Region/EU
Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
08 April 2022 - In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.
Serbia to be exempt from EU’s sanctions against Russian oil firms
08 April 2022 - The fourth package of EU sanctions has banned EU companies from doing business with a new list of Russian companies
Call for European Sustainable Energy Awards extended until April 28
06 April 2022 - The deadline for applications and nominations for the European Sustainable Energy Awards – EUSEW Awards 2022 has been extended until April 28
Revised Fit for 55: Preliminary goals show more renewables, nuclear, coal – much less natural gas
06 April 2022 - The revision of the Fit for 55 energy package calls for more renewables, coal and nuclear in order to offset a great reduction in natural gas
Greece has biggest combined share of wind, solar in electricity generation in SEE
04 April 2022 - Greece is eighth in the world by the share of wind and solar in electricity generation and Croatia came in seventh in the bioenergy section
Slovenia, Serbia to establish first regional power exchange ADEX
04 April 2022 - ADEX shares will be owned equally by Slovenia's TSO ELES, Serbia's TSO EMS and the EU's power exchange EPEX SPOT
EU to allow Western Balkans to take part in joint gas purchases
29 March 2022 - Western Balkan countries will be able to join the European Union's platform for voluntary joint purchasing of gas and hydrogen.
Deepening energy crisis will spur renewables development
29 March 2022 - In an interview with BGEN, Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Miroslav Vujnović talk about the impact of the Ukraine crisis on the energy transition in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia
Energy Community launches series of free webinars on green bonds
18 March 2022 - The intention is to improve stakeholders knowledge on designing green bonds on a national, municipal and company scale
Austrian EVN improves flexibility management capability by taking over cyberGRID
17 March 2022 - Energy services provider EVN Group has acquired cyberGRID, getting direct access to its flexibility management platform cyberNOC
Applications are open for EUSEW Awards 2022
11 March 2022 - Applications are now open for the European Sustainable Energy Awards 2022, a part of the...
Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis
11 March 2022 - The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans
Energy Community Secretariat concerned over Chernobyl power cut
09 March 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat said it is very concerned after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine was disconnected from the grid
Price of EU’s plan to cut dependence on Russian gas
09 March 2022 - In the light of the energy transition, it could be a great push for renewables, but also a step back due to the expected increase in the use of coal power plants
EU rolls out plan to cut demand for Russian gas by two thirds in 2022
08 March 2022 - The European Commission outlined a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas
Londoners paid highest electricity prices in Europe in February
07 March 2022 - The highest electricity price is in London, 43 eurocents per kilowatt-hour, and the lowest in Kyiv, 5.4 eurocents.