European Commission approves restructuring aid for CE Oltenia up to EUR 2.66 billion
Restructuring aid has been approved for CE Oltenia, Romania's third-largest producer of electricity, to replace coal with gas and renewables
Conference Serbian Companies on Changing Power Market to be held in Belgrade on February 22
In Belgrade on February 22, Balkan Green Energy News is organizing a conference on the outlook for Serbia’s electricity market for the next few years and new roles of market players.
Turkey set to ratify Paris Agreement before COP26 climate summit
Turkey's parliament is expected to approve a bill ratifying the Paris Agreement by the end of this month.
EU expects Western Balkan countries to offer quality projects for financing under EUR 9 billion plan
The EU hopes the overall package that goes into Green Deal projects, digitalization, and resilience in the Western Balkans could reach nearly EUR 30 billion.
Timmermans: energy price hikes should speed up green transition, not slow it down
Only about a fifth of the energy price increase can be attributed to the rising costs of CO2 emissions, while the rest is simply due to a market shortage, says the European Commission’s vice president in charge of climate issues.
Western Balkans commit to railway modernization: Future is on Tracks
The Western Balkans agreed to overhaul and expand railways and roll out intercity links as a major factor in environmentally sustainable mobility
Greece’s biggest power consumer AoG to switch entirely to green energy from 2030
Aluminum of Greece (AoG), the country’s biggest electricity consumer, plans to switch entirely to green energy from 2030, as it signs its last electricity supply deal with Public Power Corporation.
EU announces carbon border tax from 2026 – what lies ahead for exporters from Western Balkans, Turkey
CBAM will be paid from 2026 on cement, iron, steel, fertilizers, aluminium and electricity, but power producers have on option to be exempted until 2030.
