Electricity
Bulgaria could add as much as 42 GW from wind outside protected areas
29 September 2023 - A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by...
US, Canada approve financing for new nuclear reactors at Romania’s Cernavodă
29 September 2023 - US Exim Bank approved a USD 57 million loan and Canada offered CAD 3 billion in financing for new reactors in Romania's Cernavodă plant
Alcazar Energy fund acquires rights to wind power project Bijela in Montenegro
28 September 2023 - Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy took over the Bijela wind farm project in Šavnik in Montenegro, of 118 MW
Solar to cover 70% of local electricity demand in Tešanj in BiH
28 September 2023 - The Municipality of Tešanj is one of the most successful in the use of renewable energy sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece, Saudi Arabia launch power interconnection joint venture
28 September 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO is working on projects for interconnections from Germany and Poland to Saudi Arabia
Bernard: NGEN batteries enable end consumers to enter electricity market
28 September 2023 - Slovenian company NGEN is currently installing a 70 MW / 140 MWh battery in Slovenia and a 50 MW / 100 MWh facility in Croatia
Serbia’s DSO Elektrodistribucija Srbije selects suppliers for 470,000 smart meters
27 September 2023 - Elektrodistribucija Srbije (EDS) launched the procedure for the procurement and installation of 470,000 smart electricity meters in April
EU’s solar workforce grew by 200,000 in 2022
27 September 2023 - The solar workforce grew by almost 200,000 people last year, according to the EU Solar Jobs Report
IEA’s Birol: Climate change is indifferent to geopolitical rivalries
27 September 2023 - IEA's head Fatih Birol warned that governments need to separate climate issues from geopolitics on the pathway toward net zero emissions
Green electricity corridor envisaged to run from Greece to Poland
27 September 2023 - A proposed corridor between Greece and Poland would carry solar power from the Balkans to northwestern Europe and wind power in the opposite direction
Hidroelectrica, Masdar mull joint investment in floating solar power of 1.5 GW
26 September 2023 - CEO Bogdan Badea said Hidroelectrica is considering a joint investment in floating solar panels of 1.5 GW with its partner Masdar
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat selects location for battery gigafactory in Serbia
26 September 2023 - One of the investors in InoBat is Rio Tinto, which has been developing a lithium mining and processing project in the country
Biggest solar power plant in Western Balkans completed in Novaci in North Macedonia
26 September 2023 - Mey Energy said it commission a 55 MW photovoltaic facility in Novaci in North Macedonia before the end of the month
Montenegrin Power Exchange on road to single European market
25 September 2023 - MEPX is working to fulfill the conditions for obtaining the NEMO status, CEO Matija Medojević told Balkan Green Energy News in an interview
Central, Eastern Europe severely lagging in smart meters rollout
25 September 2023 - Smart meters are a vital part of the modern power grid, as they facilitate energy saving, demand response and numerous other applications
Eurelectric: Europe must attract unprecedented investments in grid expansion
22 September 2023 - After a period of historic hardship, the electricity sector in Europe showed several positive trends, according to Eurelectric.