hydropower
Climate Bonds Initiative rolls out criteria for sustainable hydropower
29 March 2021 - Hydropower developers and operators that want to raise funds via green bonds can now certify their environmental footprint by using CBI's tools
IRENA: Albania’s cost-effective solar and wind potential is estimated at more than 7 GW
26 March 2021 - IRENA says Albania could significantly improve energy security and resilience to climate change by tapping on solar and wind potentials.
Activists preparing for protest if permit for small hydropower plant in Rakita isn’t scrapped
01 March 2021 - The ORSP movement will hold a protest if the Government of Serbia doesn't annul the license for the SHPP in Rakita village by March 7
Small hydropower plant owner sues activist Shpresa Loshaj in Kosovo* for defamation
22 February 2021 - Shpresa Loshaj from the Pishtarët movement said she would respond to a lawsuit by KelKos,...
Germany extends EUR 80.5 million in cheap loans for energy in North Macedonia
15 February 2021 - KfW Development Bank approved a credit package of EUR 80.5 million and a EUR 2.4 million grant to North Macedonia for ESM's energy projects
IRENA, IHA promote role of sustainable hydropower on path to climate goals
10 February 2021 - IRENA and IHA argue sustainable hydropower should be incentivized due to its importance for the carbon neutrality push
Albania’s KESH to build 5.1 MW solar power plant at Qyrsaqi dam in Vau i Dejës
12 January 2021 - State-owned KESH intends to build a 5.1 MW solar power plant at one of the three dams at the reservoir of its Vau i Dejës hydropower plant
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...