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Public voting opens for EUSEW Awards, support your favorites
15 May 2023 - EUSEW opened public voting for awards to individuals and organizations that drive Europe's energy transition
Kosovo* initiates solar power auction for up to 105 MW
15 May 2023 - Kosovo* issued a contract notice for investors interested in building and operating a solar power plant on public land
Bulgaria launches EUR 123 million subsidy scheme for household solar installations
12 May 2023 - Bulgarian households can apply for grants for photovoltaic systems and solar collectors for own consumption until November 10
North Macedonia’s MEMO launches domestic day-ahead power market
11 May 2023 - The first day of trading at the day-ahead power exchange in North Macedonia went smoothly, its operator MEMO said.
Main power producers in Balkans can’t afford to fall behind in energy transition
10 May 2023 - The biggest electricity producers in Southeastern Europe need to establish partnerships and move with the times in doing business, according to the participants in a discussion on power utilities in the energy transition, held at BEF 2023
BEF 2023: Decarbonization is essential for economic progress in Southeastern Europe
08 May 2023 - It is necessary to accelerate the decarbonization of the electricity sector and energy in general to maintain economic development, top officials from Southeastern European countries and the Energy Community Secretariat said at the kickoff of Belgrade Energy Forum 2023
Ten European energy giants establish Hydropower Alliance
05 May 2023 - Major hydropower plant operators adopted a platform as the Hydropower Alliance, asking the EU to adopt a strategy for the sector
Turkey introduces subsidies for wave, tidal energy, offshore wind
04 May 2023 - Wave and tidal energy facilities and offshore wind were included for the first time in Turkey's YEKDEM feed-in tariff scheme for renewables
Bulgaria needs EUR 102 million to repair pumped storage hydropower plant
04 May 2023 - The upcoming reconstruction of the Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant, which is out of order, is expected to be completed in 2025
Battery factory launches operations in Rousse in Bulgaria
03 May 2023 - The LiFePO4 Energy Storage manufacturing facility in Ruse, Bulgaria, is officially open for business, Solar MD said.
Photovoltaic plant of 1 GW in connection capacity inaugurated in Turkey
03 May 2023 - The official opening was held in Turkey's Konya province of Kalyon Energy's solar power plant of 1.35 GW in peak capacity
CMS presents at BEF 2023: Investing in renewables – legislative changes and challenges in the region
02 May 2023 - At the upcoming Belgrade Energy Forum 2023, energy law experts from CMS will present key pressing issues for renewable energy projects
Hellenic Hydrogen to install electrolyzer of up to 100 MW in Greece’s coal region
02 May 2023 - The Western Macedonia region in Greece is set to host a large-scale electrolyzer, which Hellenic Hydrogen intends to build by 2027
Kosovo* delegation visits US within cybersecurity program
29 April 2023 - The US is providing technical assistance and its technology to the Western Balkans for cybersecurity, including for critical infrastructure
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
29 April 2023 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the changes to the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources enable auctions
New solar power tech enables mitigation of meteorological challenges including flood risk
28 April 2023 - A photovoltaic plant site in Albania has strong winds with salt spray and flood risk, so Trina Solar picked dual-glass modules and micropiles