decarbonization
Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up
24 May 2025 - Representatives of state-owned utilities and independent power producers discussed at BEF 2025 the different approaches to decarbonization in the region
BEF 2025: Regional cooperation can facilitate energy transition, energy security
22 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum featured representatives from the governments of Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, the Republic of Srpska, and Serbia, and from UNECE
Slovenia keeps phasing out coal as key heating plant boosts natural gas share to 60%
22 May 2025 - TE-TOL, the main district heating provider in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, has taken over a newly built gas-steam unit
EU awards nearly EUR 1 billion in subsidies to renewable hydrogen projects
21 May 2025 - The subsidies for renewable hydrogen were awarded via the second auction organized by the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB)
Živković, EPS: Weakness of Serbian energy system is no option
16 May 2025 - Serbia's EPS is committed to green targets, but it won't compromise energy security, CEO Dušan Živković said at BEF 2025
Consortium completing spatial plan for solar-BESS strategic partnership in Serbia
15 May 2025 - Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables are in a strategic partnership in Serbia for 1.2 GW, with batteries. They plan to expand in the region.
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – energy market reforms accelerate integration into EU
14 May 2025 - Electricity market coupling is a major factor in EU integration, alongside deeper coordination within the region, interconnections, investments and carbon pricing, top officials said at Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF 2025
Construction starting in second phase of giant PV plant in Peloponnese coal land
13 May 2025 - Terna won the contract for the construction of the second phase (of three) of a 490 MW solar park in Megalopolis, on former lignite mines
Significant step for citizen energy in BiH – Republic of Srpska enables establishment of first renewable energy communities in region
12 May 2025 - The Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities making up BiH, adopted a rulebook on renewable energy communities
Second HVDC link from mainland Greece to Crete coming online
12 May 2025 - IPTO is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world
Everything is ready for Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – welcome!
11 May 2025 - On May 14 and 15, Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 will gather four hundred participants from more then 30 countries from the region, Europe, and beyond
Works beginning on North Macedonian side of gas interconnector with Greece
08 May 2025 - The North Macedonian section of the gas interconnector with Greece is expected to be completed by early 2027
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
OMV opens Austria’s largest green hydrogen plant
30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery. It can produce 1,500 tons per year.
Romania’s plan to install 2.15 GW of gas power plants isn’t viable
25 April 2025 - The evaluation is part of ENTSO-E’s annual assessment of Europe’s security of electricity supply for the ten years ahead
Turkey to manufacture green hydrogen, nuclear, CCS equipment
25 April 2025 - The 2030 strategy paved the way for industrial facilities in Turkey for nuclear energy, green hydrogen, battery storage and CCS