Electricity
EPS considering shutdown of coal power plant Kostolac A
29 July 2022 - Serbian state-owned utility EPS is reexamining the economic feasibility of its plan for the modernization of coal plant Kostolac A
Citizen energy – the cornerstone of a sustainable and efficient energy transition
29 July 2022 - Damir Miljević and Mirza Kušljugić from RESET explain the role of citizens in the energy transition
Prosumers in Serbia disappointed with first electricity bills
29 July 2022 - Differences in how two ministries interpreted rules led to higher bills and created confusion among the first prosumers in Serbia
Decarbonizing one steel plant with hydrogen requires up to EUR 7 billion in investment
29 July 2022 - Hydrogen Europe conducted an analysis of the viability of using solar and renewable energy to decarbonize steel manufacturing
Ember: EU must install renewables two times faster by 2026 to meet climate targets
28 July 2022 - The EU will need double solar and wind additions by 2026 to deliver on the goal to hold global warming at a maximum 1.5 degrees
CEE Bankwatch: Southeast Europe hydropower investment risks are high and rising
28 July 2022 - Greenfield large hydropower investments across southeast Europe face major risks and low realisation rates, according to a new report by CEE Bankwatch and partner organisations.
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia to set up working group for energy cooperation
27 July 2022 - Albania and North Macedonia accepted Serbia's proposal at a meeting held in Tirana within the Open Balkan initiative
Power utility EPHZHB requests ban on electricity exports from BiH
27 July 2022 - BiH is the biggest electricity exporter in the Western Balkans, but the energy crisis and the drought are now jeopardizing supply
Duić: We need to prepare warm sweaters for winter
26 July 2022 - The professor from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb issued a stark warning on the energy crisis
ERS sets up wind farm subsidiary to develop Donja Trusina project
26 July 2022 - The Republic of Srpska is establishing a project firm under state-owned power utility ERS to develop the Donja Trusina wind park project
Elassona in Greece to build municipal photovoltaic plants of 5 MW in total
26 July 2022 - The Municipality of Elassona will build solar power plants to cut electricity costs for water supply and sewerage by 90%
North Macedonia to declare state of energy crisis in August
25 July 2022 - The country has declared the state of energy crisis last year in November for a month, but soon extended it for six more months until June 9
Croatia announces winners from its first utility-scale renewables auctions
22 July 2022 - The Croatian electricity market operator (HROTE) has declared 16 bids as winners, while three were rejected
Wpd secures concession agreements for two wind farms in BiH
22 July 2022 - The concessions represent the beginning of the implementation of a regional wind farm system with a capacity of 1.2 GW in BiH and Croatia
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
22 July 2022 - Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland