CROPEX: First guarantees of origin for power from biomass sold for EUR 1.11 apiece
The Croatian electricity market started bimonthly auctions. CROPEX divided the sales of guarantees of origin for electricity from wind power plants into two categories and added biomass units. The Croatian Power Exchange has said all 296,348 guarantees of origin were sold at the latest auctions, in which biomass power plants were introduced. It was also […]
Slovenia exempts households, small firms from green power surcharge for three months
Slovenia temporarily freed small business customers and households from the obligation to pay for the support to producers of power from renewable sources and high-efficiency cogeneration. Additionally, the network charge has been significantly lowered, also as a response to the outbreak of COVID-19. As part of the emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the […]
Are Serbian renewable energy projects in danger due to the state of emergency?
Authors: Ivan Gazdić, Partner and Igor Đorđević, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Belgrade On 15 March 2020, the state of emergency was introduced in Serbia due to the COVID-19 situation, which entitles state authorities to impose a broad spectrum of short-term restrictions and different measures. What do these measures mean for the future of renewable energy projects in Serbia? […]
Republic of Srpska exempts small PV systems from concession procedure
The Government of the Republic of Srpska intends to change the law on concessions and ease the regulations for installing solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities on land by households and companies. The government has recently adopted a bill to amend the Law on Concessions in a move to ease the interpretation and implementation of the law. […]
European Green Deal suffers delays over COVID-19 impact: report
Unnamed officials from Brussels claim pushing back the agenda by a few weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic won’t have much significance. The EU is struggling with legislative work including the European Green Deal as the COVID-19 disease is hampering movement. The European Commission has just claimed it is keeping its European Green Deal as […]
Just 12 days left to apply for Energy Community Summer School 2020
If you are postgraduate students (masters or PhD), researchers from all energy-related disciplines or young professionals from governmental institutions, companies, think tanks and NGOs, there are only 12 days to apply for the fifth edition of the Energy Community Summer School. The Summer School 2020 will be held from August 22 to 29 in Telc, […]
UPDATE: Serbia temporarily suspends incentives for renewables, high-efficiency cogeneration
The Government of Serbia has decided to suspend payments of incentives for electricity produced from renewable energy sources and in high-efficiency cogeneration units– CHP, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Balkan Green Energy News. The persons close to the government confirmed that the Government of Serbia, at the meeting yesterday, brough decision to temporarily […]
Solar power projects worldwide slowed down by coronavirus
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 is paralyzing the global economy and photovoltaics are no exception, according to the latest projections published by experts. Solar power projects may slow amid disruptions in the supply chain due to the coronavirus pandemic and new installations should drop this year for the first time in modern history, a […]