hydropower
GEN-I to roll out option to supply power produced without fossil fuels
09 December 2020 - Households and firms in Slovenia will soon be able to purchase power produced only from...
Mladen Bojanić in charge of energy in new Government of Montenegro, Ratko Mitrović gets environment portfolio
04 December 2020 - Minister of Ecology and Spatial and Urban Planning Ratko Mitrović and Minister of Capital Investments Mladen Bojanić start tenure in Montenegro
HESS to build biggest photovoltaic plant in Slovenia, link it to HPP Brežice
01 December 2020 - HESS plans to add a 6 MW photovoltaic unit to its Brežice hydroelectric plant, located...
Renewables make up 99.6% of new power capacity in Turkey this year
26 November 2020 - Hydroelectric units had a 66.6% share in the commissioned power capacity in Turkey in the first three quarters, compared to 99.6% for all renewables
Slovenia’s NECP: Local communities, protected areas limit renewables growth
22 October 2020 - Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles for renewables in Slovenia
IEA: Solar PV is to become “king” of power supply in decade ahead
15 October 2020 - Solar PV appears set for massive expansion, with a projected average growth rate at 13%...
National Bank of Greece raises EUR 500 million via green energy bonds
06 October 2020 - NBG sold green energy bonds worth EUR 500 million with the obligation to invest the...
EPS gets approval in Serbia for Gornja Drina hydropower project in BiH
30 September 2020 - Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) managed to surpass another obstacle in its plan to construct a hydropower...
Kosovo* parliamentarians reviewing small hydropower permits
29 September 2020 - A group of lawmakers in Prishtina held the first meeting within their three-month deadline for...
Protest announced against small hydropower plants in North Macedonia
25 September 2020 - Environmentalist groups and nature enthusiasts in North Macedonia are joining villagers in the Shar mountain...
Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
23 September 2020 - Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass...
Bulgaria to add 2.65 GW of renewables capacity by 2030
15 September 2020 - In its draft Sustainable Energy Development Strategy until 2030 with a 2050 horizon, Bulgaria doesn’t...
Energy transition in BiH: burden or chance for development
11 September 2020 - Experts Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Igor Kalaba called for reform and the beginning of...
Outrage in Skopje over destruction of river for small hydropower plant
02 September 2020 - Locals are complaining about damage to the landscape amid works on the first of the...
Montenegro awards deal to EPCG for hydropower plant Komarnica
01 September 2020 - State-owned power producer Elektroprivreda Crne Gore got the right to build Montenegro’s first hydroelectric station...
Slovenia approves EUR 12.7 million for unfinished infrastructure at HPP Brežice
20 August 2020 - The Slovenian government has approved an additional EUR 12.7 million to complete the unfinished infrastructure...