Electricity
Montenegrin grid prepared for 1.5 GW more from renewables
17 August 2023 - With the remaining 400 kV transmission line, the 400 kV grid ring in Montenegro will be completed, CEO of CGES Ivan Asanović said
Serbia awards CfDs for 400 MW in wind power capacity, 11.6 MW for solar in first auctions
17 August 2023 - Four projects filled the 400 MW quota in Serbia's first wind power auction while the competitive bidding for CfDs for solar power landed heavily undersubscribed
Serbia publishes qualification results for its first wind, solar power auctions
16 August 2023 - Eligible bids from the wind power auction surpassed the 400 MW quota by almost 30%. In the solar power segment, only 11.6 MW met the requirements to bid for 50 MW
BiH, Montenegro to boost electricity interconnection capacity
16 August 2023 - Two countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the reconstruction of the existing, and the construction of new power lines
Serbia’s EPS to start building its first solar power plant Petka in September
16 August 2023 - EPS is about to pick the contractor for its first solar power plant and begin construction. The Petka unit should have 9.75 MW in capacity
Burduja: First wind farms in Romania’s Black Sea in 2027-2028
15 August 2023 - The World Bank has estimated Romania’s offshore potential at 75 GW, Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja said
Energy Community seeks consultant to help contracting parties speed up introduction of power purchase agreements
14 August 2023 - The overall objective of the procurement called Renewables Power Purchase Agreements in the Energy Community is to facilitate the uptake of renewable PPAs
Serbia’s EPS earns over EUR 500 million in first half of 2023
14 August 2023 - The result is a huge improvement, having in mind that in the same period in 2022 the company suffered a EUR 420.6 million loss
First municipal solar park in Western Balkans to be built in Mostar
14 August 2023 - Mostar is getting the concession for the first municipal utility-scale renewable electricity plant in BiH and the Western Balkans
Greece surpasses 11 GW in renewable energy capacity
14 August 2023 - Power plants in Greece that run on renewable sources had 11.3 GW in total capacity at the end of June, DAPEEP said
Real estate firm starts construction of 37 MW solar park in Tuzla in BiH
11 August 2023 - Deling Invest began preparatory works outside Tuzla for Bosnia and Herzegovina's first utility-scale solar power plant
Serbia’s reformed power utility EPS opens search for CEO
11 August 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije – EPS, since recently a joint stock company, published a call today for a chief executive officer
Greece selects 12 projects in first battery auction while PPC boosts its pumped hydropower portfolio
10 August 2023 - The Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY) completed the selection process in the first energy storage auction in Greece.
CMS publishes expert guide Electricity Storage Facilities in Austria
10 August 2023 - A new CMS expert guide outlines what to keep in mind when investing in and operating electricity storage facilities in Austria
BeoGrid 2025 project to upgrade transmission grid for more renewables in Serbia
10 August 2023 - The project envisages the construction of transmission infrastructure to facilitate the grid connection of new wind, and solar power plants
Germany halts four projects in Republic of Srpska in BiH
10 August 2023 - Germany has decided to halt four infrastructure projects in the Republic of Srpska, worth a total of EUR 105 million