Serbia to support large-scale energy projects in 2023 with state guarantees for loans
07 December 2022 - Serbia will have the opportunity to kick-start significant energy projects in 2023, as the proposed law on a budget contains state guarantees and project loans
Romania, Bulgaria in talks on 840 MW hydropower project on Danube river
23 November 2022 - Romanian officials said talks would resume with Bulgaria on building the Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower plant on the Danube river
Hidroelectrica restarting pumped storage hydropower plant project
15 November 2022 - The largest electricity producer in Romania recommends to build the Islaz dam with a pumped storage hydroelectric facility
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
PPC making progress with Mesochora hydropower, irrigation project
23 September 2022 - The environmental impact study for the Mesochora hydropower plant in Greece is finished and expropriation is advancing, a news report said
Greece’s PPC and Macedonia’s ESM on track for partnership for Čebren hydropower plant
09 September 2022 - Greece's PPC is likely to win the concession for the construction and management of the Čebren hydropower plant
Drought lowers hydropower plant output in Serbia, Europe
10 August 2022 - 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
09 August 2022 - Norway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at times when the levels of water in hydropower accumulations are low
CEE Bankwatch: Southeast Europe hydropower investment risks are high and rising
28 July 2022 - Greenfield large hydropower investments across southeast Europe face major risks and low realisation rates, according to a new report by CEE Bankwatch and partner organisations.
No more permits for small hydropower plants in Federation of BiH
11 July 2022 - The Federation of BiH banned permitting for small hydropower plants of up to 10 MW in capacity, but activists say the struggle is not over
One more step to definitely ban small hydropower plants in FBiH
08 June 2022 - The Parliament of FBiH must ban small hydropower plants before the elections or the initiative may fail, environmentalist Anes Podić warns
North Macedonia to revitalize eight hydropower plants by 2026
30 May 2022 - Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski announced a project to revitalize eight large hydroelectric power plants in...