electricity
Electricity market operators urge EU to drop proposal for single market coupling operator
10 November 2023 - All NEMOs from member states expressed concerns over the initiative for a "single legal entity" to operate market coupling in the EU
Romania to turn 17 coal mines into gravity energy storage systems
10 November 2023 - Romania agreed with Green Gravity to study gravity energy storage technology in 17 coal mine shafts in the Jiu Valley complex
New rules announced for 2023/2024 rounds of energy storage auctions in Greece
10 November 2023 - After the success of Greece's first energy storage auction, the government has changed the terms ahead of the upcoming second and third ones
North Macedonian NGO warns new law is set to allow power plants on fertile land
09 November 2023 - Eko-svest opposes changing the Law on Agricultural Land in North Macedonia to allow power plants on fertile land
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
Cyprus, Bulgarian capital Sofia preparing photovoltaics programs for vulnerable households
09 November 2023 - Cyprus and Sofia Municipality are launching public calls for solar panels for free for a number of households. Another option in Cyprus is to install a PV system without upfront costs.
Greek consortium must accept conditions for Čebren project in North Macedonia to get contract
07 November 2023 - PPC and Archirodon, the consortium selected for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower project, hasn't yet accepted all the conditions, Minister Bekteshi said
Member states urge EU to create alliance for small modular reactors
06 November 2023 - Twelve European Union member countries asked the European Commission to create an industrial alliance for small modular nuclear reactors
Carbon emissions prices are becoming a reality in Western Balkans and particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina – will the countries pay to the EU or rather collect money in their own budgets?
06 November 2023 - The European Union proposed a Regulation on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which was adopted in May this year. This legal action is trying to equalize the carbon pricing burden between EU and non-EU producers
Energy communities in Greece surpass 1 GW in installed capacity
04 November 2023 - Operating energy community installations in Greece increased above 1 GW, but the non-commercial segment makes up only 0.7%.
Serbia’s EPS to buy electricity from Vetrozelena wind park, provide balancing services
03 November 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije agreed to purchase the output from the Vetrozelena wind park and assume balancing responsibility
EPBiH seeks contractor for 50 MW solar power plant on Gračanica coal mine
02 November 2023 - EPC firms can apply for the supply and installation of EPBiH's Gračanica solar park with 50 MW in total nameplate capacity
Nofar, Econergy inaugurate Romania’s largest solar power plant
01 November 2023 - Nofar Energy and Econergy marked the start of the test phase for their 155 MW photovoltaic system in Rătești, west of Bucharest
Greece announces offshore wind energy program, targets 4.9 GW by 2032
31 October 2023 - The draft offshore wind energy development program was presented today by HEREMA and the Ministry of Environment and Energy
4.4 MW solar PV plant replaces landfill in north Croatia
31 October 2023 - A 4.4 MW photovoltaic facility was built on the site of a former landfill in Gornji Kneginec in Croatia's far north
EU corporate PPA market already at all-time annual high in 2023
30 October 2023 - By the end of the third quarter, 2023 was already the record year for the corporate power purchase agreement market in the EU