Renewables
Energy Community adopts 60.9% emission reduction target for 2030
15 December 2022 - The Energy Community Ministerial Council passed ambitious targets for renewables, greenhouse gas emission cuts and energy savings for 2030
EPCG signs EUR 29.4 million deal to overhaul three units at HPP Perućica
15 December 2022 - The overhaul of three generators at HPP Perućica is the second phase of a project to modernize EPCG’s oldest hydropower plant
Romania to receive EUR 2.14 billion from Just Transition Fund
15 December 2022 - The funds were approved after the country adopted its Territorial Just Transition Plan, the basis for securing money from the JTF
BGEN journalist wins Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Journalism Award
14 December 2022 - Journalist for Balkan Green Energy News Vladimir Spasić won the prize at the Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Journalism Award.
EU reaches deal on carbon border tax
14 December 2022 - The application of carbon tax on imported commodities and electricity has been pushed back from January 1 to October 1, 2023
Serbia to launch wind farm auctions in first quarter of 2023
14 December 2022 - The ministry will adopt a three-year schedule for renewables auctions, which will make it easier for investors to plan their projects
Germany supports lithium mine project in Serbia to curb China’s global influence – Handelsblatt
13 December 2022 - The newspaper published the secret list of projects that Germany identified as important for the EU's geopolitical initiative Global Gate
Energy Community acquis implementation proceeding but slowly
13 December 2022 - Energy sectors reforms have progressed over the past year, however significant challenges remain, the Energy Community Secretariat warned
Serbia’s EPS gets EU grants for solar plant projects within coal complexes
13 December 2022 - EPS said it plans to build two solar plants with a capacity of 71 MW and 45 MW at a coal storage site, a slag landfill and ash dumps
Đukanović: Montenegro earns EUR 46.4 million from electricity exports in three weeks
12 December 2022 - Another good news from Montenegro is that the share of wind in domestic electricity production on December 9 was the highest in Europe
Federation of BiH adopts three energy laws
12 December 2022 - The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the last part of Europe without a legal framework for citizen energy
Western Balkan countries must create legal framework for energy communities, democratize energy
09 December 2022 - The conference Citizen Energy Communities/Renewable Energy Communities in Sarajevo was organized by RESET and the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Gjakova city in Kosovo* sets example in sustainable district heating with new biomass plant
09 December 2022 - With its new cogeneration plant and a district heating network upgrade, Gjakova has set an example for municipal authorities in the Balkans
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
08 December 2022 - Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million
Serbia adopts circular economy program as Montenegro unveils draft strategy
08 December 2022 - Serbia adopts a circular economy development program until 2024, and Montenegro unveils its national strategy until 2030
Power utility EPCG to buy Nikšić steelworks, set up solar energy firm
08 December 2022 - EPCG intends to set up a firm that will not produce steel but operate in the solar sector