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UPDATE: North Macedonia prepares first agreements with strategic investors for solar power plants, cogeneration
05 February 2024 - The first four projects are solar power plants Pehčevo and Stipion, cogeneration facility Skopje, and a photovoltaic plant with gas engines
Slovenia reaches political consensus on long-term energy policy – prime minister
01 February 2024 - The consensus was reached at a meeting of representatives of top state institutions and parliamentary political parties
Scottish Aggreko takes over Slovenia-based Resalta
29 January 2024 - Energy solutions provider Aggreko, with headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, has acquired Slovenia’s energy service firm Resalta
First facility for production of hydrogen in Croatia to be installed in Križevci
17 January 2024 - The hydrogen project is being implemented by Dok-Ing from Zagreb and the Križevci waste management utility Križevačko Komunalno Poduzeće
CGES signs grid connection agreement for 240 MW solar power plant
10 January 2024 - Montenegro's TSO has so far signed three contracts for the grid connections for utility-scale PV facilities with a total capacity of 1,000 MW
Local authorities join solar party – Herceg Novi to install municipal PV plant
22 December 2023 - Herceg Novi plans to join Mostar as the second local authority in the Western Balkans its own utility-scale renewable power project.
First ground-mounted solar power plant starts operation in Montenegro
21 December 2023 - Photovoltaic facility Čevo Solar of 4.4 MW was built in the village of Čevo near Montenegro's historical capital Cetinje
Serbia gets first photovoltaic panel factory
18 December 2023 - Domi Eko Solar has started the production of solar photovoltaic panels in its plant near Velika Plana, in central Serbia
The time to scale-up renewables is now
15 December 2023 - The COP 28 commitment to triple renewable energy worldwide by 2030 is a critical step forward in addressing the climate crisis. However, achieving this accelerated deployment demands innovative models that increase private investment and build the capacities of local markets
North Macedonia seeks investors in solar power projects in industrial zones
07 December 2023 - Investors can apply for public-private partnerships in North Macedonia for the construction of solar power plants in industrial zones
Croatia’s HEP starts up new unit at cogeneration plant in Zagreb
30 November 2023 - The new unit is HEP's largest investment in new generation facilities in the last ten years, and it will replace outdated units
Hithium, Solarpro shake hands for largest battery energy storage project in SEE
16 November 2023 - The battery energy storage system in Bulgaria will be the first joint project of Hithium and Solarpro, part of Renalfa Solarpro Group
Rio Tinto filed nine lawsuits against Serbia
15 November 2023 - Rio Tinto’s Serbian subsidiary Rio Sava has submitted nine lawsuits against the Government of Serbia over the suspension of the Jadar project
EBRD approves loan to NLB Bank for green investments in Montenegro
15 November 2023 - EBRD provided EUR 2 million to NLB Bank in Montenegro to on-lend to homeowners for investment in energy efficiency measures.
Croatia’s HEP signs contract for its largest solar power plant
09 November 2023 - The Dugopolje solar power plant would be the twelfth photovoltaic plant owned by energy company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda
Energy Community Conference on Advancing Renewable Investments to be held on November 16 in Ljubljana
26 October 2023 - The Energy Community is organizing an event to foster cooperation between governments and potential renewable energy investors