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PM Golob: Slovenia earmarks EUR 5 billion to ease energy crisis in 2023
27 September 2022 - Slovenia will spend almost EUR 5 billion more to shield households and the economy from the energy crisis, Prime Minister Robert Golob said
Green transformation of Bulgarian coal power plant Bobov Dol
21 September 2022 - After introducing biomass, coal-fired Bobov Dol power plant in Bulgaria is preparing to build a 100 MW photovoltaic unit for a hydrogen project
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
EU fails to agree price cap on Russian gas
10 September 2022 - EU energy ministers achieved little progress with regard to plans for a price cap on Russian gas
Subsidies for fossil fuels doubled in 2021 and continue to increase
05 September 2022 - Support for fossil fuels doubled in 2021 compared to the year before to nearly USD 700 billion, slowing progress toward climate goals
Bulgarian gas thriller – between LNG tankers and payments in rubles
24 August 2022 - Bulgaria is looking to Azerbaijan and Turkey for additional gas supplies, as the caretaker government announces inevitable talks with Gazprom
Croatia plans to expand LNG terminal on Krk island
23 August 2022 - Croatia is boosting its LNG capacity in a bid to strengthen gas supplies, while environmental organizations say the government is misleading the public
Germany still on the fence about full nuclear shutdown
22 August 2022 - Economy Minister Robert Habeck says delaying the planned nuclear power plant shutdown would be the wrong move
EU power, gas prices smashing records amid drought, EdF’s nuclear plant setback
03 August 2022 - Low water levels in major rivers disturb the operation of nuclear power plants and the transportation of coal
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
EU adopts watered-down plan to cut gas demand by 15% by March
26 July 2022 - EU energy ministers agreed to voluntarily reduce the demand for natural gas by 15% through March, but with several changes to the plan
ERS sets up wind farm subsidiary to develop Donja Trusina project
26 July 2022 - The Republic of Srpska is establishing a project firm under state-owned power utility ERS to develop the Donja Trusina wind park project
Germany to reconsider nuclear plant shutdown in following weeks
19 July 2022 - Faced with the gas supply crunch, German ministers from the Greens are willing to reconsider the scheduled closure of the last nuclear plants
EPCG hires Swiss consultancy for gas power plant projects
12 July 2022 - EPCG will work with SS&A Power Consultancy on projects for the first gas-fired power plants in combination with renewables in Montenegro
Slovenia’s Energy Agency issues gas crisis warning
12 July 2022 - Gas supply in Slovenia is still running smoothly, but the Energy Agency warned there would be disruptions if flows from Russia are reduced
Greece, Bulgaria inaugurate IGB gas pipeline
11 July 2022 - The two prime ministers symbolically turned the valve at their IGB interconnector. It will initially get gas through the TAP pipeline.