Electricity
Petrol to install three solar power plants in Croatia
21 February 2022 - Oil and gas company Petrol Group intends to invest EUR 17 in three solar power plants near the city of Knin
CWP to install 150 MW Solarina solar power plant near Zaječar
18 February 2022 - The city authorities in Zaječar have published the detailed regulation plan for Solarina and the report on the strategic EIA
US-Italian consortium to lease oil-fired power plant to Albania
18 February 2022 - Albania’s power utility KESH will lease a mobile facility with an installed capacity of 110-130 megawatts
Republic of Srpska adopts new law on renewable energy sources
17 February 2022 - The law introduces auctions for premiums, as well as an option for individuals and businesses to produce green energy for self-consumption
ERS eyes loan, capital increase to secure funds for HPP Dabar, HPPs on Bistrica river
17 February 2022 - After a new tender for a loan, Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske also prepared a new proposal for the capital increase of the subsidiary HET
Power utility EAC developing solar park projects with Church of Cyprus
17 February 2022 - The joint venture of the Holy Archdiocese of Cyprus and Electricity Authority of Cyprus is developing 14 solar power projects in Achera.
Croatia presents EUR 637 million package to mitigate surge in power, gas prices
17 February 2022 - The measures are planned to lower the expected increase of electricity and gas prices to 9.6 percent and 20 percent, respectively
REPCONS 2.0: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro not ready for successful energy transition
16 February 2022 - Experts from the region have complied the Barometer of Sustainable Energy Transition report titled Perfect Storm – an uncontrolled decarbonization of the Western Balkans’ power sector.
Bulgaria abandons Belene, announces new reactors at Kozloduy
16 February 2022 - The Bulgarian prime minister said that instead of Belene, the authorities will consider the possibility of building new reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant
Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people
15 February 2022 - The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality produced 844 GWh of power in waste incinerators and from landfill gas last year
Greek exchanges ATHEX, HEnEx to provide power trading platform for Albania’s ALPEX
14 February 2022 - The contract for the establishment of the joint power exchange for Albania and Kosovo* was signed after the third tender launched by ALPEX
Energy Community is obligated to follow EU’s CEEAG state aid guidelines
14 February 2022 - The EU's Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy (CEEAG) are obligatory, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Wholesale electricity prices in Greece would be 36 percent higher without renewables
14 February 2022 - Aristotle University has analyzed the prices of the day-ahead market in order to see the impact of the wind and solar
Kosovo* doubles electricity prices for households
09 February 2022 - The decision to increase prices is aimed at lowering the consumption of households, and making citizens save energy
EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans
09 February 2022 - Measures accompanying the CBAM must be directed to helping the Western Balkans adjust to the CO2 pricing system, experts say
Serbia’s ambitious energy security plan targets 50% renewables share by 2040
08 February 2022 - Ministry of Mining and Energy has prepared the document Energy Security of Serbia, with solutions for entire energy sector