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EBRD to present results of Energy Efficiency Financing Programme for Western Balkans
21 September 2021 - An online presentation of the GEFF Programme results and the announcement of further investments in the green economy’s housing sector will be held on 28 September 2021, via the Balkan Green Energy News portal.
Croatia offers EUR 12 million in subsidies for solar, geothermal, marine energy projects
21 September 2021 - Croatia has issued public calls for EUR 12 million in subsidies aimed at increasing the use of solar, geothermal, and marine energy.
Geothermal power projects set to boom in coming years as 2021 investment tops EUR 1 billion
20 September 2021 - Investment in geothermal power generation projects is set to boom in the coming years, with...
Montenegro on the fence about TPP Pljevlja overhaul
20 September 2021 - The fate of the 225 MW thermal power plant (TPP) Pljevlja, which accounts for 40% of Montenegro’s electricity production, remains uncertain.
Fossil fuel firms sue countries over climate, environmental action
20 September 2021 - Fossil fuel companies are suing countries around the world, seeking more than EUR 15 billion in damages over climate, environmental action.
Serbia raises EUR 1 billion in its first green bond auction
17 September 2021 - Serbia achieved the lowest annual coupon rate in its history, 1%, in the sale of its first green bond. The government raised EUR 1 billion.
Fourth utility-scale solar power plant planned to be developed in Herzegovina
17 September 2021 - The Government of the Republic Srpska decided to initiate the procedure for granting a concession for the Nevesinje PV plant.
EPS piloting mixing biomass with coal in its thermal power plants
17 September 2021 - State-controlled power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has launched a pilot project with US company E3 International
Timmermans: energy price hikes should speed up green transition, not slow it down
17 September 2021 - Only about a fifth of the energy price increase can be attributed to the rising costs of CO2 emissions, while the rest is simply due to a market shortage, says the European Commission’s vice president in charge of climate issues.
Excessive air pollution registered in 15 Serbian cities in 2020
16 September 2021 - The report on the state of air quality in Serbia showed yet again that air pollution is huge throughout the country.
Romania’s Oltenia to switch from coal to solar power using proceeds from CO2 permits
16 September 2021 - Romania hopes to get most of the EUR 671 million for solar power plants in coal complex CE Oltenia from the EU's Modernization Fund
Several undersea power cables about to connect Europe with Africa
16 September 2021 - Greece and Egypt are in talks about the possibility to lay a 2 GW submarine interconnector on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea
EBRD signs EUR 40 million loan for Serbia’s smart metering roll-out
15 September 2021 - The EBRD is extending a EUR 40 million loan to help Serbia procure and deploy 205,000 smart electricity meters in three cities.
Minister Mihajlović: Serbia to hold first renewables auction in December
15 September 2021 - Serbia will hold its first auction for premiums for wind and solar in December, while a three-year schedule will be unveiled by the end of February.
North Macedonia awards strategic investment status to wpd’s, EFT’s renewables projects
15 September 2021 - The Government has awarded a status of strategic investment projects to wpd’s wind farm Virovi and to EFT’s solar PV plant Erdželija.
Winners of offshore wind auctions in Germany chosen by lottery
15 September 2021 - The German regulatory body was forced to choose the winners in offshore wind auctions by drawing lots as they all asked for zero subsidies