Renewables
Elektroprivreda Srbije plans to install 10 hydropower plants on Ibar river
10 March 2023 - The construction of ten hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Ibar river is known as the Ibarske Hidroelektrane project, and it is not new
Serbia is starting energy sector reforms right now
10 March 2023 - Serbia's Minister of Finance Siniša Mali announced the start of energy sector reforms at the closing of the Kopaonik Business Forum
Germany preparing scheme to lower electricity prices for firms
09 March 2023 - Germany wants to reduce tariffs for businesses to make them competitive with the US and China, which have lower electricity prices
Tomislavgrad municipality in BiH earmarks land for 102.5 MW solar power plant
09 March 2023 - The Municipality of Tomislavgrad called on investors to send bids for the right to build the Orlovac solar power plant
E.ON to invest EUR 2.2 billion in electricity, gas grids in Romania
09 March 2023 - The investment is aimed at modernizing, expanding, automating and digitalizing the electricity and natural gas networks
PPC buys Enel Group’s operations in Romania
09 March 2023 - Enel signed an agreement to sell its entire business in Romania to Public Power Corp. for EUR 1.26 billion.
Montenegro’s EPCG to start production of racking for solar power plants
08 March 2023 - Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) recently took over the now defunct steelworks Željezara in Nikšić from Tosçelik
Slovenia picks solar power projects for subsidies with prices above 100 per MWh
08 March 2023 - Slovenia included 36 photovoltaic projects in its support scheme through the Energy Agency's latest public call
Iraqi firm to switch defunct coal plant in Romania to gas, hydrogen
07 March 2023 - Mass Group Holding told Romania's PM Nicolae Ciucă it would invest more than EUR 1 billion in transforming the Mintia coal plant
At Siemens, sustainable development is no expenditure but investment in future
07 March 2023 - Circular economy can bring Serbia 30,000 new jobs and increase its economy's competitiveness, CEO of Siemens Serbia Medeja Lončar said
Enery wins local support for solar power project between roads in Slovenia
06 March 2023 - The Municipality of Divača in Slovenia agreed to back a solar power project in exchange for access to cheaper electricity
AE Solar plans solar panel factory in Romania
06 March 2023 - Plans for investment were revealed at the meeting of Prime Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă with the company's representatives
Decarbonization, energy security impossible without nuclear energy – Hristov
03 March 2023 - Bulgaria is one of the 10 European Union member states that supported France in the initiative to form a pro-nuclear bloc
French firm IEL plans 90 MW solar park in northern Serbia
03 March 2023 - IEL from western France ordered a spatial planning document for its 90 MW solar park project near Čoka in Serbia's near the Romanian border
New law in Greece to allow installing used wind turbines in isolated islands
03 March 2023 - An extensive new energy law submitted to parliament includes a rule on reusing old wind turbines in non-interconnected islands
IEA: Global CO2 emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022
02 March 2023 - The expansion of renewable sources prevented CO2 emissions from increasing significantly in 2022, but they did reach their historical maximum