EU concludes political talks on clean energy package, to cut subsidies for most polluting coal power plants as early as 2025
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU member states have reached a provisional agreement on a recast internal electricity market regulation and directive, concluding the political negotiations on the Clean Energy for All Europeans package. The provisional agreement envisages scrapping subsidies as capacity mechanisms for power plants emitting more than 550 gr of CO2 […]
Power utility EPCG plans to launch tendering for reconstruction of 5 small HPPs
Montenegro’s state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) plans to launch tendering in the third quarter of 2019 to select a contractor to produce, deliver, and install equipment, as well as a contractor to produce the main design plan for a project to overhaul and modernize five small hydropower plants (SHPP), EPCG has said in […]
Greece sells 221.6 MW in renewables capacities, larger solar projects to be reoffered in January
Greece auctioned off around 221.6 MW in combined renewables capacities on December 10, selling approximately 61.94 MW in solar photovoltaic (PV) capacities and 159.65 MW in onshore wind energy capacities, at prices lower than those achieved in the previous auctions, according to a press release from Greece’s energy regulator, RAE. RAE cancelled the auction for […]
Changes to law on renewables pass parliament, as draft decree envisages launch of tendering for premiums in 2019
The Croatian parliament has adopted a law on changes and amendments to the law on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration. The text of the law has been published on the website of Narodne Novine, Croatia’s official gazette. Under the law, the EKO balancing group, gathering producers of electricity from renewable sources eligible to receive […]
Funding for Bogdanci wind farm’s second phase secured
In two years, the Bogdanci wind farm, the first Macedonian wind power plant online since 2015, should have a total installed capacity of 50 MW, as the second phase will add 6 more wind turbines with a combined capacity of 13.8 MW. The Bogdanci wind farm now has 16 wind turbines each with 2.3 MW, […]
Top 10 Most Read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2018
‘Tis the season to look back, and Balkan Green Energy News brings you the most significant events, news, and expert views that both marked 2018 and piqued the interest of our English-language readers. As you wonder whether your favorite news, interviews, op-eds or project presentations from the entire Balkan region made it to our Top […]
9 MWp solar park, Greece’s first 1500 DC system, put into commercial operation
German renewable energy project developer juwi’s Greek subsidiary juwi Hellas has built, commissioned, and put into commercial operation a 9 MWp PV plant located in Central Greece, near the town of Karditsa, for ATEN Energy SA, part of Hellenic Petroleum Renewable Energy Sources (ELPE Renewables), juwi said in a press release. The system is the […]
Greece holds 2nd renewables auction for 2018
Greece has held the second auction for capacities from renewable energy sources for 2018, with lower prices achieved than in the first regular auction held earlier in the year reflecting investor confidence and an anticipation of a further decrease in equipment costs and higher yields, energypress reported. Lower costs, now comparable to those of conventional […]