Electricity
E.ON to invest EUR 2.2 billion in electricity, gas grids in Romania
09 March 2023 - The investment is aimed at modernizing, expanding, automating and digitalizing the electricity and natural gas networks
PPC buys Enel Group’s operations in Romania
09 March 2023 - Enel signed an agreement to sell its entire business in Romania to Public Power Corp. for EUR 1.26 billion.
Montenegro’s EPCG to start production of racking for solar power plants
08 March 2023 - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) recently took over the now defunct steelworks Željezara in Nikšić from Tosçelik
Slovenia picks solar power projects for subsidies with prices above 100 per MWh
08 March 2023 - Slovenia included 36 photovoltaic projects in its support scheme through the Energy Agency's latest public call
Iraqi firm to switch defunct coal plant in Romania to gas, hydrogen
07 March 2023 - Mass Group Holding told Romania's PM Nicolae Ciucă it would invest more than EUR 1 billion in transforming the Mintia coal plant
Enery wins local support for solar power project between roads in Slovenia
06 March 2023 - The Municipality of Divača in Slovenia agreed to back a solar power project in exchange for access to cheaper electricity
New wave of battery storage projects in Greece ahead of first auction
06 March 2023 - The upcoming general election in Greece is set to delay the first auction for energy storage in Greece
Serbia’s EPS achieves record in daily sales of electricity
06 March 2023 - State-owned coal and power utility EPS sold 26.7 GWh of electricity in the free market on March 2 for a record EUR 4.06 million
Decarbonization, energy security impossible without nuclear energy – Hristov
03 March 2023 - Bulgaria is one of the 10 European Union member states that supported France in the initiative to form a pro-nuclear bloc
Montenegro changes law for coal power plant Pljevlja to continue operating
03 March 2023 - Before Montenegro's move, the Federation of BiH extended the operation of EPBiH's Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5 units
French firm IEL plans 90 MW solar park in northern Serbia
03 March 2023 - IEL from western France ordered a spatial planning document for its 90 MW solar park project near Čoka in Serbia's near the Romanian border
North Macedonia scraps power subsidies for bakeries, food producers
02 March 2023 - The government has decided to abolish power subsidies for producers of bread and other staple foods, citing their failure to reduce prices.
German RWE becomes top-tier solar developer in US, Britain
02 March 2023 - RWE became the fourth-biggest in renewables in the US, the second-largest solar operator there, and a top-three solar developer in the UK
Renewables in EU countries in Balkans poised for bright future as 2021 revenues soar 30%
02 March 2023 - The renewables industry is the fastest-growing segment of the energy sector in the five EU member states in Southeast Europe
New Cypriot government’s first priority is to reduce electricity costs
02 March 2023 - The primary concern is to reduce electricity costs, the new Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry George Papanastasiou said
North Macedonia to launch electricity exchange in May
01 March 2023 - The North Macedonian power exchange will be launched on May 10, with a day-ahead market, and operated by MEMO