energy cooperatives
Italy’s first renewable energy community set up in Magliano Alpi
18 January 2021 - Italy’s first renewable energy community (REC) has been established in the small northern town of Magliano Alpi.
Serbia issues guidelines for draft law on renewable energy
04 January 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has published the starting points for the upcoming draft law and invited the public to submit suggestions.
Slovenia eases procedure for establishment of energy communities
31 December 2020 - The government changed regulations in order to promote communities that jointly produce energy from renewables and install batteries
Using solar energy is getting easier in Serbia – what you need to know to produce your own electricity
30 December 2020 - It isn't mission impossible anymore to install solar panels and produce electricity for self-consumption.
Greece is 2020 renewables champion in Balkans with 45.5 GW in project pipeline
29 December 2020 - Developers submitted 1,864 applications as Greece launched an integrated electronic system for renewables and high-efficiency CHP plants.
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
23 December 2020 - Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution
Bulgarian municipalities advised on possibilities for energy communities
27 November 2020 - An energy transition training session was organized for Bulgarian municipalities to highlight the potential benefits of energy communities
Volos to build first municipal solar park in Greece, subsidize poor families
28 October 2020 - The Municipality of Volos launched a 50 MW photovoltaic project and two more pioneering solar endeavors are underway.
Energy transition in Croatia: five examples of good practice
10 September 2020 - Energy transition has long become a reality all over the world, and this region is...
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...
Most read in July: Energy democracy coming to Southeastern Europe
04 August 2020 - The wave of energy democracy in the region is slowly strengthening. The story on citizens...
Hundreds of Greek families jointly building solar power plants of 100 MW
22 July 2020 - Agricultural cooperative Agrinio Union said works are underway on a group of photovoltaic facilities developed...
Republic of Srpska adopts new law on electricity in line with EU’s Third Energy Package
01 July 2020 - The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska has adopted a new law on electricity,...
Draft Law on Energy unveiled, energy cooperatives to be introduced
05 February 2019 - The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a Draft Law on Energy to change some provisions...
Greek Government prepares legal framework for energy cooperatives
18 March 2017 - Draft bill which will permit establishment of energy cooperatives should be finalized next month. With...