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Serbia to protect vulnerable households from jump in energy prices
10 May 2022 - Serbia will adopt a decree to help 200.000 households to pay electricity bills and 50.000 will be able to get aid for heat costs, Minister Zorana Mihajlović said
European carbon prices tumble, failing to scale new highs as gas drops
09 May 2022 - Recession fears spilled over to the EU's carbon market: the price dropped 5% per ton after challenging recent record highs
SEE countries set up regional taskforce to jointly diversify gas supplies, strengthen energy security
05 May 2022 - Representatives of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, and Turkey also discussed decarbonization and the green transition
AES Bulgaria to look into developing solar, energy storage projects
05 May 2022 - AES Bulgaria will explore options for developing a combined 100 MW solar power and battery energy storage project
Eurelectric: unsuitable measures to tame electricity prices would hinder investments in renewables
04 May 2022 - Eurelectric has published its response to the European Commission's options for immediate price mitigation measures
Launch of works on Alexandroupolis LNG terminal in Greece
03 May 2022 - Works on the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal were launched today in Greece, a project that is expected to help reduce dependence on Russian gas.
ACER report: electricity price volatility is likely to increase in years ahead
02 May 2022 - In its Final Assessment of the EU Wholesale Electricity Market Design, ACER says that the electricity market design is not to blame for the energy crisis
Bulgaria reviewing gas transit contracts with Gazprom after delivery suspension
27 April 2022 - Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said Gazprom's move is blackmail and that the government is reviewing all agreements, including the ones on transit
Robert Golob’s movement wins Slovenia elections with green economy pledge
26 April 2022 - Robert Golob and his Freedom Movement based the economic program on decarbonization and digitalization with renewables and nuclear power as energy pillars
EU mulls higher renewables target for 2030 to speed up shift from Russian fossil fuels
21 April 2022 - Last year the European Commission proposed lifting the existing 32% target for renewables in the overall energy mix to 40%, and is now considering raising it to 45%.
Balkan countries count on offshore platforms, LNG to replace Russian gas
20 April 2022 - Southeastern European countries are cutting red tape for offshore gas, offering incentives and looking at LNG as an alternative to Russian gas
Mihajlović, Hill hint at Serbia-US strategic partnership agreement
19 April 2022 - A strategic partnership agreement would make joint projects easier, especially in the energy sector, US Ambassador to Serbia Christopher Hill said
Turkey seeks to produce biomethane from animal waste to cut natural gas imports
18 April 2022 - Turkey has built a prototype of a device for upgrading animal waste biogas into biomethane, a renewable alternative to natural gas.
Environmentalists oppose Greece’s plan to accelerate fossil gas exploration, extraction
14 April 2022 - Greece is speeding up exploration activities with the aim to exploit potential oil and gas reserves and build infrastructure
How will EU free itself from Russian gas and why gas will be as expensive as champagne
13 April 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat's Head of Gas Unit Predrag Grujičić explains the future of natural gas in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
08 April 2022 - In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.