hydropower
Končar KET to refurbish HPP Vacha in Bulgaria
28 August 2019 - A consortium comprising Croatia’s Končar KET and Czech ČKD Blansko Holding has signed a contract...
EBRD requires proper environmental impact assessment for projects it finances
23 August 2019 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) applies tight environmental and social standards to...
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
02 July 2019 - Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under...
Most Read in June: Siemens Gamesa’s ETES, Montenegro goes coal-free for 10 days, EC Albania report
01 July 2019 - Even though it was published in late June, the news about Siemens Gamesa’s breakthrough electrothermal...
Elsewedy agrees to buy 4 wind farms, 1 SHPP in Greece
28 June 2019 - Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric, an integrated energy and infrastructure solution provider, has announced entering into a...
European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments
03 June 2019 - Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...
Czech energy company CEZ eyes pullout from Romania, Turkey
30 May 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ is working on divesting assets in Bulgaria but it may also...
EU Commission: Serbia makes limited progress on energy, climate change yet to receive adequate attention
29 May 2019 - Serbia made limited progress in the area of energy, while the policy areas of environment...
EBRD tightens environmental, disclosure standards for all hydropower projects
22 May 2019 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has unveiled its new good governance policies...
Western Balkan countries once again commit to clean energy development, as EU warns them about hydropower
22 February 2019 - Western Balkan countries are renewing their vows to switch to clean energy sources under joint...
Construction of SHPP near Štrpce halted, Podgorica to host talks on hydropower in the region
12 February 2019 - Amid the public outcry against the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) throughout the region,...
Albania freezes new hydropower projects on environmental concerns
05 February 2019 - Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new...
How is Balkan region progressing on energy and climate plans?
16 January 2019 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece are among 7 EU member states that failed to submit drafts...
KESH adopts climate risk management plan
27 December 2018 - Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH, whose production is almost entirely dependent on hydropower plants (HPP),...
Extending feed-in tariffs risks turning public opinion against renewable energy
11 December 2018 - Author: Pippa Gallop, Research Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network One of the main factors driving the...
Business interests of coal, oil, gas, nuclear are main obstacle to 100% renewable electricity worldwide
27 November 2018 - Serbia has enough potential to cover energy demand with renewables only, including solar, wind, biomass,...