Electricity
Hungary, Serbia agree to improve energy cooperation
26 May 2022 - The two countries plan to strengthen energy ties to ensure a stable energy supply and achieve energy security during the energy crisis
Bulgaria to abolish limitations for rooftop solar panels for own use
26 May 2022 - Bulgaria is introducing a law to eliminate the administrative procedure for renewables on buildings, as long as they are for own use
Virtual power plants to enable power market access for prosumers in Croatia
26 May 2022 - The law in Croatia allows households with solar panels to group and place excess energy in the market, though it is too expensive for now
Romania picks site of old coal power plant for first small nuclear reactor in Europe
25 May 2022 - The site was chosen as a result of an agreement between Romania's Nuclearelectrica and US-based NuScale Power
Romania, Serbia in talks on pumped storage hydropower Đerdap 3, energy cooperation
25 May 2022 - Two energy ministers met in Bucharest after a roundtable organized by the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation
Greece preparing for rolling power outages if Russia cuts off gas
24 May 2022 - If Russia stops delivering gas, Greece intends to impose rotating blackouts for energy-intensive industries
Slovenia backs controversial hydropower project Mokrice amid energy crisis
23 May 2022 - The Government of Slovenia said the public interest outweighs nature conservation in the case of HESS's hydropower project in Mokrice
Energy crisis accelerates construction of Bistrica pumped storage hydropower
23 May 2022 - The project is one of the most important investments in the energy sector of Serbia, with a planned capacity of 630 MW
Vienna airport completes Austria’s biggest solar power plant
23 May 2022 - Flughafen Wien Group said it has put Austria's biggest solar power plant into operation on 24 hectares at the Vienna International Airport
Serbian power utility kicks- off construction of its first wind power plant Kostolac
20 May 2022 - EPS signed the loan agreement in November 2017, and received an energy permit for the wind farm at the end of 2018
US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal
20 May 2022 - US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy
Industry draws up first global definition of green hydrogen
19 May 2022 - The Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) has published a Green Hydrogen Standard - for certification and labeling, and greenwashing prevention
Slovenia expects electricity price hike in Q3 2022
18 May 2022 - The end of the war in Ukraine would lead to lower electricity prices, said Aleksander Mervar, ELES CEO
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
18 May 2022 - Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
Bulgaria extends subsidies for businesses to pay high electricity, gas prices
17 May 2022 - The government, employers and unions have agreed on compensation for high energy prices, the government said
Serbia clears way for household solar, gets first prosumers
16 May 2022 - After years of anticipation, Serbia has got its first registered solar prosumers in the household sector