Electricity
EU can meet its 2030 solar power target with agrivoltaics alone
13 October 2023 - Using a minuscule part of agricultural land for agrivoltaics would greatly contribute to the EU's 2030 renewables goals, a study showed
Bulgaria unveils two pumped storage hydropower projects of 800 MW each
13 October 2023 - Planning is underway in Bulgaria to install two underground pumped storage hydropower facilities with a combined capacity of 1.6 GW.
Romania seeks coal plant closure delay from EU
13 October 2023 - Romania has backtracked on its commitments regarding the shutdown schedule for coal power plants in its CE Oltenia Complex
North Macedonia’s utility ESM appoints Viktor Andonov as investment, development chief
12 October 2023 - Energy expert Viktor Andonov joined the Board of Directors of Elektrani na Severna Makedonija as Director for Development and Investments
Serbia invites bids for Green Stations for electric vehicles at highways
12 October 2023 - Serbia is accepting bids for the construction of facilities along the highways at existing areas and parking lots
Republic of Srpska inks concessions for solar power plants of 60 MW in total
12 October 2023 - Two firms signed 50-year concession contracts for solar power projects of 30 MW each in Nevesinje in Herzegovina
BiH’s power utility posts EUR 26 million 2023 year-to-date loss
12 October 2023 - Disruptions in the electricity market, a drop in sales on the open market, and a lower-than-estimated income from trade pushed EPBiH into the red.
Bulgaria readies subsidies for energy storage within wind, solar projects
11 October 2023 - Bulgaria has opened a public consultation on the design of the first tender for subsidies for renewables with collocated energy storage
EU’s Clean Transition Dialogue on hydrogen: 67 GW of electrolyzers in pipeline
11 October 2023 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič have kicked off the first of a series of Clean Transition Dialogues
Electrohold to supply green electricity to retailer Billa Bulgaria under 10-year PPA
10 October 2023 - The power purchase agreement (PPA) with Billa envisages electricity supply over a period of 10 years at a fixed price
BiH utility sends third termination warning to Chinese contractor on Tuzla 7 coal power project
10 October 2023 - Elektroprivreda BiH said. that the consortium was asked to fulfill its obligations and implement the contract
Dogger Bank, world’s largest offshore wind farm, starts producing electricity
10 October 2023 - The Dogger Bank Wind Farm project has delivered several world-firsts in supply chain delivery, the investors said
Kosovo* ordered to compensate contractor over scrapped thermal power plant project Kosova e Re
10 October 2023 - Kosova e Re, one of the last projects for the production of electricity from coal in the Western Balkans, was halted in 2020
Southeast Europe keeps boosting regional gas pipeline links
07 October 2023 - As its remains uncertain whether Russia will stay the region's chief gas supplier, countries are looking to strengthen mutual ties
Germany again resorts to coal to avert winter power shortages
06 October 2023 - The German government has given the green light to restarting several coal-fired power units to boost electricity supply this winter
Krško nuclear power plant preventively shut down
06 October 2023 - Krško nuclear power plant is located 100 kilometers east of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, close to the border with Croatia