Electricity
Romania-based PBT teams up with EIT InnoEnergy in major battery production project
16 November 2022 - EIT InnoEnergy became a shareholder in Prime Batteries Technology – PBT from Romania, which intends to invest EUR 1 billion by 2026
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske receives concession for Trebinje 2 solar power plant
16 November 2022 - Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) has already received a concession for the installation of the Trebinje 1 solar power plant
Albania’s power utility KESH to seek multiyear contracts for electricity imports
16 November 2022 - KESH revealed it is working on a plan for covering Albania's electricity deficit through import contracts of up to five years
Household electricity bills in 33 EU capitals surge 111%, gas jumps 69%
16 November 2022 - The highest electricity prices are nine times above the cheapest tariffs while the ratio in the gas sector is 16, according to the Household Energy Price Index for Europe
Kovačevski: North Macedonia to add as much as 300 MW in solar power by end-2023
16 November 2022 - Between 200 and 300 megawatts in solar power plants are expected to be included in the system by the end of 2023, Dimitar Kovačevski said
Rio Tinto–backed firm InoBat plans to build battery gigafactory in Serbia
15 November 2022 - InoBat is considering options for a battery plant in Serbia, claiming the government offered massive incentives. Environmentalists said they won't allow it.
North Macedonia, Albania sign agreement on joint projects for gas, LNG, renewables
15 November 2022 - North Macedonia and Albania vowed to cooperate in gas infrastructure and renewable energy and the construction of an LNG terminal in Vlora
Simson: Up to EUR 450 billion is needed to maintain nuclear capacity in EU
15 November 2022 - Investments of about EUR 350 – 450 billion will be needed in the coming decades...
Cogeneration power plant in Pančevo starts electricity production
15 November 2022 - Electricity is delivered to power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije, said oil and gas company NIS, one of the owners of the facility
Hidroelectrica restarting pumped storage hydropower plant project
15 November 2022 - The largest electricity producer in Romania recommends to build the Islaz dam with a pumped storage hydroelectric facility
Turkish court blocks geothermal projects near Izmir to protect water sources
14 November 2022 - Locals and environmentalists in the Seferihisar area near Izmir were relieved to hear that a court scrapped permits for geothermal drilling
Parking lots in France must set up solar panels
11 November 2022 - Parking lots in France with 80 or more car spots will need to be equipped with overhead solar power panels
US Exim Bank to finance construction of nuclear reactors in Romania
11 November 2022 - The US Export–Import Bank said it intends to provide USD 3 billion for two additional reactors in Romania's Cernavodă nuclear power plant
Waste-to-energy in Serbia – a cause for concern or an opportunity to reap environmental-climate-energy benefits
11 November 2022 - In this latest article in the series "Serbia, from garbage dumps to circular economy", we discuss the waste-to-energy concept with Professor Vladimir Pavićević, Igor Jezdimirović, and Helga Stoiber
Interenergo acquires Ivan Sedlo wind farm project
10 November 2022 - The investment in Ivan Sedlo will increase the installed capacity of all Interenergo renewable projects in BiH to 43 MW
EU to accelerate renewables permitting, cut environmental requirements
10 November 2022 - The European Commission wants to cut red tape for renewables but it may lower environmental standards in the process