Electricity
Republic of Srpska inks concessions for solar power plants of 60 MW in total
12 October 2023 - Two firms signed 50-year concession contracts for solar power projects of 30 MW each in Nevesinje in Herzegovina
BiH’s power utility posts EUR 26 million 2023 year-to-date loss
12 October 2023 - Disruptions in the electricity market, a drop in sales on the open market, and a lower-than-estimated income from trade pushed EPBiH into the red.
Bulgaria readies subsidies for energy storage within wind, solar projects
11 October 2023 - Bulgaria has opened a public consultation on the design of the first tender for subsidies for renewables with collocated energy storage
EU’s Clean Transition Dialogue on hydrogen: 67 GW of electrolyzers in pipeline
11 October 2023 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič have kicked off the first of a series of Clean Transition Dialogues
Electrohold to supply green electricity to retailer Billa Bulgaria under 10-year PPA
10 October 2023 - The power purchase agreement (PPA) with Billa envisages electricity supply over a period of 10 years at a fixed price
BiH utility sends third termination warning to Chinese contractor on Tuzla 7 coal power project
10 October 2023 - Elektroprivreda BiH said. that the consortium was asked to fulfill its obligations and implement the contract
Dogger Bank, world’s largest offshore wind farm, starts producing electricity
10 October 2023 - The Dogger Bank Wind Farm project has delivered several world-firsts in supply chain delivery, the investors said
Kosovo* ordered to compensate contractor over scrapped thermal power plant project Kosova e Re
10 October 2023 - Kosova e Re, one of the last projects for the production of electricity from coal in the Western Balkans, was halted in 2020
Southeast Europe keeps boosting regional gas pipeline links
07 October 2023 - As its remains uncertain whether Russia will stay the region's chief gas supplier, countries are looking to strengthen mutual ties
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