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What is behind electricity price spike in SEE: grid issues, and something more
13 July 2024 - Record high temperatures aren't the main cause of the record price increase on power exchanges, ranging from 50% to 170%
IRENA’s La Camera: Renewables must grow at higher speed, scale
12 July 2024 - IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera warned of ongoing patterns of concentration in geography in renewables deployment as well as against complacency
Constitutional Court of Serbia rules in favor of Rio Tinto’s lithium project
11 July 2024 - The Constitutional Court of Serbia declared unconstitutional a decree that annulled the local spatial plan for Rio Tinto's lithium project
Switching to green steel would add just EUR 8 per electric vehicle by 2040
11 July 2024 - Switching to 40% green steel would add just EUR 57 to the sticker price of an electric vehicle in 2030, according to an analysis by T&E
Protest outside Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto’s lithium project Jadar
11 July 2024 - Local group Ne damo Jadar and the SEOS assocoation held a protest rally in front of the Constitutional Court of Serbia against Rio Tinto's lithium project
Serbian government forges nuclear energy alliance with 20 scientific institutions, firms
10 July 2024 - The memorandum is aimed at gathering experts from Serbia and abroad to examine the possibility of the use of nuclear energy
Albania declares eight winners at 300 MW solar power auction
10 July 2024 - The lowest bid at Albania's solar power auction came in at EUR 39.7 per MWh, against a starting level of EUR 59.97 per MWh
Croatia to invest EUR 200 million in chargers for electric vehicles
10 July 2024 - The EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) entered into force on April 13, introducing numerous obligations for Croatia
Heat pumps, electric cars expected to contribute little to power demand growth in Greece
10 July 2024 - Contrary to earlier estimates, heat pumps and electric cars are not expected to significantly raise electricity demand in Greece.
Serbia digitalizes permitting in energy sector
10 July 2024 - Serbia rolled out digital services for energy permitting and the procedure for environmental impact assessment studies
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
BYD to invest EUR 1 billion in electric vehicle factory in Turkey
09 July 2024 - Chinese BYD, one of the world's largest electric vehicle producers, signed an agreement with Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology
Yanmar, Daigas install small cogeneration gas system with 30% hydrogen blend
09 July 2024 - Yanmar ES has retrofitted its EP400G combined heat and power unit by adding Daigas Energy's hydrogen supply equipment
Bulgaria experiences historic power output slump in June
09 July 2024 - Bulgaria's total power output in June was the weakest since 2019. The country only had a slight year-to-date surplus in electricity trade.
Small Greek investors in renewables face cancellations of projects on distribution level
09 July 2024 - HEDNO stopped accepting applications for renewables in 2022 as the distribution network's couldn't integrate any more capacity
Serbian power exchange SEEPEX boosts trade volume by 46% in 2023
08 July 2024 - The total amount of electricity traded on the SEEPEX day-ahead market in 2023 was 4,680,359 MWh, AERS's annual report reads