Electricity
2024, record year for EU power sector – wholesale electricity prices decreased by 16%
03 January 2025 - Power demand didn’t pick up since the crisis primarily due to low industrial consumption, according to Eurelectric
European gas market strained as Ukraine quits transit from Russia
03 January 2025 - The price of pipeline gas in Europe surged 5% on a weekly basis after Ukraine shut down the pipeline system carrying Russian gas to Slovakia
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2024
31 December 2024 - In 2024, the readers of Balkan Green Energy News were mostly interested in investments in the region's energy transition as well as the EU's CBAM carbon dioxide border tax
Serbia secures financing for innovative solar thermal energy storage
30 December 2024 - The solar thermal project will enable the decarbonization of the district heating system and conditions for balancing the power system
Voltalia starts building Spitalla PV plant in Albania of 100 MW
30 December 2024 - French company Voltalia broke ground on the Spitalla solar park in Albania of 100 MW, scheduled for commissioning in 2027
Serbia’s EPS explores possibility to use biomass, biogas in coal power plants
27 December 2024 - EPS launched a call for an analysis of the availability and technological suitability of biomass in Serbia for use in its power plants
Slovenia adopts updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
27 December 2024 - Slovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Croatia’s TSO HOPS to get EUR 100 million to upgrade grid
26 December 2024 - The funds are secured from the country's National Recovery and Resilience Plan for the period 2021-2026
Bulgaria signs EUR 166 million in grants to boost grid for renewables
26 December 2024 - The first group of investments under the Greenabler project is worth EUR 568 million and is planned for financing from the EU's Modernisation Fund.
TPP Ugljevik shut down again as power line failures leave 200,000 without electricity
26 December 2024 - Thermal power plant Ugljevik, part of state power utility ERS, has halted electricity production for the second time in three weeks.
Soyak to install 80 MW geothermal power plant in Croatia
25 December 2024 - Croatia has only one geothermal power plant - the 16.5 MW Velika 1 in Ciglena near Bjelovar
Energy Community’s EU integration pace steady but CBAM looms
25 December 2024 - Energy Community contracting parties showed a tendency this year toward steady transposition and implementation of European law
Romania calls agricultural, food firms to apply for solar, wind power grants
25 December 2024 - The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) has EUR 150 million in grants for photovoltaic and wind power in Romania
Republic of Srpska doesn’t have EUR 357 million to maintain production in coal power plants
24 December 2024 - Minister Petar Đokić held a meeting with the boards of directors and supervisory boards of coal complexes Gacko and Ugljevik
IPTO completes Attica-Crete subsea interconnection Ariadne
24 December 2024 - Greece's IPTO started partial tests of the Ariadne interconnector between the mainland grid and Crete. The link has 1 GW in capacity.
Romanian Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja reappointed
24 December 2024 - Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja remained in his seat following the recent general elections in Romania. He promised continuity and an acceleration in investment.