Electricity
RWE, Equinor plan hydrogen pipeline, joint power plants in Germany
09 January 2023 - RWE and Equinor are working on a plan to produce and transport hydrogen through a proposed pipeline from Norway to Germany
Hive Energy plans 4 GW of solar power with storage in Turkey
09 January 2023 - UK-based Hive Energy revealed its ambition to invest USD 4 billion in the construction of solar power plants with storage in Turkey
Slovenia adopts spatial plan for wind farm Dolenja Vas
06 January 2023 - A new spatial plan includes AAE's Dolenja Vas project, which is set to become the first wind park in Slovenia
Turkey aims to almost double electricity generation capacity by 2035
06 January 2023 - Turkey's 2035 National Energy Plan reveals the ambition to boost solar power capacity fivefold and triple the size of wind power plants
Green steel plant in Finland set to start production in 2026
06 January 2023 - Blastr Green Steel plans to build a steelworks and a hydrogen plant in Inkoo, Finland, that would run on renewable electricity
Bulgaria prepares grants for rooftop solar systems for households
06 January 2023 - Bulgaria earmarked EUR 30.5 million for replacing inefficient heating devices in households with rooftop PV panels and solar collectors
EPBiH foresees CO2 taxation to be introduced in BiH in three to eight years
05 January 2023 - According to EPBiH's Business Plan for the period 2023-2025, it is one of the biggest risks for its operations
Concession signed for Bileća solar power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina
05 January 2023 - The company V&Zzaštita won the contract for solar park Bileća, one of many green energy projects in the town of Bileća in sunny Herzegovina
Hydrogen filling station project underway on Vis island in Croatia
04 January 2023 - The City of Vis and the H2 association are developing a plan to build the first hydrogen filling station in Croatia
Montenegro lowers value-added tax for solar panels
04 January 2023 - The Parliament of Montenegro has adopted amendments to the Law on VAT and the Law on Planning and Construction
Energy Transition Europe invests EUR 16 million in Croatia’s wind farm
04 January 2023 - The investment is undertaken by the Energy Transition International Capital (ETIC), which intends to continue its investments in the Balkans
Elektromreža Srbije intends to produce energy from renewables for self-consumption
03 January 2023 - EMS has to secure 21.5 GWh for the operation of its substations and distribution facilities every year, and high power prices are here to stay
Half century old hydropower plant in Albania is becoming innovative energy hub
02 January 2023 - Hybrid power plants are emerging as an essential ingredient for a world with net zero emissions. Albania's KESH wants to master such solutions.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
Serbia intends to launch auctions for 1,400 MW in renewables – minister
30 December 2022 - The first auction for providing incentives to producers of electricity from renewables is expected soon, with a 400 MW quota
EPBiH to export less electricity in 2023 due to low coal reserves
30 December 2022 - Elektroprivreda BiH will produce 10% less electricity in coal-fired power plants than what it projected in the Electricity Balance from a few months ago