Renewables
Velika Ciglena geothermal power plant starts operation
21 December 2018 - The Velika Ciglena geothermal power plant, the first in Croatia and the largest Organic Rankine...
Norway’s Statkraft seeks to build floating solar power plant in Albania
20 December 2018 - Norway’s state-owned Statkraft, the world’s largest hydropower company and Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy,...
Novi Pazar pulls out of buying location for biomass heating plant
20 December 2018 - The City of Novi Pazar has given up on signing an agreement to buy bankrupt...
EU concludes political talks on clean energy package, to cut subsidies for most polluting coal power plants as early as 2025
19 December 2018 - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU member states have reached a provisional agreement...
Power utility EPCG plans to launch tendering for reconstruction of 5 small HPPs
18 December 2018 - Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans to launch tendering in the third...
Greece sells 221.6 MW in renewables capacities, larger solar projects to be reoffered in January
18 December 2018 - Greece auctioned off around 221.6 MW in combined renewables capacities on December 10, selling approximately...
Changes to law on renewables pass parliament, as draft decree envisages launch of tendering for premiums in 2019
17 December 2018 - The Croatian parliament has adopted a law on changes and amendments to the law on...
Funding for Bogdanci wind farm’s second phase secured
17 December 2018 - In two years, the Bogdanci wind farm, the first Macedonian wind power plant online since...
Top 10 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2018
15 December 2018 - ‘Tis the season to look back, and Balkan Green Energy News brings you the most...
9 MWp solar park, Greece’s first 1500 DC system, put into commercial operation
14 December 2018 - German renewable energy project developer juwi’s Greek subsidiary juwi Hellas has built, commissioned, and put...
Greece holds 2nd renewables auction for 2018
12 December 2018 - Greece has held the second auction for capacities from renewable energy sources for 2018, with...
Serbia to launch wind, solar auctions in H2 2019
11 December 2018 - Serbia will hold its first auctions for the construction of wind farms and solar power...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
Vestas wins 106 MW order for Greece, customer not disclosed
10 December 2018 - Vestas has won a 106 MW order for several sites in Greece, the Danish manufacturer...
KESH files request to build floating solar power plant
10 December 2018 - Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH has submitted a request to the Ministry of Infrastructure and...
HEP says to invest EUR 135 million in renewables on average annually to lift share to 50% by 2030
07 December 2018 - Croatia’s state power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) plans to invest HRK 1 billion (around EUR...