Electricity
Croatia launches auctions for renewable energy utility-scale power plants
24 June 2022 - The deadline for submitting bids for the award of premiums is July 4, according to the public call published by HROTE
EP votes to protect EU industry even after CO2 border tax is fully implemented
23 June 2022 - MEPs want to maintain free emission allowances for industrial producers in the EU after the CO2 border tax is fully implemented in 2030
Italy’s Cingolani: Wholesale gas price cap is necessary to stop manipulation
22 June 2022 - Italian Minister Roberto Cingolani said his country's proposal to limit wholesale gas prices in the EU is gaining support
RWE offers German companies ownership in its 1 GW offshore wind farm
22 June 2022 - RWE and Commerzbank intend to establish a 'Green Mittelstand Fund' to offer med-sized firms to secure supply of green electricity
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
Kosovo* may buy stake in gas-fired power plant project in Albania
21 June 2022 - Kosovo* and Albania will jointly work on the LNG terminal project in Vlora and Kosovo* could invest in the planned gas-fired power plant there
Crowdfunding begins for first energy cooperative–owned solar power plants in Serbia
21 June 2022 - The Elektropionir energy cooperative started a crowdfunding campaign for two solar power plants on the Stara planina mountain in Serbia
Roadmap agreed to allow Serbia to supply electricity in north of Kosovo*
21 June 2022 - The roadmap envisages for a subsidiary of Serbia’s state power utility to supply electricity in the four Serb-majority municipalities
Domestic share of wind turbine production in Turkey reaches 72%
20 June 2022 - Turkey has boosted its share of local production of wind turbines to 72% and the government has the ambition to attract more investment
Europe is firing up old coal plants to get through winter
20 June 2022 - Germany is getting retired coal plants back online as Gazprom's gas supply is dwindling while Italy may declare an emergency
EEX, CROPEX set to roll out Croatian power futures in Q1 2023
20 June 2022 - The launch of Croatian power futures will follow the 2019 roll-out of Slovenian, Bulgarian, and Serbian power derivatives
Montenegro’s EPCG joins day-ahead power market on SEEPEX exchange in Serbia
17 June 2022 - Montenegro's state-owned power utility EPCG said it completed the first transaction at Serbian power exchange SEEPEX
REPowerEU is “Russian roulette” for Europe’s energy
17 June 2022 - The arguments for both possible outcomes are strong, said Željko Lovrinčević, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics Zagreb
Port of Bar preparing to build LNG terminal, gas-fired power plant
17 June 2022 - Power utility EPCG, which would be a partner on the project, has already initiated feasibility studies for three gas-fired power plants
New power markets increase activity in Balkan energy exchanges
17 June 2022 - The development of new markets in Balkan energy exchanges leads to better opportunities and lowers prices for consumers
Gas and nuclear’s green taxonomy prospects divided European institutions
16 June 2022 - MEPs opposed the European Commission’s plan to include nuclear energy and gas in the list...