Electricity
HUPX merges into regional power exchange ADEX
10 December 2024 - ADEX Group completed the merger with Hungarian Power Exchange (HUPX), becoming its sole shareholder. The holding includes BSP and SEEPEX
Romania risks power outages as import capacity is nearing its limits
09 December 2024 - Imports account for over 35% of power consumption in Romania during daily peaks, but Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja isn't pessimistic
Montenegro drafts NECP: TPP Pljevlja to be shut down by 2041
09 December 2024 - The Ministry of Energy of Montenegro submitted the draft NECP to the Energy Community Secretariat for a review
Bulgaria’s call for standalone energy storage is 4.3 times oversubscribed
09 December 2024 - Developers in Bulgaria applied for 4.3 times more in grants for standalone energy storage than the budget. Funding is uncertain, though.
Bulgarian citizens demand referendum on wind farms on agricultural land
09 December 2024 - Citizens from four Bulgarian districts protested in Varna, calling for a referendum on constructing solar and wind farms on agricultural land
Albania allows agrisolar, wind power plants on pastureland
09 December 2024 - Demand for solar and wind power plants prompted Albania to adopt a law allowing such installations on pastureland
Akuo raises EUR 194 million through green bonds for energy projects
09 December 2024 - Akuo sold green bonds worth EUR 194 million to old partners and new institutional investors for green energy plants and storage units
Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
06 December 2024 - The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal
05 December 2024 - The management of RiTE Ugljevik, which operates a coal mine and the thermal power plant, blames those who ran the company in previous years.
Eurelectric: EU has tools to tackle negative, high power prices simultaneously
04 December 2024 - Eurelectric proposed measures to the European Commission to address power price spikes as well as episodes of ultralow and negative prices
Western Balkans TSOs back joint declaration on regional cooperation
04 December 2024 - The declaration could speed up the coupling of their electricity markets with the power markets of European Union member states
Econergy signs loan for its PV project in Romania, raises EUR 87 million through bonds
04 December 2024 - Kommunalkredit Austria approved EUR 28 million for Econergy Renewable Energy's Iancu Jianu photovoltaic project of 58 MW in south Romania
Lorkowski: No Western Balkan country can get CBAM exemption for electricity in time
03 December 2024 - Without securing exemptions, Montenegro, BiH, North Macedonia, and Serbia would have to bear CBAM costs of electricity exports to the EU
EU, EIB to support battery manufacturing amid Northvolt’s bankruptcy
03 December 2024 - The EU earmarked loan guarantees, grants and financing for the battery manufacturing sector right after Northvolt's financial crash
Montenegro’s EPCG signs contract for Kruševo hydropower project design
03 December 2024 - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore and the Jaroslav Černi Water Institute have agreed next steps for the Kruševo hydropower project
Greece extends Meliti lignite plant operation for energy security in winter
03 December 2024 - Greece has extended the operation of its Meliti lignite plant by three months in order to maintain the stability of its energy system