Kosovo*
First part of Bajgora wind power plant starts trial operation
03 September 2021 - A third of the 105 MW wind park in Bajgora in Kosovo* is now online, as SoWi Kosovo started the test period of the 35 MW Selaci 1 segment
Kosovo’s* coal plant operator KEK plans solar power plant of 100 MW
20 August 2021 - Within its decarbonization process, KEK will develop infrastructure for the production of green energy, including a solar power plant of 100 MW
Second failure of ALPEX tender for electronic power trading platform
18 August 2021 - The Albanian Power Exchange didn’t succeed in finding a supplier for its platform, while Montenegrin BELEN selected its own.
Update: ProCredit Bank Kosovo invites bids for building, operation of 3 MW solar power plant
09 August 2021 - ProCredit Bank Kosovo has invited bids from interested companies to build and operate a 3 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in the municipality of Lipjan.
Bajgora wind park in Kosovo* linked to grid with 20-kilometer overhead line
29 July 2021 - KOSTT energized the 110 kV high-voltage line between substation Vushtrri 1 and wind power plant Bajgora of 105 MW, which is under construction
Kosovo* could add 900 MW of solar by 2030, 250 MW for self-consumption – USAID
27 July 2021 - 250 MW of solar photovoltaic capacities for self consumption could bring investment of around EUR 300 million.
Kosovo* gets EUR 5 million for saving energy in households
16 July 2021 - EBRD has approved EUR 5 million credit line to Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo under the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) programe.
EBRD approves EUR 2 million credit line for household energy efficiency in Kosovo*
29 June 2021 - The EBRD has approved a new EUR 2 million credit line for financing investments in household energy efficiency in Kosovo*.
Amnesty condemns defamation lawsuits against environmentalists in Kosovo*
29 June 2021 - Small hydropower plant owner KelKos launched defamation lawsuits against Shpresa Loshaj and Adriatik Gacaferi to intimidate and silence them, Amnesty International claims
Kopač tells Kosovo* there is no future for coal power plants
02 June 2021 - Market liberalization implies rising power prices and Kosovo* must make sure it happens gradually, Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopač warned
Abi hires Jaha Solar to build rooftop PV system of 2.1 MW in Kosovo*
06 May 2021 - Retailer and dairy producer Abi from Prizren signed an agreement with Jaha Solar for a rooftop solar power system with a peak capacity of 2.13 MW
Hybrid power plant project Jasenovik of 170 MW underway in Kosovo*
29 April 2021 - StubllaEnergy is planning to install a hybrid power plant consisting of wind turbines with a capacity of 132 MW and photovoltaic panels of an overall 38 MW
Hitachi ABB Power Grids, KOSTT sign EUR 4.7 million contract to build new substation
01 April 2021 - ABB Power Grids Zagreb and and Kosovo’s* TSO have signed a contract for the construction of substation Ferizaj 3.
KOSTT signs connection agreement for 192 MW for solar park in Kosovo*
11 March 2021 - Kosovo's transmission system operator KOSTT inked its third big deal in three months, agreeing with Dukagjini Solar to connect its solar park to the grid
Solar Energy Group to build 150 MW photovoltaic plant in Kosovo*
01 March 2021 - Solar Energy Group signed a deal with KOSTT that enables it to connect its planned 150 MW solar power plant to the power grid.
Small hydropower plant owner sues activist Shpresa Loshaj in Kosovo* for defamation
22 February 2021 - Shpresa Loshaj from the Pishtarët movement said she would respond to a lawsuit by KelKos,...