energy crisis
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
Belgrade offers coal-for-power swap to Prishtina
08 June 2022 - Serbia is also ready to pay for coal with money, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said
Renewables are cornerstone of Kosovo* energy strategy through 2031
08 June 2022 - Kosovo* aims to boost its renewables capacity by 5.6 times within a decade to 1.4 GW including 100 MW from the prosumers segment
EUR 1 billion loan for HEP to secure energy supplies
07 June 2022 - The funds will be used to buy gas for the Okoli storage facility and achieve the target set by EU to fill up at least 80% of gas storage capacity before the winter
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
06 June 2022 - Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
EU ban on Russian oil to boost fuel prices in Southeastern Europe
06 June 2022 - Exemptions from sanctions were granted to Bulgaria and Croatia as well as to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia
Government of Serbia keeps electricity prices at EUR 75 per MWh until end of August
03 June 2022 - Serbia has decided to keep electricity tariffs frozen to ease the burden of the price spike on consumers amid the energy crisis
Romanian energy suppliers warn compensation for price caps is drying up their liquidity
02 June 2022 - The Romanian association of energy suppliers says some of its members may cease operations amid a lack of compensation for energy price caps
Energy crisis is not emergency but new reality – Trhulj
01 June 2022 - Power companies imported electricity at a price three to five times higher than their retail price
WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants
31 May 2022 - It's going to be a long winter in several Western Balkan countries as old coal-fired power plants are unreliable and lignite is scarce