Hydropower dam in Albania gets PV plant, new RES capacities to be added
16 December 2021 - Hydropower plant Vau i Dejës will be turned into an integrated energy production hub with solar and wind power capacities
Government to develop 11.3 GW of solar, wind projects in Serbia
13 December 2021 - The draft program of economic reforms for the period 2022-2024 envisages the implementation of state projects for the construction of wind farms and solar power plants
EU approves Croatia’s renewable energy auction support mechanism
10 December 2021 - The European Commission has approved Croatia's EUR 783 million scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources through 2023
ERS power utility gets nod to issue bonds on Vienna Stock Exchange
02 December 2021 - It is a good test for ERS to check on the international financial market whether there is interest in buying its bonds
Turkish Cengiz evaluates expansion of its giant hybrid power plant
23 November 2021 - Cengiz is collecting wind data as it aims to expand its hybrid power plant Lower Kaleköy in eastern Turkey with another electricity source
China’s Sinomach eyes renewable energy projects in Serbia
11 November 2021 - Minister Mihajlović has said all Chinese companies are welcome to work on large infrastructural projects in power generation and renewable energy in Serbia.
EPCG, EPS agree to jointly construct HPP Komarnica
04 November 2021 - State-owned power utilities Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) and Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) are close to starting the construction
EU expects Western Balkan countries to offer quality projects for financing under EUR 9 billion plan
30 September 2021 - 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.
What’s new in Republic of Srpska’s draft law on renewables?
09 September 2021 - The new law will be aligned to a great extent with the EU’s Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.
Bileća hydropower plant project of 32 MW under development in BiH
09 September 2021 - State-owned firm HET intends to install hydropower plant Bileća of 32 MW as the third and last unit of a subsystem on the Trebišnjica river
EPCG, ERS discuss launching construction of hydropower plant Sutorina
25 June 2021 - EPCG and ERS have held a management meeting to discuss the launch of construction on hydropower plant Sutorina.
North Macedonia first in region to set coal phaseout date – thermal power plants will be shut down by 2028
25 June 2021 - North Macedonia is the first country in the Western Balkans to make a decision on abandoning coal, announcing it will shut down its thermal power plants by 2028.