Renewables
Ministry announces public call for subsidizing installation of solar thermal panels in North Macedonia
05 June 2019 - North Macedonia’s Ministry of Economy has published a public call to allocate MKD 30 million...
Ministers on region’s energy transition: Countries have right to choose their own energy mix
04 June 2019 - Energy, economy, and foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Republika Srpska (an entity of...
Montenegro registers 10 days of coal-free electricity generation
04 June 2019 - Montenegro produced enough electricity to cover domestic consumption from renewable energy sources only from May...
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
03 June 2019 - Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...
Applications invited for 15th Regional Summer School to focus on energy and climate planning
03 June 2019 - The 15th Regional Summer School on Energy and Climate Planning will be held in the...
Top 3 in May: Smart Cities, Biodiversity, Bulgaria’s electricity export tariff
01 June 2019 - Our coverage of the Smart City SEE19 international conference held in Belgrade made it to...
Falling costs reaffirm renewables as low-cost solution to boost global climate action – IRENA
31 May 2019 - In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power...
Court cancels environmental permit for Buk Bijela hydropower plant
30 May 2019 - The Banja Luka District Court has canceled the environmental permit for the planned 93 MW...
Power utility HEP invites applications for assistance from ZelEn fund
30 May 2019 - Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has invited social care institutions to apply for...
Czech energy company CEZ eyes pullout from Romania, Turkey
30 May 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ is working on divesting assets in Bulgaria but it may also...
Eco Fund expands biomass heating grants program to entire Slovenia, cuts EV subsidies
30 May 2019 - Slovenia’s Environmental Public Fund (Eco Fund or Eko Sklad) has issued a new call for...
Workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan in Montenegro” held in Podgorica
29 May 2019 - The workshop “Towards the development of Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) in Montenegro”...
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
29 May 2019 - Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment...
Montenegro to scrutinize small hydropower procedures, not to approve fresh subsidies
28 May 2019 - Representatives of the Government of Montenegro have announced that procedures for the construction of small...
Juwi readies to start building 204 MW Kozani solar park
27 May 2019 - Juwi Hellas, the Greek subsidiary of Germany’s Juwi, plans to start building a 204 MW...
Greens land historic result in European elections in clear call for climate action
27 May 2019 - The Greens claimed their best ever result in the European Parliament (EP) elections held over...