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Romania to roll out renewable energy auction scheme by end-2022
25 May 2021 - The Ministry of Energy of Romania said it aims to finish the legal framework for a support scheme for renewable energy in the fourth quarter of next year
Power utility EPHZHB wants to acquire wind farms, solar power plants, hydropower plants
24 May 2021 - Elektroprivreda Hrvatske Zajednice Herceg Bosne has issued a public call for the purchase of renewable energy projects.
Serbia halts construction of 350 MW coal power plant Kolubara B
24 May 2021 - The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
Zaev: Power prices must rise due to investments in green energy
24 May 2021 - Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
EPBiH to calculate CO2 costs internally after deal with Energy Community
21 May 2021 - EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
IPTO completes Crete-Peloponnese power link – Crete to burn less oil to produce electricity
21 May 2021 - This first interconnection between Crete and the mainland will cover a third of the island’s energy needs, substituting aged local power plants.
Turkey preparing framework as it may issue its first sovereign green bond
21 May 2021 - The Turkish government is working on legal requirements that will enable it to raise money with green and social bond packages, a news report revealed
Croatia could get 20% of its energy from the Adriatic Sea – Neven Duić
20 May 2021 - Professor Neven Duić says oil and gas company INA would install offshore wind farms after closing its natural gas platforms.
EPBiH agrees to restructure troubled coal mines, cut jobs
20 May 2021 - Government-owned utility EPBiH said it would reduce the number of employees in its seven coal mines to get the subsidiaries on a firm footing
EU member states to receive EUR 17.5 billion in grants for fossil fuel phaseout
20 May 2021 - Workers in the coal industry and regions that depend on it in the EU will be able to tap on the EUR 17.5 billion Just Transition Fund
May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity: Become part of the solution
20 May 2021 - People are concerned how mankind treats nature, they are changing their behavior, and demanding stronger action to protect the planet.
Oil company Mazarine Energy developing geothermal project for oil, gas wells in Romania
19 May 2021 - The company has started a project for using geothermal energy by repurposing some of the current oil and gas wells in its Romania’s portfolio.
Report reveals world’s biggest single use plastics producers, investors
19 May 2021 - The Plastic Waste Makers Index identified ExxonMobil, Barclays, Vanguard and Saudi Arabia as the biggest producers and investors in single use plastics
2 GW of renewable energy projects apply for grid connection in Bulgaria
19 May 2021 - The TSO of Bulgaria received requests for connecting 1.97 GW in renewable energy projects to the grid, over four times more than in the same period of 2020.
Corporate renewable PPAs heading toward another record year
19 May 2021 - So far in 2021, producers and consumers of green energy signed contracts for 2.9 GW, compared to 4 GW for the entire last year.
IEA: Green energy is key for cutting global net emissions to zero by 2050
19 May 2021 - Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century requires a complete transformation of the energy system, IEA warns