interconnections
Greece’s IPTO enters EuroAsia Interconnector project with 25% share
30 June 2023 - The Independent Electricity Transmission Operator of Greece will participate in the share capital of EuroAsia Interconnector with 25%
Hristov: Bulgaria joins Black Sea power interconnection project
06 June 2023 - Bulgaria will participate in the strategic partnership for the installation of a submarine cable under the Black Sea
Masdar to invest in green energy with developer of Greece-Egypt power link
17 May 2023 - Copelouzos Group and Masdar's Infinity Power are mulling joint green electricity projects to feed the proposed Egypt-Greece interconnection
Major hydrogen corridors to pass through Southeastern Europe
24 April 2023 - All corridors outlined by the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance would be connected to Germany. One is through Southeastern Europe.
Greece presents plan to export green energy to Europe through Western Balkans
23 March 2023 - The Greek PM floated a plan to export renewable electricity to Europe through new interconnections with a focus on the Western Balkans
Greece’s IPTO working on interconnections with all neighboring countries
07 February 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO added several interconnections to its ten-year development plan
Bulgaria starts building second gas pipeline interconnection with Serbia
01 February 2023 - Bulgaria marked the start of construction today of its part of the second gas interconnection with neighboring Serbia
Germany to build two green hydrogen pipelines with other EU countries
26 January 2023 - Germany joined the H2Med project and is also working on a green hydrogen pipeline project with Belgium in the North Sea
RWE, Equinor plan hydrogen pipeline, joint power plants in Germany
09 January 2023 - RWE and Equinor are working on a plan to produce and transport hydrogen through a proposed pipeline from Norway to Germany
EU leaders agree in principle to cap sharp increases in gas prices
21 October 2022 - The European Council agreed in principle on measures to ease the energy crisis, passing the issue to ministers and the European Commission
Works begin on world’s longest undersea cable – EuroAsia Interconnector
17 October 2022 - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said the EuroAsia Interconnector with Greece and Israel would end his country's energy isolation
Gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria to start commercial operation on October 1
29 September 2022 - Greece and Bulgaria issued operating permits for the interconnector between the two countries' gas networks
Georgia, Romania plan power interconnection under Black Sea
06 September 2022 - Georgia is planning an undersea electricity link with Romania worth EUR 2 billion and Azerbaijan and Hungary are set to join the project
Greece increases electricity exports to neighboring Balkan countries
29 August 2022 - Electricity exports from Greece to its neighbors in the north have increased in July and are expected to increase further in August.
EU supports Serbia with loans, grant for power interconnections, smart metering
08 August 2022 - Serbia is getting a grant of EUR 17 million for power interconnections and a smart metering project. They are worth EUR 81 million in total and financed with loans.
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate