Electricity
BiH, Kosovo*, Serbia pay EUR 444 million in coal subsidies, EUR 147 million for renewables – report
21 June 2019 - The three most coal-intensive Energy Community (EnC) Contracting Parties – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and...
CEZ agrees to sell Bulgarian assets to Eurohold for EUR 335 million
21 June 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ Group has signed a contract today with holding company Eurohold Bulgaria...
Nearly 200 families hit by pollution from Veliki Crljeni open-pit coal mine
20 June 2019 - Residents of Veliki Crljeni, a suburban settlement only 50 kilometers from the center of Belgrade,...
Serbian power futures begin trading
18 June 2019 - The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered the first trade in Serbian power futures, the...
European Commission: Turkey makes good progress on renewables, energy efficiency
17 June 2019 - Turkey is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...
First trades in Slovenian, Bulgarian power futures registered
17 June 2019 - The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered the first trade in Slovenian power futures, as...
Project scrapped to build HPP Hrastje-Mota over negative environmental impact
17 June 2019 - The Slovenian government has halted preparations to produce a national spatial plan (DPN) for the...
Romania mulls carbon price compensation scheme
14 June 2019 - The Romanian government is considering introducing a scheme for offsetting the cost of the EU...
European Commission: North Macedonia moderately aligned on energy, makes limited progress in environment-related laws
13 June 2019 - North Macedonia remains moderately aligned with the EU acquis in the field of energy, while...
European Commission: Kosovo* continues to rely on lignite, some progress seen on renewables
12 June 2019 - Kosovo* has some level of preparation in the field of energy, but continues to rely...
Slovenia’s HSE Group books EUR 11.8 million loss in 2018
12 June 2019 - Slovenia’s HSE Group, which includes state power utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE), logged a EUR...
TENDERING: Supply and installation of smart metering for Elektro-Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 June 2019 - Power distribution company Elektro-Bijeljina, a subsidiary of state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), has...
IEEFA: GE lost billions in market capitalization by misjudging energy transition
07 June 2019 - According to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), General...
Construction on 250 MW Briska Gora solar power plant to begin in 2020
06 June 2019 - The first phase of works on a solar power plant with an installed capacity of...
World Environment Day: Air pollution causes nearly 5,000 premature deaths in 19 Western Balkan cities
05 June 2019 - Air pollution is directly responsible for up to one in five premature deaths in 19...
Ministers on region’s energy transition: Countries have right to choose their own energy mix
04 June 2019 - Energy, economy, and foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Republika Srpska (an entity of...