electricity
Serbia’s electricity crisis: EPS struggling to get coal plants back online
15 December 2021 - State-owned utility EPS got some of the aging units functioning again after a breakdown, but the country is still relying on power imports
Serbia opens cluster 4 in EU accession negotiations
14 December 2021 - In its negotiations on EU accession, Serbia opened cluster 4 – Green Agenda and sustainable connectivity, consisting of four chapters
Elektromreža Srbije needs additional EUR 200 million for electricity interconnections
13 December 2021 - Problems with electricity supply exist in Vojvodina, the city of Bor and the capital Belgrade and its surroundings
Serbia importing over 25% of electricity amid outages due to snow
13 December 2021 - Almost 1.5 GW of current consumption is being covered by imports, after outages at Serbia's biggest coal-fired thermal power plants
EU approves Croatia’s renewable energy auction support mechanism
10 December 2021 - The European Commission has approved Croatia's EUR 783 million scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources through 2023
Engie, Masdar set up USD 5 billion green hydrogen partnership
09 December 2021 - Engie and Masdar placed a major joint bet on the role of green hydrogen in the energy transition of the GCC region and beyond
GEK Terna to raise EUR 300 million via green bonds with obligation to cut emissions
06 December 2021 - Greek construction and energy giant GEK Terna is preparing to sell common sustainability-linked bonds with a target of EUR 300 million
RES Foundation conference: More subsidies for poor households needed to get to net zero heating
02 December 2021 - Vulnerable households in the Western Balkans often can't afford renovation or to replace old heating stoves and boilers even with a 50% subsidy
Renewable energy projects of 95 GW compete for completion in Greece
02 December 2021 - An overwhelming number of renewable energy projects received a production license or a producer certificate in Greece so far
RES Foundation conference: Coal phaseout unavoidable in transition to net zero emissions, clean air
01 December 2021 - The RES Foundation is holding its second second annual conference in Serbia on how to win the Balkan air pollution dodgeball
Energy Community adopts Clean Energy Package, Decarbonization Roadmap
30 November 2021 - The Ministerial Council adopted the Clean Energy Package, the Decarbonization Roadmap and the Gas Security of Supply Regulation
Portugal stops using coal nine years ahead of schedule
26 November 2021 - The Pego power plant has been shut down, ending of the use of coal for the production of electricity in Portugal nine years before deadline
Germany’s new ruling coalition aims to phase out coal in nine years
25 November 2021 - The cabinet led by Olaf Scholz will phase out coal "ideally" by 2030, compared to the current 2038 deadline, the coalition deal reveals
Greek EUR 2.27 billion aid scheme for renewables approved by EU
25 November 2021 - The European Commission gave a green light for a EUR 2.27 billion support mechanism for renewable energy in Greece
European Commission’s new PCI list: what’s happening in Balkans?
24 November 2021 - The European Commission has announced the fifth PCI list. Here is an overview of projects in the Balkans region.
Albania unbundles power distribution system operator OSSH in line with EU rules
22 November 2021 - The Energy Community Secretariat said Albania has complied with EU rules in the separation of DSO OSSH from electricity supply activities