natural gas
Greek Mytilineos awarded strategic investment status for gas CHP in North Macedonia
18 October 2022 - North Macedonia has been selecting strategic investment projects to speed up power plant construction and boost domestic energy output
Rystad Energy: Investments in renewables in Europe set to surpass oil, gas in 2022
17 October 2022 - The surge in spot electricity prices in Europe decreased the payback period of wind and solar power projects, according to Rystad Energy
France joins Germany in accusing US of using Ukraine war to overcharge for gas
12 October 2022 - American allies in Europe believe the US should show solidarity amid growing pressure over high gas prices
North Macedonia puts its biggest solar power plant into operation
11 October 2022 - GEN-I connected its 17 MW solar power plant southeast of Skopje to the grid four months before the deadline
Minister Han says firms in Slovenia should hold off on buying power, gas for 2023
07 October 2022 - Minister of Economic Development and Technology Matjaž Han recommended to energy buyers in Slovenia not to sign contracts yet
German coal plant operator LEAG to invest EUR 10 billion in green energy
05 October 2022 - LEAG is switching to wind and solar power, energy storage and sustainable mobility as Germany aims to phase out coal by 2038 or sooner
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