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North Macedonia first in region to set coal phaseout date – thermal power plants will be shut down by 2028
25 June 2021 - North Macedonia is the first country in the Western Balkans to make a decision on abandoning coal, announcing it will shut down its thermal power plants by 2028.
Exploring opportunities to achieving water-food-energy-ecosystems Nexus in Western Balkans
28 May 2021 - Integrated management of water, energy, and land resources, while protecting ecosystems, remains a substantial challenge in the Western Balkans.
Serbia adopts four laws on energy, mining
21 April 2021 - The National Assembly has endorsed the law on renewables, the law on energy efficiency, the law on energy and the law on mining.
Serbia to add 400 MW in solar power plants, auctions starting by year-end
14 April 2021 - The first auctions may be held by the end of the year, according to speakers at the First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia.
Serbia to double share of renewable energy, reach 40% by 2040 – minister
22 March 2021 - Serbia’s share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption is now 20%, compared to the 27% target for 2020.
Romania has 1.4 GW of wind farms in the pipeline
16 March 2021 - This is yet another country in SEE with major development in the wind energy sector, after Greece, Bulgaria, BiH, Serbia.
European wind turbine orders jump to record 15 GW in 2020
22 January 2021 - The United Kingdom ordered the most wind turbine capacity, 4.4 GW, followed by the Netherlands, with 2.4 GW, and Sweden, with 1.4 GW.
Restart Energy, Interlink Capital Strategies to invest USD 500 million in green energy in Romania, region
12 January 2021 - Companies from Romania and the US have established a joint venture to develop investments in renewables and blockchain.
Turkey to launch solar tenders for 1 GW within two months – energy minister
11 January 2021 - Turkey will launch 74 tendering procedures under the Renewable Energy Resource Zones (YEKA) in the next two months
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
Greece NECP: Renewables share in electricity consumption to reach 61% by 2030
20 October 2020 - Greece's 2030 target for renewables is set at 35%, compared to 18% in 2018
Cyprus NECP: Renewables share to double by 2030
19 October 2020 - Cyprus plans to almost double the share of renewables – from 13.9% to 22.9% – by 2030
Climate tech investment poised for boom in decade ahead, PwC report implies
14 October 2020 - Startups in climate tech, a broad set of sectors tackling the decarbonization of the global economy...
EU presents guidelines on Green Agenda for Western Balkans
07 October 2020 - The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, envisaged by the European Green Deal, is expected...
PPC, EPCG get EUR 210 million in loans to absorb coronavirus challenges
04 August 2020 - State-owned power utilities from Greece and Montenegro – Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Elektroprivreda Crne...
Energy Community, EBRD publish policy guidelines on financing mechanisms for energy efficiency
27 July 2020 - The Energy Community Secretariat and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have prepared...