Renewables
EPS sets out plan for shutting down coal power plants
16 February 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to shut down 11 coal power units, with a total capacity of 1,744 MW, between 2025 and 2030
Solar podcast – Everything you wanted to know about solar panels, but didn’t have anyone to ask
16 February 2023 - The solar podcast will consist of four sessions, and first episode will be streamed on February 28 from 18:30 to 20:00
EU opens door for putting low-carbon label on hydrogen produced from nuclear power
16 February 2023 - The European Commission has unveiled a set of rules that could allow for hydrogen produced from nuclear energy to be considered green
Statkraft, Ocean Sun complete Albania’s first floating solar power plant
15 February 2023 - Statkraft's floating photovoltaic plant on the reservoir of its Banja hydropower plant in Albania has 2 MW in capacity
Serbia, EU sign agreement for EUR 165 million energy support package
14 February 2023 - The grants will be used for measures defined in the Government of Serbia's energy roadmap
IEA: Renewables to meet almost all global power demand growth through 2025
14 February 2023 - The expected increase in the generation of electricity from renewable sources is set to cover 98.3% of net growth in global power demand
North Macedonia expects surplus green electricity from May to October
14 February 2023 - Solar power projects with construction permits reached a record of over 400 MW in total in North Macedonia
80 MW wind power project revived in Glamoč in BiH
14 February 2023 - Livno-based Wild Wind intends to install 12 turbines in nearby Glamoč on the Bundina kosa mountain
Greenvolt developing two wind farm projects in Serbia of 375 MW in total
13 February 2023 - The Bradarac and Mozgovo wind farm projects were launched by Warsaw-based V-Ridium, a subsidiary of the Portuguese company
New solar power project in Montenegro is one of biggest in Southeastern Europe
13 February 2023 - RES Montenegro Group got the urban planning and technical requirements for a photovoltaic system with a connection capacity of up to 506 MW
Investors eye concessions in Republic of Srpska for 2,000 MW in solar power
10 February 2023 - Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska Petar Đokić is convinced the energy mix would change a lot over the next few years
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to get concession for Europe’s biggest solar power project – report
10 February 2023 - government-controlled Hidroelectrica is the most likely candidate for a solar power project of up to 1.5 GW on Romanian state land
Hive Energy developing 2.2 GW renewables project pipeline in Serbia
09 February 2023 - UK-based Hive Energy said it secured land for three projects in Serbia with a combined capacity of 450 MW and that it has 14 projects there
Kosovo* selects public land for first solar power auction
09 February 2023 - The government in Prishtina has changed the status of a location in Orahovac so that it can offer it in the upcoming solar power auction
Enel’s 3Sun to become biggest solar panel factory in Europe
09 February 2023 - 3Sun in Catania in Sicily, already one of the biggest solar panel manufacturing facilities in Europe, is set to increase output by 15 times
Regulatory deadlock keeps renewables investors in Croatia on seven-year hold
08 February 2023 - new laws since 2021 haven’t changed a thing because bylaws are missing and new investments were halted, the chamber pointed out