Electricity
Croatia launches auctions for 607 MW of solar, wind, hydro
15 April 2024 - Croatian Energy Market Operator HROTE issued a public call for auctions for premiums for wind farms and PV and hydropower plants
ACER urges TSOs to make 70% of cross-border power transmission capacity available by end-2025
15 April 2024 - ACER said most EU member states are far below the minimum 70% capacity margin available for cross-zonal electricity trading
Romania’s biggest battery system comes online within wind-solar hybrid power plant
15 April 2024 - Monsson inaugurated a 24 MWh battery energy storage system in Romania. It is the first phase out of 216 MWh planned in total
European Parliament passes electricity, gas market reform
12 April 2024 - European lawmakers adopted the energy market design reform proposal to facilitate decarbonization and ease the impact of sharp price swings
Vladimir Malinov joins Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, quits as Bulgartransgaz CEO
11 April 2024 - Dimitar Glavchev's interim Council of Ministers of Bulgaria includes Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov
Europe’s largest solar farm Witznitz commissioned in eastern Germany
11 April 2024 - Hansainvest and developer Move On inaugurated the Witznitz solar park of 605 MW in peak capacity on coal land near Leipzig in Germany
Romania adopts offshore wind energy law to get first megawatts in 2032
10 April 2024 - More than two thirds of lawmakers voted for Romania's first offshore wind energy law, aimed at getting the first turbines online in 2032
Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia sign deal to merge their power exchanges
09 April 2024 - Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia signed an agreement to integrate their electricity exchanges under Adex Group
Mujović: Montenegro’s coal plant Pljevlja won’t be shut down for another ten years
09 April 2024 - Saša Mujović said the Government of Montenegro is working on the national energy and climate plan
Cannibalization in SEE to make solar power prices 40% to 50% lower than wind, wholesale prices
09 April 2024 - The trends for wholesale baseload prices and renewables capture prices for 2025-2060 are similar, according to Aurora Energy Research
Kosovo* adopts Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
09 April 2024 - Only after the first auction was held, lawmakers in Prishtina passed the Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, which introduces CfDs
Slovenia denies building permit for first wind farm
08 April 2024 - Slovenia is among the very few EU countries without a single wind farm, and it will remain so after the government’s recent decision
Hungary’s Electron Holding plans solar power plants of up to 160 MW in Serbia
08 April 2024 - The company has set up four firms in Serbia - Electron Energy Alpha, Electron Energy Beta, Electron Energy Gamma, and Electron Energy Delta
New law in Greece to increase curtailments, regulate auctions, roll out Apollo self-consumption program
08 April 2024 - Several big changes are introduced in the Greek energy market through a new bill of law submitted by the relevant ministry
BiH’s Canton 10 grants concessions for two solar power plants of 200 MW
05 April 2024 - The Government of Canton 10 has launched public calls for granting concessions for the construction of PV facilities
Serbia gives green light to memorandum on energy cooperation with EDF
05 April 2024 - The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is expected during an upcoming visit of the Serbian president to France