Renewables
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report – green energy is way out of climate change woes
14 September 2022 - Renewable energy and energy savings are key solutions for mitigating climate change, REN21 and UNECE said ahead of the release of their report
Akuo’s Scotto: Power prices can only be tamed with renewables, storage
14 September 2022 - Eric Scotto from Akuo Energy said renewables are the only option for easing power price volatility and stressed that storage is essential
EU approves state aid to Greece for 900 MW in energy storage
13 September 2022 - Projects will be selected through a transparent and non-discriminatory bidding process, the European Commission said
Bar to produce electricity from biogas from Možura landfill
12 September 2022 - The municipality of Bar plans to build a plant for the production of electricity from biogas from the Možura regional landfill
GGF provides funds to BKT for energy, resource efficiency in Kosovo*
12 September 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) approved a EUR 7 million loan to BKT Kosovo to finance energy and resource efficiency
Consultant needed for Solar4Kosovo 1 – Photovoltaics project
12 September 2022 - Kosovo Energy Corp. plans to install a solar power plant of up to 100 MW where it used to dump ash and the overburden from coal mining
GIZ grants funds for subsidies for three additional prosumers in Kragujevac in Serbia
09 September 2022 - GIZ will cover half of the costs for the purchase and installation of rooftop solar power panels for three households in Kragujevac in Serbia
Activists: EPBiH is covertly introducing waste with biomass as fuel for Tuzla power plant
09 September 2022 - Environmentalists claim waste is planned to be added as a fuel in the project to switch unit 3 in coal plant Tuzla to biomass
Low prices but for limited capacity in Greek renewables auction
09 September 2022 - The latest Greek renewables auction had mixed results, with low prices and intense competition, but also limited capacity awarded
Croatia caps power prices for households, businesses
08 September 2022 - The Croatian government adopted another package of measures to ease the burden of high energy prices on households and businesses
Still no decision on concession for wind farm Podveležje 2
08 September 2022 - The cantonal government started the ongoing procedure for the concession for Podveležje 2 in 2013, at the initiative of Energy 3
Wind farm developers advance projects of 609 MW in total in eastern Romania
07 September 2022 - Low Carbon and Rezolv Energy are preparing a 450 MW wind farm project, which would make it the second by size in Romania
Elektroprivreda HZHB launches call for purchase of electricity from renewables
07 September 2022 - EPHZHB has taken a similar step as Elektroprivreda BiH a few weeks ago. Both utilities are owned by the Government of the Federation of BiH.
Abazović discusses new energy projects with consortium of foreign companies
07 September 2022 - Prime Minister Dritan Abazović met with a consortium of overseas firms led by United States–based UGT Renewables
IEA’s Birol debunks three myths about global energy crisis
07 September 2022 - Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote an op-ed for the Financial Times