energy crisis
Minister Košarac: BiH to approve gas interconnection projects with Serbia, Croatia
05 July 2022 - The two entities that make up BiH agreed the country should build gas interconnections with both Serbia and Croatia, after years of disputes.
Turkish entity in Cyprus offers energy, water deal to government in Nicosia
05 July 2022 - Cypriot Turkish leader Ersin Tatar offered the Republic of Cyprus a deal on hydrocarbons, electricity, renewables and water, but under a two-state solution
Serbia’s power utility EPS posts Q1 net loss of EUR 254 million
30 June 2022 - The state-owned power utility is blaming the poor result on a drop in output, electricity imports, and capped prices for end-consumers
Greece passes renewables law targeting 15 GW in new capacity by 2030
30 June 2022 - Greece adopted a new law on renewables licensing, which includes various measures related to the energy crisis
EU energy ministers aiming at more ambitious renewables, energy efficiency targets
28 June 2022 - The Council of the EU wants to boost the renewables and energy savings targets via the Fit-for-55 package, which depends on upcoming talks
Skrekas: Greece to triple LNG storage, renewable energy capacity
27 June 2022 - Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas said the government would mobilize over EUR 44 billion for Greece's energy sector by 2030
North Macedonia considering change in renewable energy auction model
24 June 2022 - North Macedonia may change its renewable energy auction model as power prices jumped, the Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Viktor Andonov says
Germany triggers alert in accordance with its emergency gas plan
23 June 2022 - European future gas prices have soared 50% since the beginning of the reduction in deliveries from Russia to Germany
Italy’s Cingolani: Wholesale gas price cap is necessary to stop manipulation
22 June 2022 - Italian Minister Roberto Cingolani said his country's proposal to limit wholesale gas prices in the EU is gaining support
Kosovo* may buy stake in gas-fired power plant project in Albania
21 June 2022 - Kosovo* and Albania will jointly work on the LNG terminal project in Vlora and Kosovo* could invest in the planned gas-fired power plant there
Europe is firing up old coal plants to get through winter
20 June 2022 - Germany is getting retired coal plants back online as Gazprom's gas supply is dwindling while Italy may declare an emergency
Statement of the Day, Guterres: Fossil fuel industry used scandalous tactics like Big Tobacco
17 June 2022 - The fossil fuel industry has exploited precisely the same scandalous tactics as Big Tobacco, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said
Austria to ban gas boilers in new buildings in 2023
15 June 2022 - Austria is phasing out fossil fuels in heating, starting with a ban on the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from next year
Croatian entrepreneurs urge government action as power bills triple
13 June 2022 - Croatia's association of entrepreneurs is asking the government to ensure they pay the same price of electricity as households
Prishtina rejects Belgrade’s offer for coal-for-power swap
10 June 2022 - Two days ago, Aleksandar Vučić offered to supply electricity to Prishtina in exchange for coal, but also to pay for coal with money
Serbia to spend EUR 1 billion on electricity, coal imports by end of year
08 June 2022 - Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said EPS must complete investments to produce enough coal for domestic power production