electricity
North Macedonia to shut REK Bitola coal plant unit, turn to gas
20 October 2020 - Power producer ESM intends to turn off the first unit of coal-fired REK Bitola within five years and convert it to natural gas
IEA: Solar PV is to become “king” of power supply in decade ahead
15 October 2020 - Solar PV appears set for massive expansion, with a projected average growth rate at 13%...
Vinča incinerator project moves ahead but Belgrade still without waste separation system
07 October 2020 - The waste incineration plant under construction in Vinča will make Belgrade lag behind Serbia’s efforts...
China completes world’s second-largest solar power plant
02 October 2020 - Huanghe Hydropower Development connected its photovoltaic park of 2.2 GW to the grid. The second-biggest...
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
28 September 2020 - Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access...
Environmental study for Vinča waste incinerator amended due to EU rules
25 September 2020 - A public discussion about the planned waste incinerator in Vinča in Belgrade will be held...
Belgrade and Prishtina plan joint power plant with lithium ion battery storage
23 September 2020 - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and Kosovo Chamber of Commerce said they...
Bulgaria to add 2.65 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
15 September 2020 - In its draft Sustainable Energy Development Strategy until 2030 with a 2050 horizon, Bulgaria doesn’t...
Environmentalists demand from EU to tackle Chinese firms’ violations
14 September 2020 - Eight organizations urged the EU to do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies....
Energy transition in BiH: burden or chance for development
11 September 2020 - Experts Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Igor Kalaba called for reform and the beginning of...
Virtual power plant in Turkey balances renewables with geothermal capacities
09 September 2020 - Geothermal plants of 103 MW joined the pool in Pure Energy's virtual power plant in Turkey so the firm optimized its electricity trade and boosted its balancing capacity
At least 1,000 projects are ‘shovel-ready’ for EU green recovery
08 September 2020 - EY identified more than 2,000 green development projects in the EU which could be funded...
Sincro.Grid project starts works on 5 MW battery storage facility
04 September 2020 - A 5 MW battery storage facility and the new power capacitor in Slovenia are part...
Protesters in North Macedonia threaten escalation amid power price hike
21 August 2020 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unfavorable hydrological situation prompted the Energy Regulatory...
Greenpeace demands coal phaseout in Bulgaria by 2030
20 August 2020 - The government in Sofia should look up to Greece in its energy policy, according to...
Electricity supplier switching in Greece nearly doubles in 2019
14 August 2020 - Electricity supplier switching in Greece in 2019 jumped 89% against 2018, reflecting growing consumer confidence...