natural gas
CE Oltenia, OMV Petrom to build four PV plants through JVs
03 October 2022 - OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia agreed to build four solar parks with a combined capacity of 450 MW at former coal mining locations in Romania
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
Dodik: ERS to offer electricity at long-term fixed price to investors in Republic of Srpska
28 September 2022 - Serb leader in BiH Milorad Dodik said investors in the Republic of Srpska can get five-year PPAs from ERS at EUR 80 per MWh
PM Golob: Slovenia earmarks EUR 5 billion to ease energy crisis in 2023
27 September 2022 - Slovenia will spend almost EUR 5 billion more to shield households and the economy from the energy crisis, Prime Minister Robert Golob said
Governments should subsidize energy savings, not gas, electricity prices – analysis
22 September 2022 - The analysis Why Gas Price Cap and Consumer Subsidies Are Both Extremely Costly and Ultimately Futile was prepared by CEPS
NGOs start legal action against EU over including gas in green taxonomy
21 September 2022 - The European Commission has up to 22 weeks to reply, and if it refuses, the NGOs will be able to turn to the Court of Justice of the EU
Green transformation of Bulgarian coal power plant Bobov Dol
21 September 2022 - After introducing biomass, coal-fired Bobov Dol power plant in Bulgaria is preparing to build a 100 MW photovoltaic unit for a hydrogen project
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
14 September 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
EU fails to agree price cap on Russian gas
10 September 2022 - EU energy ministers achieved little progress with regard to plans for a price cap on Russian gas
While Kremlin vows to restore gas supply if sanctions are scrapped, energy traders are reaping record profits
09 September 2022 - The severe dispute between Russia and the West, as always in similar situations, is being used by other countries
Natural gas, electricity prices soar 30% on Nord Stream 1 shutdown
05 September 2022 - Gazprom said it would keep the Nord Stream 1 pipeline offline right after the G7 agreed to cap the price of Russian oil
German firms reduce, halt production over high energy prices
01 September 2022 - The halting of production because of the high energy prices is seen by the German government as an alarming situation
Romania sells decommissioned Mintia coal power plant
30 August 2022 - The buyer is required to invest in a new power generation unit that will mainly use natural gas and renewables
EU governments preparing market reforms to decouple power prices from gas
29 August 2022 - Austria, Belgium, and Germany believe market reforms are inevitable to weaken the prevailing influence of gas costs on electricity prices
The Hague hopes to keep buying Russian gas after EU sanctions deadline
26 August 2022 - The Hague seeks a temporary exemption from the EU’s sanctions against Russia as it struggles to find a replacement for Gazprom’s gas
France to introduce unprecedented measures to cushion energy crisis
25 August 2022 - The French government has made a move to have as many new power plants as possible in operation in the shortest possible time