electricity
Kosovo* allocates EUR 40 million to cover unpaid electricity bills in northern municipalities
11 August 2022 - Residents of the four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo* have not been paying electricity bills for over two decades
SEEPEX chief: Power prices in Southeastern Europe reach EUR 500 per MWh for Q4 2022
11 August 2022 - Futures for settlement in the fourth quarter indicate an electricity price in Southeastern Europe of EUR 500 per MWh, chief of SEEPEX Miloš Mladenović said
Drought lowers hydropower plant output in Serbia, Europe
10 August 2022 - The water flow in Serbia's hydropower system dropped by a half, increasing the need for electricity imports, but the situation is similar across Europe
Norway to impose power export controls
09 August 2022 - Norway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at times when the levels of water in hydropower accumulations are low
Energy storage is among pillars of Bulgaria’s green recovery plan
09 August 2022 - All political parties in Bulgaria are determined to avoid breaching deadlines from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, says Dimitar Zwiatkow from law firm CMS Sofia
EU supports Serbia with loans, grant for power interconnections, smart metering
08 August 2022 - Serbia is getting a grant of EUR 17 million for power interconnections and a smart metering project. They are worth EUR 81 million in total and financed with loans.
Montenegro’s EPCG lowers minimum price for sale of 10% of its shares
05 August 2022 - Montenegro's state-owned utility EPCG cut the minimum price for its 10% stake to EUR 87 million from just above EUR 100 million
Kosovo* adopts emergency measures to secure electricity supply
05 August 2022 - Kosovo* introduced emergency measures for up to 180 days in the electricity supply sector because of the surge in power prices in Europe
BiH’s Ravno municipality inks 200 MW in solar, wind power capacities
04 August 2022 - Investors signed contracts for wind and solar power plant of over 100 MW and a photovoltaic unit of up to 100 MW in Ravno in BiH
EU power, gas prices smashing records amid drought, EdF’s nuclear plant setback
03 August 2022 - Low water levels in major rivers disturb the operation of nuclear power plants and the transportation of coal
No bids for 10% stake in Montenegrin power utility
03 August 2022 - The deadline has passed and state-owned coal power producer Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) failed to attract any offers for a 10% stake
Austrian investors building largest battery unit in Romania
03 August 2022 - Megalodon Storage intends to complete its 7 MW lithium ion battery storage unit in Ilfov county near Bucharest next year
Two wind farms in Croatia enter merchant PPA deal, leave FiT subsidy scheme
02 August 2022 - Wind parks ZD 6 and ZD 2 & 3 are among the first renewable energy plants to voluntarily leave Croatia's feed-in tariff subsidy scheme
TÜV’s Bühler: Restarting retired nuclear plants in Germany is technically feasible
01 August 2022 - Joachim Bühler from safety inspection operator TÜV says Germany can bring three closed nuclear plants back to life
Drought to cost Montenegro’s EPCG utility EUR 100 million in third quarter
01 August 2022 - State-owned power producer EPCG said it would have to import 294 GWh of electricity in the three months through September due to drought
Ember: EU must install renewables two times faster by 2026 to meet climate targets
28 July 2022 - The EU will need double solar and wind additions by 2026 to deliver on the goal to hold global warming at a maximum 1.5 degrees