Electricity
Nofar Energy orders solar panels for EUR 76.6 million for Romania
03 January 2024 - Nofar Energy will equip its photovoltaic projects in Romania with LONGi Solar's panels with a total capacity of 576 MW
Federation of BiH launches five-year strategic Green Transition programme
02 January 2024 - The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UNDP signed a financial agreement for the Green Transition programme
Prosumers in Romania have installed capacity larger than Cernavodă nuclear power plant
02 January 2024 - The number of prosumers in Romania hit 100,000 in November while total installed capacity at the end of December is estimated at 1,400 MW
Kosovo* increases ceiling price for first solar power auction
29 December 2023 - The Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo* said the ceiling price for bidders in the first solar power auction would be EUR 75 per MWh
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
Negative electricity prices halt Western Balkans coal power plants
28 December 2023 - RiTE Gacko in Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended the operation of its coal plant, citing a crash in prices on the power market
Spain to start shutting down nuclear reactors in 2027
28 December 2023 - Spain changed the nuclear waste management plan, raising costs and making the extension of the phaseout even less likely
Italy to subsidize centralized energy storage system projects with EUR 17.7 billion
27 December 2023 - Italy is launching a state aid package of EUR 17.7 billion for the establishment of a centralized electricity storage system
Standing Committee of Berne Convention asks North Macedonia to ban small HPPs in protected areas
27 December 2023 - The committee has asked the government to prohibit all harmful infrastructure projects in the protected areas
Start of construction underway for three big solar parks in Romania
27 December 2023 - CCE Holding, ENGIE and PNE brought projects of 138.7 MW in planned peak capacity in Romania to a ready-to-build phase
Renewables in China surpass 50% in electricity capacity
26 December 2023 - Renewable electricity capacity in China topped 1.45 TW or 50%, of which solar and wind power account for 970 GW in total
Federation of BiH simplifies installation of renewable power plants of up to 1 MW
26 December 2023 - The new Law on Electricity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced several improvements in the energy sector
YEO Technology to open Reap Battery gigafactory in Turkey in 2024
25 December 2023 - YEO Technology expects its subsidiary Reap Battery to begin mass production of battery energy storage systems in the second half of 2024
Albania begins construction of its part of power link with North Macedonia
25 December 2023 - Albania marked the start of construction of its section of the electricity transmission interconnection with North Macedonia
Installation of Crete-Cyprus cable starts as part of Great Sea Interconnector
25 December 2023 - Greece's IPTO said construction works are beginning for the first leg of the Great Sea Interconnector, to link Crete and Cyprus
Tuzla 7 coal plant project in BiH is dead, entity prime minister says
22 December 2023 - Tuzla 7 is the stranded project for a new unit in the coal-fired Tuzla thermal power plant in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina