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Biljana Komnenić takes helm of Serbia’s DSO
22 July 2024 - The Government of Serbia has dismissed the acting director of distribution system operator Elektrodistribucija Srbije, Bojan Atlagić
Every watt counts: Simple steps to cut energy use and emissions
22 July 2024 - Reducing energy consumption in Europe is crucial for environmental and economic reasons
Serbia secures EUR 80 million to replace 400,000 smart electricity meters
22 July 2024 - Distribution system operator Elektrodistribucija Srbije and the European Investment Bank have signed an EUR 80 million loan agreement
Government of Serbia signs MoU with EU backing Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project
19 July 2024 - Serbia and the EU have signed the MoU on strategic partnership in the sectors of sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric vehicles
Greece lowers 2030 renewable penetration goal in its final NECP
19 July 2024 - Greece's final National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is expected to be submitted to the European Commission in the following days or weeks
Renewable energy spatial plan delayed again in Greece
19 July 2024 - It has now been ten years since the European Commission first asked Greece to modernize its renewable energy spatial plan
Germany providing EUR 4.6 billion in grants for hydrogen projects
18 July 2024 - Germany is disbursing EUR 4.6 billion in subsidies for 23 projects for hydrogen production, transportation and storage
Romania’s ambitious energy storage plans: 5 GW by end-2026
18 July 2024 - These ambitious energy storage targets are aligned with transmission system operator Transelectrica’s recommendations and analyses
Serbia opens new round of grid connection applications for wind, solar
17 July 2024 - TSO EMS has announced that September 1 would mark the start of the new interval for the preparation of studies for the grid connection
Trafigura enters Romanian renewables market via solar power project purchase
17 July 2024 - Trafigura's subsidiary Nala Renewables bought a ready-to-build PV project of 61 MW in Romania with an option to integrate battery storage
Western Balkans have as many prospective solar, wind projects as Germany
17 July 2024 - Prospective utility-scale solar and wind capacity amounts to 23 GW or 70% more than a year ago, according to the latest study
Balkans blackout on June 21 occurred after two overhead lines tripped – ENTSO-E
17 July 2024 - ENTSO-E said the cascading power failure of June 21 ensued amid outages of two overhead lines, of which the first is in Montenegro
Serbia officially revives Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar
16 July 2024 - The Government of Serbia annulled the 2022 abolishment of Rio Tinto's project Jadar for a lithium mine and processing plant
Istvánffy: Persistence of high power prices at HUPX depends on heat wave, import crunch
16 July 2024 - Director of markets at HUPX György Istvánffy attributed the extreme electricity price increase to several fundamental factors
Australian company waiting to enter lithium race in western Serbia
16 July 2024 - Volt Resources has the rights to exploration license applications for lithium and borates in three areas in western Serbia
Greek consumers must return subsidies that covered renewable energy surcharge
16 July 2024 - Greek commercial consumers, mostly in the agricultural sector, must pay large sums to the state as they were ordered to return subsidies