Electricity
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
Voltalia completing its 140 MW solar power plant Karavasta in Albania
05 October 2023 - At 140 MW in peak capacity, Karavasta is the biggest photovoltaic system in the region. Voltalia is about to launch production.
Interenergo inaugurates 6.25 MW solar power plant in Croatia
05 October 2023 - The company already has a wind farm at the same location and is also developing new solar projects in Croatia
Energy Transition Forum: People should benefit from energy transition
05 October 2023 - The Energy Community region needs a green deal with a just energy transition in its core, participants said at an event in Skopje
Croatia awards five geothermal exploration licenses
04 October 2023 - The geothermal potential of the exploration areas was identified earlier in wells created for oil and gas exploration and production
EU lacks impact assessment for proposed electricity market design reform
03 October 2023 - In light of the electricity market reform, the EU needs data and a mechanism to analyze current settings and the impact of proposed solutions
New rules for grid connection for solar, wind projects in Serbia
03 October 2023 - The Government of Serbia has finally changed the procedure for connecting new power plants to the transmission and distribution grids
Bulgaria adopts changes to Energy from Renewable Sources Act
03 October 2023 - Bulgaria simplified renewables permitting, rolled out banking guarantees for projects and regulated citizen energy communities
Andonov: Čebren hydropower plant to accelerate renewables development in North Macedonia
02 October 2023 - The Čebren project, planned decades ago in the ex-Yugoslavia country, will be finally built by the Greek consortium PPC-Archirodon Group
Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović receives Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award
29 September 2023 - President of CPOR and Cofounder of WISE Serbia Branislava Jovičić handed the Female Leader in Sustainable Energy award to Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović
Bulgaria could add as much as 42 GW from wind outside protected areas
29 September 2023 - A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by...
US, Canada approve financing for new nuclear reactors at Romania’s Cernavodă
29 September 2023 - US Exim Bank approved a USD 57 million loan and Canada offered CAD 3 billion in financing for new reactors in Romania's Cernavodă plant
Alcazar Energy fund acquires rights to wind power project Bijela in Montenegro
28 September 2023 - Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy took over the Bijela wind farm project in Šavnik in Montenegro, of 118 MW
Solar to cover 70% of local electricity demand in Tešanj in BiH
28 September 2023 - The Municipality of Tešanj is one of the most successful in the use of renewable energy sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece, Saudi Arabia launch power interconnection joint venture
28 September 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO is working on projects for interconnections from Germany and Poland to Saudi Arabia