Albania inks concession with Voltalia for Karavasta solar power plant
After winning the auction, French company Voltalia landed a 15-year fixed rate deal for half of the production of the future 140 MW photovoltaic plant in Albania. The Karavasta Park concession agreement is for 30 years. Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku and Chief Executive Officer of Voltalia Sébastien Clerc have signed a 30-year […]
Most read in July: Energy democracy coming to Southeastern Europe
The wave of energy democracy in the region is slowly strengthening. The story on citizens in Greece joining hands to speed up energy transition was the most read article in July on the English language version of Balkan Green Energy News. The list is also available for the Serbian language version of the website (Najčitanije […]
Southeast Electricity Network Coordination Center opens in Thessaloniki
Four transmission system operators founded a regional security coordinator for security analysis in operational planning, for adequacy forecasts, grid modeling and outage planning. The Southeast Electricity Network Coordination Center is based in Thessaloniki in Greece. Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie), Italy’s Terna, Romania’s Transelectrica and Bulgaria’s ESO-EAD announced they established the Southeast Electricity […]
Environmentalists alert UNESCO of ‘ecocide’ of Tara river in Montenegro
Activists in Montenegro informed UNESCO of the destruction of wildlife in the Tara, a world heritage site, and suggested construction material is being discharged into the river during the construction of small hydropower plants and a highway. Most of Tara river’s flow through Montenegro has become muddy from thousands of tons of gravel, soil and […]
Construction of first wind farm in Republic of Srpska to start in October
The construction of the Grebak wind farm, the first in the Republic of Srpska, is expected to start in October. The investment in the 50 MW wind farm is estimated at around EUR 65 million. The concession agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska and German company VE Grebak […]
Earth Overshoot Day is August 22 but Balkans already spent most of 2020 environmental credit
The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the overconsumption of nature’s capacity to levels from 15 years ago, but it doesn’t guarantee a permanent reversal in the trend, according to data behind the Earth Overshoot Day model. If we look at the environmental impact by country from the start of the year, only one in the Balkans isn’t […]
Cyprus agrees construction of 50 MW concentrated solar power plant
A concentrated solar power system may become operational already next year, as the agreement with the government of Cyprus was signed after all permits have been secured. Alfa Mediterranean is about to build the 50 MW solar power plant using Australian tech. Following years of delays, Alfa Mediterranean Enterprises finally signed the contract with the […]
Dubrovnik to abolish single-use plastics by 2030
The City of Dubrovnik has committed itself to reducing its environmental footprint by eliminating single-use plastics as well as preventing the influx of plastic into nature by 2030. In the next two years alone, the city plans to reduce plastic pollution by 30%. About 400,000 tons of plastic waste is generated in Croatia every year, […]