electricity

Slovenia-based KOLEKTOR ETRA has signed a EUR 6 million contract to supply 400 MVA 400/120 kV power transformers to Finland’s transmission system operator Fingrid for its project to improve the…

North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity transmission system operator (TSO) MEPSO has invited bids to build a 400 kV transmission line and a new 400/110 kV substation in the vicinity of Ohrid…

Electricity tariffs in Serbia have not changed in two years and should be raised, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Belgrade Sebastian Sosa has told a news conference, local…

Croatia’s state-owned energy company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) reported a net profit of HRK 1.36 billion (around EUR 184 million) in 2018, an increase of 5% compared to 2017. The…

Not 24 hours after the polls closed in Greece, the new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has unveiled his cabinet. New Democracy Vice President Kostis Hatzidakis will lead one of the…

Romania’s legislation will be amended to allow investors in energy projects to trade electricity to be generated by projects under development, in order to enable them to raise financing for…

Author: Maja Turković, expert in sustainable energy & renewables and country partner on WeBET project The Western Balkans Energy Transition Dialogue (WeBET) project, together with the NewClimate Institute, has carried…

North Macedonia remains moderately aligned with the EU acquis in the field of energy, while making limited progress in further harmonizing some environment-related laws and policies. At the same time,…

Montenegro produced enough electricity to cover domestic consumption from renewable energy sources only from May 24 to June 2, 2019, for the first time ever going coal-free for 10 days,…

Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest report on the country’s alignment with the EU acquis. Albania’s national energy strategy 2018-2030 has…

Our coverage of the Smart City SEE19 international conference held in Belgrade made it to the number one spot on our English-language Top 3 Most Read list for May. The…

In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation. As costs for solar and wind technologies continue falling, this will become the case…