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Croatian pharmaceutical firm Pliva to cover 30% of its electricity demand with PV plant
24 May 2023 - A solar power plant with a capacity of 9.71 MW was installed next to Pliva's factory in Savski Marof just outside Zagreb
SEGE starts construction of largest solar project in Western Balkans in Kosovo*
22 May 2023 - According to SEGE's website, the electricity will be sold abroad via the transmission grid operated by TSO KOSTT
Serbia’s TSO EMS to use Plexos to model grid investments
18 May 2023 - Simulating markets will help EMS to plan short-, medium- and long-term procurement decisions, forecasting losses and investment opportunities
Croatia’s offshore wind potential estimated at 25 GW
15 May 2023 - It is the result of the Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources at Sea in Croatia, the first such study prepared in the country
CWP Europe to launch socially responsible activities within Montechevo solar project in Montenegro
15 May 2023 - The investment in the proposed photovoltaic facility is EUR 360 million. It is planned to be built in phases.
Acciona, DTEK win energy approvals for projects in Croatia
11 May 2023 - The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has published two decisions on issuing energy approvals to the best bidders
Serbia looking for strategic partner to build 1 GW of solar
09 May 2023 - The power plants and batteries will be handed over to state power utility EPS under a turn-key contract
Bosnian mining city Živinice to install solar power plants with state-owned utility EPBiH
05 May 2023 - It could make the city in the north of BiH the first coal-dependent area in the Western Balkans that kicks off the energy transition
Serbia asks Japan’s agency JICA to finance pumped storage project Bistrica
27 April 2023 - The Bistrica facility, according to earlier assessments, should have a capacity of 628 MW, and it was valued at EUR 700 million
North Macedonia to subsidize households to switch to natural gas for heating
25 April 2023 - The incentives to replace coal, wood and fuel oil with gas is a novelty in the country’s household subsidy program in the energy sector
Voltalia secures EUR 99 million loan for Karavasta solar power plant
25 April 2023 - The construction of the 140 MW Karavasta solar power plant, the first utility-scale PV project in Albania, started in July
Serbia’s DSO Elektrodistribucija Srbije launches smart meter procurement
24 April 2023 - The deadline for bids to modernize the measuring infrastructure of the distribution system operator is May 3
Serbia’s EPS revives its first solar project
10 April 2023 - The decision to repeat a call for the solar power plant Petka is yet another proof that Elektroprivreda Srbije is on the road to recovery
BiH’s Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske intends to use drones to monitor distribution grid
15 March 2023 - ERS has announced a tender for the purchase of a drone for Elektrokrajina, its first distribution firm that would use such a device
Profine Energy developing battery-backed solar power projects of 550 MW in Serbia, BiH
13 March 2023 - The firm is a joint venture between PVC doors and windows manufacturer Profine and energy company Wirth Group
EU households with solar panels combined with heat pumps save up to 84%
13 March 2023 - Compared to homes reliant on gas heating and without solar panels, households in Germany, Spain, and Italy saved up to EU 3,700 last year