hydropower plants
Serbian power system can already balance five times more wind farm capacity than now
28 December 2022 - There is enough technical flexibility in the Serbian power system to maintain load balance and provide balancing reserves for 1,865 MW from RES
Đukanović: Montenegro earns EUR 46.4 million from electricity exports in three weeks
12 December 2022 - Another good news from Montenegro is that the share of wind in domestic electricity production on December 9 was the highest in Europe
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
08 December 2022 - Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million
EU launches EUR 1 billion energy support package for Western Balkans
07 December 2022 - The EU will back six renewable energy infrastructure projects in the Western Balkans with grants from a EUR 500 million package
Romania to complete dormant Pașcani hydropower project with EU funds
05 December 2022 - Romania has included the Pașcani hydropower project, which is on hold since 2018, on the list for EU grants
Turkey completes world’s fifth-highest arch dam with hydropower plant
28 November 2022 - The Çoruh river is now filling the reservoir at the 558 MW Yusufeli hydropower plant and arch dam, the world's fifth-highest of its kind
Albania’s power utility KESH to seek multiyear contracts for electricity imports
16 November 2022 - KESH revealed it is working on a plan for covering Albania's electricity deficit through import contracts of up to five years
Greece set for a record year with 2 GW of new renewables
10 November 2022 - Greek renewables and especially solar are set for a record year, as 888 MW was added in the first six months
Đedović: Energy sector reforms are priority, lithium production to be examined
04 November 2022 - Dubravka Đedović has visited the Kolubara mining basin to get first-hand information on coal production
Rama: Albania to tax windfall profits of private hydropower producers
01 November 2022 - The largest operators of private hydropower plants in Albania will need to pay a windfall profit tax, Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed
Albania issues permits for seven hydropower plants on Gostima river
14 October 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Authority has issued licenses to Egnatia Hydropower for a hydropower plant cascade on the Gostima river, near Elbasan
Supplier fair to be held in London for Albania’s Skavica hydropower project
06 October 2022 - UKEF and Bechtel will present suppliers registered in Britain with the Skavica hydropower project in Albania and other opportunities
Sustainable Nexus solutions for Drin river basin
05 October 2022 - In a new Nexus Assessment, GWP-Med and UNECE point to tools that can reconcile rival interests over the use of natural resources for energy, agriculture and water use in the Drin river basin
Solar power plant inaugurated at Zlatoličje hydropower plant in Slovenia
29 September 2022 - The first part of the 30 MW Zlatoličje-Formin solar power plant in Slovenia has entered regular operation
Dodik: ERS to offer electricity at long-term fixed price to investors in Republic of Srpska
28 September 2022 - Serb leader in BiH Milorad Dodik said investors in the Republic of Srpska can get five-year PPAs from ERS at EUR 80 per MWh
Albania is blessed with water but faces tough choices on environment, development
16 September 2022 - Achieving climate resilience while ensuring water security and energy and food security are key preconditions for economic growth, human prosperity and healthy ecosystems in Albaniaa according to a Nexus Assessment report published by GWP-Med and UNECE