Renewables
Kacır: Turkey is No. 1 producer of solar panels in Europe
29 February 2024 - Turkey will continue incentives for renewables and roll out an emissions trading system, Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır said
SEEPEX: Right time for businesses to enter electricity market
28 February 2024 - The need for the government to regulate power prices is slowly diminishing, experts from Serbian power exchange SEEPEX said, advising firms to turn to the market
Germany spearheads wind power development in Europe in 2023
28 February 2024 - Germany is spearheading wind power expansion in Europe, while Greece and Turkey have the strongest performances in the Balkans
Belgrade Energy Forum 2024 – leaders of energy transition to meet in Belgrade on May 13-14
28 February 2024 - If you see the role of your organization or company as important and leading in the energy transition, and you count on the region's market, then BEF 2024 is the place to be
Project launched in Albania for production of battery energy storage systems
27 February 2024 - Vega Solar agreed with an unnamed Indian company to build the first lithium ion battery factory in Albania
Greece, Bulgaria offer best returns on battery investments in Europe
27 February 2024 - Investments in battery storage offer the opportunity for profitable energy arbitrage, according to Rystad Energy
EBRD reiterates commitment to Western Balkans decarbonization
27 February 2024 - EBRD intends to expand its activities in the Western Balkans, but it warned that private investment and EU funding imply reforms
IFC approves loan for Serbia’s largest biomass CHP project to decarbonize paper industry
26 February 2024 - IFC facilitated a loan package of EUR 106 million for Serbian tissue paper producer Drenik ND, which is about to build a biomass CHP plant
Viktor Andonov joins Belgrade Energy Forum 2024 in May: ESM earmarks EUR 1 billion for decarbonization
26 February 2024 - Viktor Andonov from North Macedonia's power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) will participate at Belgrade Energy Forum 2024
Turkish company Zorlu Energy initiates IPO of its renewables subsidiary
23 February 2024 - Zorlu Renewables, the largest geothermal power plant operator in Turkey, is preparing for a stock market debut
EIB Global approves loan to EPBiH for Vlašić wind power plant
22 February 2024 - EIB Global formally approved a EUR 36 million loan for the Vlašić wind power project near Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria to add 1,500 MW of solar power capacity in 2024
22 February 2024 - Dimitar Zarchev said there is a need for flexibility capacity for times of surplus production of energy, to use it when it is needed
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović
Montenegro subsidizes solar panels, heat pumps for municipalities
21 February 2024 - The Montenegrin Eco Fund has prepared subsidies in the total value of EUR 150,000
RES Croatia: Renewable energy projects in Croatia are stuck
21 February 2024 - Investors are unable to meet the legal deadlines for the construction of their renewable electricity plants
Power grids require investing USD 3.1 trillion by 2030 to limit global warming
21 February 2024 - Outdated and inadequate power grids are one of the most significant stumbling blocks for the energy transition, Rystad Energy warned