Renewables
Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
31 July 2019 - Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting...
CROPEX to organize auctions of guarantees of origin
30 July 2019 - Croatian power exchange CROPEX will organize auctions of guarantees of origin through the IT auction...
CLEAG’s Geothermae declared strategic investment project by Croatian government
26 July 2019 - The Government of Croatia has declared geothermal project AAT Geothermae at Draškovec as a strategic...
Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs
25 July 2019 - Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and...
New wind installations up in Europe in H1 but Germany drives onshore down
25 July 2019 - The combined installations of new onshore and offshore wind capacity in Europe in the first...
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
24 July 2019 - China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three...
Solar-powered ferries launched in Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor
22 July 2019 - Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, known as Boka, has a new form of environmentally-friendly public transportation...
GE agrees major wind turbine deals in Turkey
19 July 2019 - GE Renewable Energy, which already has an over 1,200 MW installed base in Turkey, has...
Albania launches net metering for solar PV prosumers
19 July 2019 - Albania has put in place a net metering scheme for solar photovoltaic (PV) prosumers, the...
Run-of-river hydropower: Two years on, the struggle continues
18 July 2019 - More than two years on, the public and citizens across the Balkans fighting for the...
Power utility ERS to borrow EUR 307 million for new renewable energy power plants
18 July 2019 - The Government of Republika Srpska intends to provide state guarantees for loans worth BAM 600...
Bereket Enerji to offer portfolio of 1,100 MW HPPs, wind farms on stock market
17 July 2019 - Turkey’s energy group Bereket Enerji will offer a portfolio of about 1,100 MW hydropower plants...
Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
17 July 2019 - Greece’s cumulative wind energy capacity has exceeded 3 GW, according to the latest data from...
Kovačica becomes Serbia’s largest fully operational wind farm
17 July 2019 - After almost three decades, a completely new large power plant – the 104.5 MW Kovačica...
France, Serbia sign documents on Belgrade waste project, Bašaid wind farm, geothermal energy
16 July 2019 - During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Serbia on July 15-16, the two countries signed...
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
10 July 2019 - Author: Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network Eight civil society organisations last week submitted...