Most read in February: Green transition in coal regions, Karavasta PV auction, coal project fails in Poland
The so-called coal phaseout and energy transition are coming into the spotlight around the world. It is evident from our readers’ choices as articles covering the matter are topping the chart for last month. The followup on Albania’s procedure for the construction of a 140 MW solar power plant is one of the most popular […]
Master’s students can apply for ESED scholarship of up to USD 21,000 by March 6
In the region tracked by Balkan Green Energy News, excellent students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Turkey and Kosovo* are eligible for the scholarship program. There is one week left for exceptional students from developing countries to apply for the 2020-2021 Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) program. Global Sustainable Electricity […]
Bulgaria to continue to use coal power plants at least until 2030
Bulgaria will continue to use its coal power plants in the following decade and further on, according to the national plan with a 2050 horizon, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said after meeting with representatives of two trade unions, local media reported. They discussed the European Green Deal. The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria […]
EU conditions EUR 251 million state aid to coal, power utility CE Oltenia
The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to grant a EUR 251 million loan to second-biggest power producer Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) but with strict conditions. The Romanian government has defined a plan to help Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia), coal-based utility trapped in a financial squeeze for years. A public loan warrants approval […]
Investment Group Balkan eyes solar park in Sokolac municipality in BiH
Investment Group Balkan has expressed its interest in building a solar power plant on 100 hectares in Sokolac municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Representatives of the company, whose founders are from Russia, China and Lithuania, accompanied by Gordan Milinić, director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH (FIPA), discussed the investment with Milovan Bjelica, […]
Regional Security Coordinator for SEE to step up European integration in synchronous zone
The establishment of the Regional Security Coordinator (RSC) for Southeast Europe (SEE) is an important step towards European integration in a synchronous zone, by integrating two capacity calculation regions: Greece-Italy and Southeast Europe, said Manos Manousakis, CEO and Chairman of the Independent Power Transmission Operator – IPTO or Admie. In an interview with Balkan Green […]
FBiH government greenlights Ivovik, Orlovača wind farms
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has given the initial consent for issuing energy permits for wind farms Ivovik, with the capacity of 84 MW, and Orlovača, which has 42.9 MW. The two units are planned to be built in the municipalities of Tomislavgrad and Livno. In January, FBiH also gave […]
N. Macedonia is first country in Western Balkans mulling coal phaseout before 2030
North Macedonia’s government has approved the Energy Development Strategy until 2040 which makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phaseout before 2030, Bankwatch said in a press release. Two of the strategy’s scenarios entail a coal exit by 2025, with the third delaying the closure of the Bitola lignite […]