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Bulgaria abandons Belene, announces new reactors at Kozloduy
16 February 2022 - The Bulgarian prime minister said that instead of Belene, the authorities will consider the possibility of building new reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant
Energy Community meets 2020 target for energy efficiency, makes progress on renewables
16 February 2022 - The Energy Community has achieved the 2020 headline target for energy efficiency, and three contracting parties met the goals for renewables
Slovenian steelmaker SIJ to invest in decarbonization with bank loan
15 February 2022 - Steelmaker SIJ Group will use a part of a EUR 230 million loan to invest in energy efficiency as part of its decarbonization efforts
Istanbul expands waste-to-energy capacity to cover electricity needs of two million people
15 February 2022 - The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality produced 844 GWh of power in waste incinerators and from landfill gas last year
ProCredit Bank Kosovo picks consortium to build 3 MW solar park
15 February 2022 - Jaha Solar and Electra signed a contract for the construction of a 3 MW solar power plant for ProCredit Bank Kosovo
Greek exchanges ATHEX, HEnEx to provide power trading platform for Albania’s ALPEX
14 February 2022 - The contract for the establishment of the joint power exchange for Albania and Kosovo* was signed after the third tender launched by ALPEX
Energy Community is obligated to follow EU’s CEEAG state aid guidelines
14 February 2022 - The EU's Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy (CEEAG) are obligatory, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Wholesale electricity prices in Greece would be 36 percent higher without renewables
14 February 2022 - Aristotle University has analyzed the prices of the day-ahead market in order to see the impact of the wind and solar
Romanian firm Nord Wind Power to install 130 MW wind farm in Iași
14 February 2022 - A company that counts a Romanian senator among its shareholders obtained the technical approval for its planned 129.5 MW wind power plant
EU intends to ban integrated batteries in phones, electronic devices
12 February 2022 - Although batteries are an essential tool in the energy transition, they also have huge hidden costs and environmental impact
Slovenia to co-finance construction of three waste incinerators
11 February 2022 - The state would soon announce tendering for awarding concessions for the construction of three waste to energy facilities
Sarajevo Canton to build its own pellet factory to reduce air pollution
10 February 2022 - The initiative is part of the Sarajevo canton's efforts to make air in the city less polluted, which is one of its biggest problems.
North Macedonia to allow bigger capacity for rooftop solar power systems
10 February 2022 - Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi said North Macedonia would boost the allowed rooftop photovoltaic capacity for households and firms
Micro wind turbines are making telecom towers energy independent
10 February 2022 - Vantage Towers hired Berlin-based startup MOWEA to install its modular micro wind turbines on 52 radio towers in Germany
Bulgarian municipalities win EEA funds for geothermal heating, cooling
09 February 2022 - Six local authorities in Bulgaria are getting EEA grants of almost EUR 1.7 million for the use of geothermal energy in heating and cooling
Kosovo* doubles electricity prices for households
09 February 2022 - The decision to increase prices is aimed at lowering the consumption of households, and making citizens save energy