natural gas
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
Cogeneration power plant in Pančevo starts electricity production
15 November 2022 - Electricity is delivered to power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije, said oil and gas company NIS, one of the owners of the facility
IEA warns EU of severe gas shortage risk for winter 2023/24
07 November 2022 - The EU may face a gas shortage of 30 billion cubic meters ahead of the heating season next year, the International Energy Agency said
Germany to extend operation of three nuclear power plants until April 2023
18 October 2022 - Germany is trying to ensure a stable supply of energy and lower the prices of electricity and 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