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Serbia, Hungary to start market coupling within weeks
15 May 2024 - An MoU on electricity market coupling between Hungary and Serbia will be signed within weeks, CEO of HUPX Mátyás Vajta announced at Belgrade Energy Forum
Belgrade Energy Forum – energy transition in Southeast Europe is accelerating
13 May 2024 - The Western Balkans would gain a strategic advantage by joining the EU’s single electricity market, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said at the opening of BEF 2024
CBAM ante portas – the ball is in Serbia’s court to facilitate conditions for its companies
12 May 2024 - Industrial players in Serbia have all the knowhow for minimizing emissions and participating in the country's environmental renewal, according to Lafarge Serbia's CEO Dimitrije Knjeginjić
Turkey-based Yıldırım building 109 MW solar park in Kosovo* for its ferronickel plant
07 May 2024 - Yıldırım Energy marked the start of construction works on a 150 MW solar farm in Kosovo*. It will supply the group's ferronickel plant.
Solar power plants in North Macedonian industrial zones to supply exporters to EU
23 April 2024 - Solar power plants in industrial zones in North Macedonia will enable manufacturers exporting their products to the EU to avoid CBAM
Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia sign deal to merge their power exchanges
09 April 2024 - Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia signed an agreement to integrate their electricity exchanges under Adex Group
EU allows importers to delay first CBAM report by one month
31 January 2024 - CBAM declarants can request a delay of up to 30 days to submit their first quarterly report, as a technical glitch affected the system
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
Carbon border and Western Balkans – barrier or bridge to EU?
11 December 2023 - The EU will start charging a carbon tax to importers in 2026 similar to the one for domestic companies and their emissions
CBAM transitional period: What it means for exporters to EU and how they can meet requirements
15 November 2023 - To get a better picture of what lies ahead for exporters to the EU, we have talked to lawyers and energy experts
EU’s Growth Plan for Western Balkans of EUR 6 billion is conditional on reforms
09 November 2023 - Similar to funding from the EU's RRF for member states, the Western Balkans can obtain EUR 6 billion from the new Growth Plan by fulfilling reforms
Deloitte: Many German importers not prepared for CBAM
23 August 2023 - Many German importers are either not familiar with the scheme or believe they will not be affected, according to Deloitte's poll
EU adopts rules for CBAM transitional phase starting on October 1
18 August 2023 - Importers of electricity, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, iron, and steel to the EU will be charged a carbon border tax from 2026
GIZ to select firm in Serbia for rooftop solar power plant grant – applications are open
02 August 2023 - GIZ prepared up to EUR 25,000 for a selected company in Serbia to cover part of the expenses of setting up a rooftop solar power plant
Introducing emissions trading requires EU’s financial support
30 June 2023 - To take a position on carbon pricing, Serbia and other Western Balkan countries need financial support, primarily from the EU, says Minister Đedović
Lorkowski: Carbon pricing is condition for electricity sector to avoid EU’s carbon border tax
09 June 2023 - Market coupling and emissions trading systems are the prerequisites for an exemption from CBAM for electricity