Electricity
Cyprus, Bulgarian capital Sofia preparing photovoltaics programs for vulnerable households
09 November 2023 - Cyprus and Sofia Municipality are launching public calls for solar panels for free for a number of households. Another option in Cyprus is to install a PV system without upfront costs.
Eurelectric: Investments urgently needed to triple electrification rates by 2050
07 November 2023 - The peak of the energy crisis may be over but the challenges to Europe’s decarbonization and security of supply aren't, according to the Power Barometer
Greek consortium must accept conditions for Čebren project in North Macedonia to get contract
07 November 2023 - PPC and Archirodon, the consortium selected for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower project, hasn't yet accepted all the conditions, Minister Bekteshi said
Arbitration panel determines total damages that TPP Ugljevik in BiH owes to Slovenia
06 November 2023 - RiTE Ugljevik, the firm operating the Ugljevik coal plant and mine in BiH, has to pay an additional EUR 58.2 million in damages
Four recommendations for enhancing citizen participation in energy sector in Western Balkans
06 November 2023 - RESET and the Heinrich Böll Foundation held the second regional conference on energy communities in Sarajevo
Member states urge EU to create alliance for small modular reactors
06 November 2023 - Twelve European Union member countries asked the European Commission to create an industrial alliance for small modular nuclear reactors
Carbon emissions prices are becoming a reality in Western Balkans and particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina – will the countries pay to the EU or rather collect money in their own budgets?
06 November 2023 - The European Union proposed a Regulation on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which was adopted in May this year. This legal action is trying to equalize the carbon pricing burden between EU and non-EU producers
Serbia selects Hyundai Engineering, UGTR consortium as strategic partner for solar power plants of 1 GW in total
06 November 2023 - The Government of Serbia selected the consortium of Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables as its strategic partner for a major solar power project with storage
Energy communities in Greece surpass 1 GW in installed capacity
04 November 2023 - Operating energy community installations in Greece increased above 1 GW, but the non-commercial segment makes up only 0.7%.
Serbia’s EPS to buy electricity from Vetrozelena wind park, provide balancing services
03 November 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije agreed to purchase the output from the Vetrozelena wind park and assume balancing responsibility
Solar panels to be rolled out along highways in BiH
02 November 2023 - Public company Motorways of the Federation of BiH plans to install solar panels along highways and produce electricity for self-consumption
EPBiH seeks contractor for 50 MW solar power plant on Gračanica coal mine
02 November 2023 - EPC firms can apply for the supply and installation of EPBiH's Gračanica solar park with 50 MW in total nameplate capacity
Nofar, Econergy inaugurate Romania’s largest solar power plant
01 November 2023 - Nofar Energy and Econergy marked the start of the test phase for their 155 MW photovoltaic system in Rătești, west of Bucharest
Greece announces offshore wind energy program, targets 4.9 GW by 2032
31 October 2023 - The draft offshore wind energy development program was presented today by HEREMA and the Ministry of Environment and Energy
4.4 MW solar PV plant replaces landfill in north Croatia
31 October 2023 - A 4.4 MW photovoltaic facility was built on the site of a former landfill in Gornji Kneginec in Croatia's far north
Saša Mujović is Montenegro’s new energy minister, Vladimir Martinović to be in charge of environmental protection
31 October 2023 - The Parliament of Montenegro elected the country's 44th government today with Milojko Spajić as Prime Minister.