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Slovenian industry wants to invest in Krško 2 nuclear plant as referendum nears
20 September 2024 - Amid public discussions on the referendum on Krško 2, a group of Slovenian businesspeople requested to participate in the investment
Jadar project timeline: a full overview of the most controversial investment in Serbia’s recent history
20 September 2024 - No investment in Serbia’s recent history has sparked as much controversy as Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar. All about the Jadar project, from 2001 to the present day.
Greece to offer 200 MW in third battery storage auction
20 September 2024 - Before the end of 2024, Greece intends to provide subsidies for standalone battery projects of 200 MW in total via the third auction
Bulgaria to replace broken turbines in Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant
20 September 2024 - Bulgaria's NEK launched a tender for the supply and replacement of two out of four turbines in pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira
Bayraktar: Turkey aims to reach 100 GW in wind, solar capacity by 2035
20 September 2024 - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said Turkey has a 100 GW target for 2035 for total wind and PV capacity
Serbia intends to launch new round of auctions for wind, solar in November
19 September 2024 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy plans to launch the second round of auctions for incentives for renewables in the fourth quarter
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase SO2 pollution in 2023
19 September 2024 - Coal plants in the Western Balkans emitted more sulfur dioxide last year than in 2022, according to the Comply or Close report
Montenegro’s EPCG to cooperate with Qair in renewables sector
19 September 2024 - EPCG and Qair have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of renewable energy projects in Montenegro
METI Network: Small, medium-sized enterprises are leaders of decarbonization in BiH
18 September 2024 - The success of SMEs is perfectly illustrated by the project "Energy Transition Network in Industry in BiH – METI Project", which was implemented by RESET and the Enterprise Development Agency Eda
HPP Komarnica on standby for two years, completion of HPP Gvozd delayed by one year
18 September 2024 - The Gvozd wind farm and the Komarnica hydropower plant are among the most important projects of Montenegro's power utility EPCG
Third of Von der Leyen’s next European Commission to handle green transition, environment
18 September 2024 - Spain's Teresa Ribera and Demark's Dan Jørgensen are Ursula von der Leyen's picks for the top energy jobs in the next European Commission
Romania rejects Brussels advice, sets 2030 renewables target at 38.3%
18 September 2024 - The country didn’t accept the European Commission's recommendation to raise the target share of renewables in energy consumption to 41%
Slovenia, France sign two agreements on cooperation in nuclear energy
17 September 2024 - EDF and France's I2EN institute signed MoUs with Slovenian scientific institutions on cooperation in civil nuclear energy use
Bulgartransgaz, Greece’s DESFA collaborate to unleash hydrogen potential
17 September 2024 - Potential hydrogen market participants can submit expressions of interest to Bulgarian gas TSO Bulgartransgaz and Greece's DESFA
Drought, low electricity prices wreck results of Montenegro’s EPCG
16 September 2024 - In the first quarter of 2024, power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore achieved a profit of EUR 11.4 million, ten times below the 2023 level
Balkan countries warn of region-wide electricity price crisis
16 September 2024 - Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia are warning of a regional electricity price crisis and urging for measures to tackle it