electricity
Energy Community adopts 60.9% emission reduction target for 2030
15 December 2022 - The Energy Community Ministerial Council passed ambitious targets for renewables, greenhouse gas emission cuts and energy savings for 2030
State power utility EPS seeks to become joint-stock company
13 December 2022 - The state power utility's Supervisory Board has adopted a proposal of a decision to reorganize EPS into a joint-stock company
Energy Community acquis implementation proceeding but slowly
13 December 2022 - Energy sectors reforms have progressed over the past year, however significant challenges remain, the Energy Community Secretariat warned
Montenegrin Power Exchange – MEPX postpones launch amid energy crisis
12 December 2022 - The start of trading at electricity exchanges in both Montenegro and Albania has been postponed, so only training is being conducted for now
Serbia issues decree to expand list of energy consumers eligible for aid
09 December 2022 - Serbia will subsidize electricity, gas and heating bills for vulnerable households with EUR 34.1 million
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
08 December 2022 - Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million
EU launches EUR 1 billion energy support package for Western Balkans
07 December 2022 - The EU will back six renewable energy infrastructure projects in the Western Balkans with grants from a EUR 500 million package
MEP Kokkalis: EU shouldn’t penalize coal power in Western Balkans while producing coal-fired electricity itself
06 December 2022 - Many EU member states are prioritizing energy security over decarbonization and reviving retired coal power plants, MEP Petros Kokkalis said
Slovenia completes power interconnection with Croatia, Hungary
06 December 2022 - The Cirkovce-Pince overhead power line, the first interconnection between Slovenia and Hungary, is officially open
Romania to complete dormant Pașcani hydropower project with EU funds
05 December 2022 - Romania has included the Pașcani hydropower project, which is on hold since 2018, on the list for EU grants
Greece produces record 47.1% of electricity from renewables so far in 2022
05 December 2022 - The share of electricity demand in Greece covered from renewable sources climbed to an unseen 47.1% in the first ten months of the year
Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa
02 December 2022 - Two giant solar and wind power plants in Egypt will supply electricity at the lowest rates in Africa, IFC said
EU, Energy Community extend support to Serbia in its energy transition
02 December 2022 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović met with top officials from the European Union and Energy Community Secretariat
Romania allows prosumers to install photovoltaic panels in multiple locations
01 December 2022 - The Government of Romania adopted an executive order to make it easier for prosumers to connect solar panels to the distribution grid
Finnish startup retrofitting old Tesla batteries for other energy storage uses
01 December 2022 - Cactos from Finland gives alternative purposes to second-life electric vehicle batteries, with the help of its cloud-based software
Emergy pursuing ambitious renewable energy expansion from Serbia to other countries of the SEE
01 December 2022 - Foreign investors evaluate the availability of green electricity for their production facilities as a top priority, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Emergy Joar Viken said