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EMS to start building final section of Trans-Balkan Corridor in 2025
24 January 2023 - Serbia’s transmission system operator EMS has received a EUR 8.5 million grant for the construction of the fourth section of the Trans-Balkan Corridor
Kosovo* secures financing for first large-scale solar thermal project in Western Balkans
23 December 2022 - Big solar thermal projects are seen as the proper solution for district heating decarbonization in the region
EPCG signs EUR 29.4 million deal to overhaul three units at HPP Perućica
15 December 2022 - The overhaul of three generators at HPP Perućica is the second phase of a project to modernize EPCG’s oldest hydropower plant
Novi Pazar converts heating plant from fuel oil to biomass
18 October 2022 - The investment is part of a project for the decarbonization of ten heating plants and switching them from fossil fuels to biomass
Consultant needed for Solar4Kosovo 1 – Photovoltaics project
12 September 2022 - Kosovo Energy Corp. plans to install a solar power plant of up to 100 MW where it used to dump ash and the overburden from coal mining
North Macedonia considering change in renewable energy auction model
24 June 2022 - North Macedonia may change its renewable energy auction model as power prices jumped, the Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Viktor Andonov says
Serbia invests billions of euros in wastewater treatment
08 June 2022 - The latest agreements and earlier loans amount to EUR 4 billion in investments in wastewater treatment and utility infrastructure.
Serbian power utility kicks- off construction of its first wind power plant Kostolac
20 May 2022 - EPS signed the loan agreement in November 2017, and received an energy permit for the wind farm at the end of 2018
Germany to suspend financing for wind farm Hrgud, other projects in Republic of Srpska
19 April 2022 - The German government is suspending work on four infrastructure projects in the Republic of Srpska, worth a total of EUR 105 million.
Prishtina’s district heating company to build 70 MW solar thermal plant
26 March 2022 - Prishtina's municipal district heating firm Termokos will get 70 MW of heat in a solar project worth EUR 64 million
Albania’s KESH to reconstruct its hydropower plant Fierza
31 January 2022 - The Fierza hydropower plant in Albania will be upgraded within the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans
Bitola in North Macedonia to get district heating from coal power plant
08 December 2021 - The construction of a district heating pipeline from REK Bitola has begun, almost forty years after the thermal power plant was built
GGF Impact Stories: Raising awareness of household energy efficiency benefits in Kosovo*
12 November 2021 - An awareness-raising campaign for households in Kosovo* has helped homeowners understand the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Germany’s GOPA to advise ERS on Hrgud wind farm project
22 September 2021 - Germany’s GOPA will be ERS's adviser in preparing project documents and overseeing the construction of wind farm Hrgud.
Two biomass heating plants to be operational in Serbia as of October 1
10 September 2021 - Two facilities with an installed capacity of 9.8 MW will use wood chips instead of coal, fuel oil and natural gas.
Serbia’s EMS seeks consultant for EUR 59 million overhead power line project
30 July 2021 - EMS will pick a consulting firm for the construction of a double circuit 400 kV overhead transmission line between Obrenovac and Bajina Bašta