electricity
EU’s carbon border tax must become mainstream topic in Western Balkans
09 February 2022 - Measures accompanying the CBAM must be directed to helping the Western Balkans adjust to the CO2 pricing system, experts say
KOER launches first virtual power plant in Croatia
08 February 2022 - Technology developer KOER is signing on end-users after it launched the first virtual power plant in Croatia
Romania’s Oltenia picks partners to switch from coal to solar, gas
07 February 2022 - Romania's CE Oltenia has selected OMV Petrom and Tinmar Energy to jointly replace its coal-fired power plants with solar panels and a gas-fired power plant
Activists in Romania protest against high energy bills, demand more renewables
04 February 2022 - More than 46.000 people in Romania signed a petition with a demand to cut energy bills through green investments
Photovoltaic project of 50 MW underway next to coal complex in North Macedonia
03 February 2022 - The Municipality of Novaci in North Macedonia is assisting DTPU Mej grup in its 50 MW solar power project next to REK Bitola
Fossil fuels still subsidized more than renewables in EU, auditors find
01 February 2022 - The EU's energy taxation and carbon pricing policies don't square with its climate goals, the European Court of Auditors said in a review
Albania’s KESH to reconstruct its hydropower plant Fierza
31 January 2022 - The Fierza hydropower plant in Albania will be upgraded within the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans
EU backs Greece-Cyprus power link project with EUR 657 million
28 January 2022 - The EU decided to fund the Cyprus-Crete section of subsea power corridor project EuroAsia Interconnector with EUR 657 million
North Macedonia delays coal exit deadline to 2030
28 January 2022 - Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Naser Nuredini said North Macedonia would close its two coal plants by 2030
European Commission approves restructuring aid for CE Oltenia up to EUR 2.66 billion
28 January 2022 - Restructuring aid has been approved for CE Oltenia, Romania's third-largest producer of electricity, to replace coal with gas and renewables
Turkey gets first battery-only power project, worth USD 250 million
27 January 2022 - Progresiva applied for the installation and operation of an energy storage system at a site near Istanbul, the first of its kind in Turkey
Energy Community starts renewables certificates project to help accelerate energy transition
26 January 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat is creating an electronic system for guarantees of origin to enable consumers to choose green electricity
Albania to boost solar, wind capacity by ten times through 2023
25 January 2022 - Albania's transmission system operator OST said wind and solar capacity connected to its network may reach a combined 220.4 MW next year
Nearly half of Slovenian firms risk collapse over high energy costs
24 January 2022 - Respondents in a poll conducted Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia expect energy expenses to jump 128% this year
Agora: Faster decarbonization in Western Balkans would ease impact of EU’s CO2 border tax
21 January 2022 - The Western Balkans need to step up the integration of their power markets and roll out carbon pricing to avoid the CO2 border tax, Agora said
International institutions urge Serbia not to delay implementation of renewable energy law
19 January 2022 - Reacting to demands from EMS and EPS, international institutions said altering the renewable energy law in Serbia could disappoint investors