Electricity
RWE, PPC to start building three solar parks on former lignite mine in Greece
31 July 2023 - Meton Energy, founded by RWE and PPC, is set to start building a photovoltaic cluster of 280 MW in peak capacity
Solar power auction in Kosovo* draws interest from over 140 companies
31 July 2023 - The deadline for the submission of bids for the first renewable energy auction in Kosovo* was pushed back by 45 days
Sweden blocks Vattenfall’s offshore wind project to protect nature, shipping
31 July 2023 - The proposed wind farm would have produced between 2.5 TWh and 3 TWh a year, an equivalent of 1.5% of Sweden’s electricity consumption
Serbia launches public call to select strategic partner for 1 GW of solar
29 July 2023 - The deadline to submit offers for the strategic partnership to install solar power plants and battery storage is September 20
Green for Growth Fund invests in NLB green bond
28 July 2023 - The fund said it aims to provide support specifically for various projects in the field of renewable energy in BiH, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia
Controversial coal plant project Ugljevik 3 in BiH clings on top court’s decision
28 July 2023 - The Republic of Srpska has suspended the environmental permit procedure for the proposed Ugljevik 3 coal-fired power plant
Hidroelectrica to install battery at its loss-making Crucea Nord wind farm
27 July 2023 - Romania's Hidroelectrica is preparing to integrate a 1.2 MW battery system with its only wind power plant – Crucea Nord
TotalEnergies partners Rönesans to enter Turkish renewables sector
27 July 2023 - TotalEnergies from France established a joint venture in Turkey by acquiring a 50% share in Rönesans Enerji
Enel sells 50% of its Greek green power subsidiary to Macquarie
27 July 2023 - Enel said it would receive EUR 345 million from Macquarie Asset Management for 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas
Serbia passes law on unbundling gas, electricity transmission system operators
26 July 2023 - By changing the Law on Energy, Serbia enabled the establishment of an independent commission to oversee electricity and gas TSOs
Serbia to invest EUR 320 million in electricity distribution network
26 July 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said EUR 320 million would be invested to strengthen the power distribution grid
Electricity prices for some firms in North Macedonia spiked more then fivefold in 2022
26 July 2023 - These are the results of the study The impact of the crisis induced by the conflict in Ukraine on firms in North Macedonia: Evidence from a micro-survey.
SEEPEX completes organized electricity market in Serbia with intraday trading platform
26 July 2023 - Sixteen out of twenty registered participants in the domestic intraday market were active on the first trading day
Albania selects winners of its first wind power auction
26 July 2023 - TotalEnergies' subsidiary Total Eren and Verbund are among the winners of Albania's first wind power auction
Montenegro is counting gigawatts in photovoltaic projects but has little to show for
25 July 2023 - Montenegro doesn't have a single utility-scale photovoltaic facility even though the project pipeline is measured in gigawatts
Firefighters establish Croatia’s first energy community
25 July 2023 - The volunteer fire brigade of Špičkovina will install a solar power plant to produce electricity for all citizens that want to participate