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Serbia gets EUR 8.44 million to modernize hydropower plant Bistrica, produce study for Central Balkan Corridor
04 August 2023 - The Bistrica modernization and the construction of the Central Balkan Corridor will boost Serbia’s renewables and transmission capacities
Greek trade unions, activists fight off privatization of two biggest water supply firms
04 August 2023 - After a long struggle against privatization, water supply and sewage firms in Athens and Thessaloniki are back under direct state control
Romania’s biggest pumped storage hydropower project awaits feasibility study
04 August 2023 - Romania initiated market consultations for its Tarnița-Lapuștești pumped storage hydropower project, aiming to commission a feasibility study
Romania’s planned SMR to be part of nuclear-solar power complex
04 August 2023 - The nuclear-solar complex in Doicești in Romania is planned to include Europe’s first small modular nuclear reactor
FBiH dismisses board of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH
04 August 2023 - Sanel Buljubašić has been designated as the acting CEO of EPBiH after the Government of FBiH dismissed the entire management
Turkey’s second-largest solar power plant is taking shape
03 August 2023 - Ecogreen said it would put its 130 MW photovoltaic system in Niğde into operation by the end of the month, as planned
Eurowind Energy starting construction of 48 MW wind farm in Romania
03 August 2023 - Danish company Eurowind Energy, present in the Romanian market since 2011, is beginning to build its 48 MW Pecineaga wind power plant
Slovenian town to build solar power plants on public buildings to supply citizens
03 August 2023 - Ajdovščina has invited residents to apply to connect to five solar power plants it intends to install in cooperation with GEN-I
Concession agreement for 54.6 MW wind farm in Kupres in BiH gets green light
03 August 2023 - The government of Canton 10 has approved the text of a concession agreement for the construction of a 54.6 MW wind farm
Trakia Economic Zone in Bulgaria aims to become carbon neutral by 2040
02 August 2023 - Trakia Economic Zone aims to become the first carbon-neutral industrial zone in Europe and in the world. Several green energy projects are under construction.
Earth Overshoot Day 2023 – humanity’s biocapacity consumption turns unsustainable
02 August 2023 - Earth Overshoot Day for 2023 falls on August 2. It is when humanity's consumption of natural resources and services turns unsustainable for the rest of the year.
GIZ to select firm in Serbia for rooftop solar power plant grant – applications are open
02 August 2023 - GIZ prepared up to EUR 25,000 for a selected company in Serbia to cover part of the expenses of setting up a rooftop solar power plant
FBiH passes law to roll out prosumers, renewable energy auctions
02 August 2023 - The Federation of BiH has adopted a set of reform energy laws, including the law on renewable energy and efficient cogeneration
Japan could finance pumped storage hydropower plant Bistrica in Serbia as cost rises to EUR 1.2 billion
02 August 2023 - The cost of Bistrica is now projected at EUR 1.2 billion, up from EUR 700 million, and Serbia is preparing for talks with Japan
ERS breaks ground for Mrsovo hydropower plant in BiH
02 August 2023 - ERS began works on its Mrsovo hydropower project, of 37.3 MW, on the Lim river in the municipality of Rudo in Bosnia and Herzegovina
H-Bridges team from Belgrade University wins second place in IFEC 2023 competition
01 August 2023 - The H-Bridges team of students from the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade won second place in an innovative and energy-efficient solutions competition