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Bulgaria starts building second gas pipeline interconnection with Serbia
01 February 2023 - Bulgaria marked the start of construction today of its part of the second gas interconnection with neighboring Serbia
Greek firms start construction of 840 MW gas plant in Alexandroupolis, target Balkans for power exports
14 January 2023 - PPC, DEPA Commercial and Damco Energy marked the start of works on a gas-fired power plant in Alexandroupolis in Greece
Germany sticks with natural gas as transitional fuel
12 January 2023 - It plans to build gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of 21 GW, compared to the current 27.5 GW
Balluku: Albania aims to become net electricity exporter by 2030, plans solar power auction this year
11 January 2023 - Albania aims to become an energy leader in the region and a net power exporter by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku said
RWE, Equinor plan hydrogen pipeline, joint power plants in Germany
09 January 2023 - RWE and Equinor are working on a plan to produce and transport hydrogen through a proposed pipeline from Norway to Germany
Bulgaria secures access to Turkish LNG terminals for natural gas imports
05 January 2023 - Bulgaria has signed a long-term contract with Turkey on the transit of 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
Romania rolls out windfall profit tax for fossil fuel sector
29 December 2022 - Romania introduced a 60% tax on excess profits for companies that are operating in the areas of oil, gas and coal
Serbia to import gas, electricity from Azerbaijan, get oil via Croatia
22 December 2022 - A Serbian delegation led by President Aleksandar Vučić and including ministers of energy and finance has visited Azerbaijan
Council of EU agrees to accelerate permitting for renewables
21 December 2022 - The European Council and the European Parliament are starting talks on simplifying the permitting rules for renewables and cutting deadlines
Greece delays closure of three coal plant units to 2025
16 December 2022 - PPC’s lignite plants are to continue operation beyond 2023, in a reversal of the government’s decarbonization policy
Serbia issues decree to expand list of energy consumers eligible for aid
09 December 2022 - Serbia will subsidize electricity, gas and heating bills for vulnerable households with EUR 34.1 million
ENTSO-E Winter Outlook: Supply risks possible in six European countries
05 December 2022 - ENTSO-E’s warning is part of the Winter Outlook 2022-2023, an analysis of the security of electricity supply on a pan-European level
IEA: Global energy crisis is driving surge in heat pumps
01 December 2022 - Sales of heat pumps will soar to record levels in the coming years as the energy crisis accelerated their deployment
EU energy package talks paralyzed by gas price cap rift
25 November 2022 - EU energy ministers agreed on most parts of the gas market reform, but the price cap issue has prevented the formal adoption of the package
North Macedonia, Albania sign agreement on joint projects for gas, LNG, renewables
15 November 2022 - North Macedonia and Albania vowed to cooperate in gas infrastructure and renewable energy and the construction of an LNG terminal in Vlora