Electricity
Spain to start shutting down nuclear reactors in 2027
28 December 2023 - Spain changed the nuclear waste management plan, raising costs and making the extension of the phaseout even less likely
Italy to subsidize centralized energy storage system projects with EUR 17.7 billion
27 December 2023 - Italy is launching a state aid package of EUR 17.7 billion for the establishment of a centralized electricity storage system
Standing Committee of Berne Convention asks North Macedonia to ban small HPPs in protected areas
27 December 2023 - The committee has asked the government to prohibit all harmful infrastructure projects in the protected areas
Start of construction underway for three big solar parks in Romania
27 December 2023 - CCE Holding, ENGIE and PNE brought projects of 138.7 MW in planned peak capacity in Romania to a ready-to-build phase
Renewables in China surpass 50% in electricity capacity
26 December 2023 - Renewable electricity capacity in China topped 1.45 TW or 50%, of which solar and wind power account for 970 GW in total
Federation of BiH simplifies installation of renewable power plants of up to 1 MW
26 December 2023 - The new Law on Electricity of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced several improvements in the energy sector
YEO Technology to open Reap Battery gigafactory in Turkey in 2024
25 December 2023 - YEO Technology expects its subsidiary Reap Battery to begin mass production of battery energy storage systems in the second half of 2024
Albania begins construction of its part of power link with North Macedonia
25 December 2023 - Albania marked the start of construction of its section of the electricity transmission interconnection with North Macedonia
Installation of Crete-Cyprus cable starts as part of Great Sea Interconnector
25 December 2023 - Greece's IPTO said construction works are beginning for the first leg of the Great Sea Interconnector, to link Crete and Cyprus
Tuzla 7 coal plant project in BiH is dead, entity prime minister says
22 December 2023 - Tuzla 7 is the stranded project for a new unit in the coal-fired Tuzla thermal power plant in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local authorities join solar party – Herceg Novi to install municipal PV plant
22 December 2023 - Herceg Novi plans to join Mostar as the second local authority in the Western Balkans its own utility-scale renewable power project.
Romania completes offshore wind power bill after severe delays
22 December 2023 - The Parliament of Romania will debate the first offshore wind power bill at its next session, under an emergency procedure
Bulgarian coal regions get EUR 1.2 billion in grants from EU’s Just Transition Fund
22 December 2023 - Bulgaria's coal regions have EUR 1.2 billion in grants from the EU's Just Transition Fund to decarbonize and transform the local economy
Croatian Parliament votes in Damir Habijan as minister of economy, sustainable development
22 December 2023 - New Croatian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Damir Habijan has little time before the general election
First ground-mounted solar power plant starts operation in Montenegro
21 December 2023 - Photovoltaic facility Čevo Solar of 4.4 MW was built in the village of Čevo near Montenegro's historical capital Cetinje
CMS outlines energy project development rules in Slovenia for investors
21 December 2023 - CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz answered several questions frequently asked by investors and other participants in the energy market in Slovenia