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Germany still on the fence about full nuclear shutdown
22 August 2022 - Economy Minister Robert Habeck says delaying the planned nuclear power plant shutdown would be the wrong move
Croatia to abolish VAT on solar panels
22 August 2022 - The Croatian government is preparing a new package of measures to tackle the high inflation and rising energy prices
Fast fashion giant H&M accused of greenwashing in US lawsuit
19 August 2022 - The lawsuit appears to reflect consumers’ growing awareness of corporate greenwashing practices
Kosovo* imposes rolling blackouts amid power supply uncertainty in Western Balkans
19 August 2022 - Lignite shortage and poor hydrology are jeopardizing the security of electricity supply in the Western Balkans
Serbia’s NECP on public review until September 5
19 August 2022 - Serbia is mulling the option for its NECP to start adding small modular reactors in 2032. The emissions reduction is seen at 34.2% to 44.4% by 2030.
Construction of dam, main structure of hydropower plant Buk Bijela could begin by end-2022
18 August 2022 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the 93 MW hydropower plant, a joint project between Serbia and the Republic of Srpska, was held in May 2021
Is EU to sacrifice Balkans to secure resources for its energy transition
18 August 2022 - The EU is lowering environmental standards for mining lithium and other materials for the energy transition, but the Western Balkans and other third countries are set to take an even heavier burden
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted asks all suppliers to switch to green electricity by 2025
17 August 2022 - Ørsted says it has become the first energy company in the world to ask all suppliers to switch to green electricity
Petrol takes 35 MW wind project in Croatia to next phase
17 August 2022 - Slovenia-based Petrol put the environmental study for its wind power plant project Dazlina in Dalmatia to public review
Finland’s Taaleri joins forces with Encro on 111 MW wind project in Croatia
17 August 2022 - The wind farms, located near the city of Zadar, are expected to be fully operational in Q4 2023
Republic of Srpska offers households credit to install solar panels
16 August 2022 - The credit program aims to enable 50,000 households across the Republic of Srpska to install solar panels and become prosumers
Mihajlović: Lithium mine in Serbia would be digitalized, with no liquid waste
16 August 2022 - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović claims the lithium mine in Jadar would be completely digitalized and without sulfuric acid fumes or liquid waste
7-month shutdown of TPP Pljevlja planned for 2024 as part of ecological reconstruction
16 August 2022 - TPP Pljevlja's ecological reconstruction will not require a temporary shutdown in 2023, but a 7-month stoppage is planned for 2024
BIG Shopping Centers buys 70 MW solar power project in North Macedonia
16 August 2022 - BIG Shopping Centers took over a 70 MW photovoltaic project in North Macedonia, which it plans to expand to 105 MW
Montenegro’s utillity EPCG to halve minimum price for sale of 10% stake
15 August 2022 - After two failed bidding rounds for a 10%, stake, EPCG said the government can decide to switch to the stock market for the share sale
Serbia doesn’t have enough coal for winter, trade unionist from EPS warns
15 August 2022 - Power production in Serbia is at a critical point and the winter supply is uncertain, trade unionist Dragoslav Ljubičić claims