How to unlock and accelerate investments in solar and wind in Serbia: proposal for new auction model
In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, Professor Željko Đurišić from the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade revealed his stance on the main issues affecting the energy sector
Climate change is making it hard to predict hydropower plant output in Drina River basin
Depending on the assumptions on the trend of global emissions and the impacts of climate change over the next three decades, there is significant fluctuation in the expected water flows in the Drina River basin, so hydroelectric plant productivity cannot be projected with confidence, according to a Nexus Assessment report published by GWP-Med and UNECE. […]
Kosovo* imposes rolling blackouts amid power supply uncertainty in Western Balkans
Lignite shortage and poor hydrology are jeopardizing the security of electricity supply in the Western Balkans
Erdogan inaugurates 34 hydropower plants
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inaugurated 34 recently hydropower plants with an estimated annual output of 2.3 TWh in total
Drought lowers hydropower plant output in Serbia, Europe
The water flow in Serbia's hydropower system dropped by a half, increasing the need for electricity imports, but the situation is similar across Europe
Norway to impose power export controls
Norway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at times when the levels of water in hydropower accumulations are low
Power utility EPHZHB requests ban on electricity exports from BiH
BiH is the biggest electricity exporter in the Western Balkans, but the energy crisis and the drought are now jeopardizing supply
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland