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Montenegro stops licensing new small hydropower plants
18 January 2021 - The government has decided to suspend the procedure of approving the construction of new facilities until the contracts concluded so far are reviewed.
Podveležje wind farm starts producing electricity
18 January 2021 - Wind turbines at locations 7 and 8 of the Podveležje wind farm have been given a test run, generating the first amount of electricity.
Cartoonists against devastation of rivers: “Mini Hydropower Plants – Maximum Destruction”
15 January 2021 - The contest organized by SharaWatch and the Union of Cartoonist of Serbia has attracted some 350 works from 40 countries.
Bankwatch urges Serbia to halt subsidies for small hydropower in new law on renewables
15 January 2021 - The scarce resources available need to be directed at those technologies which still need a boost but whose prices may still fall - mainly solar and wind farms.
IPTO to invest EUR 4.1 billion in new interconnections, renewables integration, batteries
15 January 2021 - Greece’s independent transmission system operator, IPTO, plans to invest EUR 4.1 billion over the next...
Sofia launches tendering for CHP plant as part of waste management system
14 January 2021 - The facility will burn refuse derived fuel to produce heat for the district heating system and electricity which will be delivered to the grid.
Albanian parliament approves climate change bill
14 January 2021 - The Albanian parliament has approved a climate change bill, which, among other things, provides a...
North Macedonia to launch auction for solar power plants in Q1 2021
14 January 2021 - The country will offer the construction of solar power plants with installed capacity totaling 60 MW, which will be backed with premiums.
Croatia grants renewables incentives for 25.5 MW in first ever auction
13 January 2021 - The public call for premiums and for feed-in tariffs referred to a total of 88 MW of installed renewable energy capacity.
New initiative to support sustainable hydropower in the Western Balkans
13 January 2021 - The initiative is led by the International Hydropower Association (IHA), the Albanian power utility KESH, and the Swiss SECO.
Petrol completes takeover of electricity supplier E3
13 January 2021 - Slovenian energy group Petrol has completed the takeover of electricity supplier E3, a subsidiary of...
Serbia’s TSO EMS acquires 5% of shares of Montenegrin TSO CGES
12 January 2021 - Elektromreža Srbije bought shares from small shareholders at the stock exchange for about EUR 7 million.
Albania’s KESH to build 5.1 MW solar power plant at Qyrsaqi dam in Vau i Dejës
12 January 2021 - State-owned KESH intends to build a 5.1 MW solar power plant at one of the three dams at the reservoir of its Vau i Dejës hydropower plant
Slovenia earmarks EUR 660 million for liquidity in firms, green transition
12 January 2021 - Slovenia is helping the recovery from the pandemic with EUR 660 million including grants, with a focus on SMEs, liquidity and the green transition
EU’s European Innovation Council Fund buys stakes in startups
12 January 2021 - The EU is supporting innovative startups with direct equity investments for the first time, blending them with grants through the EIC Fund
Restart Energy, Interlink Capital Strategies to invest USD 500 million in green energy in Romania, region
12 January 2021 - Companies from Romania and the US have established a joint venture to develop investments in renewables and blockchain.