Electricity
Turkey expects several more gas, oil discoveries
21 March 2024 - Turkey is preparing three gas exploration projects in the Black Sea this year. Minister Alparslan Bayraktar is optimistic
CROPEX to organize auctions for HEP’s guarantees of origin – CEO
20 March 2024 - The first auction for Croatia's power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda should take place this year, CROPEX CEO Ante Mikulić said
Serbia’s EPS posts record EUR 1 billion profit for 2023
20 March 2024 - EPS has been struggling to recover since December 2021, when its largest coal-fired thermal power plants suffered a massive breakdown
EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act adopted with looser social, environmental rules
19 March 2024 - Pursuing strategic autonomy, the European Union put together the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) after a major delay in the last phase
Finland-based Korkia sets up local partnership for solar power investments in Romania
19 March 2024 - Korkia, headquartered in Finland, and Greek-Romanian firm Econous Green Energy teamed up for solar power projects of 600 MW in total
SolarEdge chosen for PV installation at large fuel deposit
19 March 2024 - Alkion Terminal places a high priority on safety, which is why they chose SolarEdge smart energy solutions featuring advanced safety features designed to mitigate safety risks.
Electricity prices for firms in Serbia to be lower from May 1 – EPS CEO
18 March 2024 - EPS and the Ministry of Mining and Energy are preparing a new methodology for calculating the price, Dušan Živković said
Slovenia launches low-carbon hydrogen consortium
18 March 2024 - Slovenia supported the establishment of a low-carbon hydrogen consortium of 18 companies, organizations and municipalities
Bulgaria opens calls for battery storage subsidies within renewable energy projects
18 March 2024 - Bulgaria earmarked EUR 273 million in subsidies for battery systems required to be installed together with renewable electricity plants
EU Energy Communities legislation 2.0: an upwards trend
18 March 2024 - REScoop.eu is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives and he plays a vital role in the introduction of two definitions for energy communities in the context of the Clean Energy Package
Serbia to invest EUR 400 million in reconstruction of hydropower plants
18 March 2024 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said EUR 400 million would be invested in the revitalization of EPS's four hydropower plants
Croatia to add 1,200 MW of solar, wind in 2024
16 March 2024 - Croatia has already connected 750 MW to 800 MW of solar and wind power in 2024, and the total additions are seen reaching 1,200 MW, Ivo Milatić said
WindEurope urges for grid buildout acceleration to meet renewables goals
15 March 2024 - At WindEurope's Annual Event, the industry will mostly focus on ways to accelerate the buildout of grids, CPO Pierre Tardieu said
Grids in Europe may fail to handle renewables surge – report
15 March 2024 - Lack of ambition on the development of European grids could seriously hamper the energy transition, think-tank Ember warns
Energy Community issues policy guidelines for energy communities
14 March 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat published policy guidelines on the concepts of energy communities for national authorities
Dutch prosumers must pay fees to feed surplus electricity to grid
14 March 2024 - Many utilities have already introduced such charges as they struggle to handle the surplus electricity from prosumers