Electricity
Bulgaria to add 1,500 MW of solar power capacity in 2024
22 February 2024 - Dimitar Zarchev said there is a need for flexibility capacity for times of surplus production of energy, to use it when it is needed
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović
RES Croatia: Renewable energy projects in Croatia are stuck
21 February 2024 - Investors are unable to meet the legal deadlines for the construction of their renewable electricity plants
Power grids require investing USD 3.1 trillion by 2030 to limit global warming
21 February 2024 - Outdated and inadequate power grids are one of the most significant stumbling blocks for the energy transition, Rystad Energy warned
Monsson to merge its wind farm, PV unit in Romania into hybrid power plant with storage
20 February 2024 - Monsson Group is developing a hybrid wind-solar-storage project with the largest battery energy storage system in Romania
Hyundai shortlisted for installing new nuclear units in Kozloduy
20 February 2024 - Bulgaria has called on potential contractors to express interest in the construction of a new nuclear power plant with AP1000 technology
GGF deepens cooperation with UniCredit Bank Serbia with EUR 50 million renewables loan
20 February 2024 - UniCredit Bank Serbia obtained a EUR 50 million loan from GGF for utility-scale renewables projects, strengthening its ties with the fund
EU approves EUR 6.9 billion in state aid for hydrogen infrastructure
19 February 2024 - Strategic hydrogen project IPCEI Hy2Infra, which seven EU member states developed jointly, got a green light from the European Commission
Serbia aims to build pumped storage hydropower plant Bistrica by 2031
19 February 2024 - Bistrica is expected to financially contribute up to EUR 140 million per year to Serbia's state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije
Montenegro drafts first renewables law, sets rules for auctions
19 February 2024 - Montenegro has issued the draft Law on the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources, which introduces a number of novelties
Romania grants EUR 418 million for power distribution grid upgrades
19 February 2024 - Romania signed deals with the country's regional power distribution system operators for EUR 418.2 million in grants
Serbia’s Vučić rekindles small modular reactor initiative
17 February 2024 - President Aleksandar Vučić said he spoke with British officials about investments in renewables and small modular reactors
Industry’s participation in power market to be discussed at meeting organized by SEEPEX, PKS
16 February 2024 - The aim is to open a dialogue between all stakeholders on the further development of Serbia’s electricity market
EU members offer 272 financial instruments to back energy storage – report
15 February 2024 - The study on financial instruments and models for energy storage was carried out as part of the Investors Dialogue on Energy - an initiative launched by the European Commission
Pivotal project aiming to reshape energy landscape in Serbia was finalized successfully
15 February 2024 - The IPA financed project "Further Development of Energy Planning Capacities" has served as an example of collaboration among all the energy sector stakeholders in the country for methodological strategic planning
Bulgaria, US sign intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation
13 February 2024 - The two countries have signed a deal to build a new nuclear power plant at the site of the existing NPP Kozloduy, the Bulgarian goverment said