Electricity
BiH to get first hybrid power plant
27 October 2022 - Hybrid power plants haven't been a favorite choice so far for investors in the Western Balkans
Dejan Paravan is new CEO of GEN Energija
27 October 2022 - GEN Group plans to accelerate investments in renewables and nuclear energy
CMS advises a syndicate of banks on the EUR 126m financing of two wind farms in Croatia
27 October 2022 - International law firm CMS has advised a syndicate of banks on a EUR 126 million package to build two onshore wind farms in Croatia
Austrian investors to build 142 MW wind park in Romania in 2023
26 October 2022 - Windkraft Simonsfeld is investing EUR 150 million in its Sfânta Elena wind power project in the Caraş-Severin county in Romania's southwest
Companies in FBiH request 20% cap on increase in electricity prices for 2023
26 October 2022 - Businesses want the Government of FBiH to cap the potential increase in tariffs to 20% like it did late last year for 2022
Concession inked for 30 MW wind farm in Tomislavgrad in BiH
26 October 2022 - Concordia signed a concession contract for its 29.9 MW wind power project Galečić with the Government of Canton 10 in BiH
Romania is simplifying procedure for prosumers
25 October 2022 - The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority eased the conditions and simplified the procedure for future prosumers
Electricity prices in Balkans: highest in Montenegro, lowest in Kosovo*
25 October 2022 - The highest price in European Union was in Denmark (34.4 eurocents), and the lowest in Hungary (9.4 eurocents)
Romania loses arbitration versus investors in solar power
25 October 2022 - A tribunal has ruled in favor of ten companies that initiated arbitration with the argument that Romania violated the Energy Charter Treaty
Republic of Srpska to reduce renewables surcharge by 90%
25 October 2022 - Entity authorities say investors are giving up on incentives so that there is no need to charge citizens the fee
Kosovo’s DSO KEDS starts using drones to monitor grid
24 October 2022 - Within its pilot project, the company introduced drones in late September and early October
Construction of hydropower plant Skavica to start in 9 months – minister
24 October 2022 - The facility will be operated by Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH and built by US-based Bechtel
Dubravka Đedović Negre to become Serbia’s energy, mining minister
23 October 2022 - Đedović Negre is currently a member of the Executive Board of NLB Komercijalna banka
Solar boom in Serbia: more than 100 MW of solar power plants on roofs
21 October 2022 - Rooftop solar power plants installed by households and companies in Serbia were a rarity until a few months ago
Innovative model for empowering Macedonian power utility through American-South Korean consortium
21 October 2022 - In an interview with Adam Cortese, CEO of UGT Renewables (UGTR), we discuss how the company and its partners can help ESM to develop and construct new solar power capacities and improve its power system flexibility with battery energy storage systems
Slovenia’s HSE appoints Viktor Vračar as head of troubled coal plant TEŠ
21 October 2022 - Slovenia's state-owned energy producer HSE is transferring Managing Director Viktor Vračar to the helm of its beleaguered coal power plant TEŠ