Milestone bill expected to make Poland top offshore wind player in the Baltics
Poland has adopted its first ever law regulating offshore wind development in what is expected to help the country transition away from fossil fuels and eventually become the biggest player in offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. Poland currently has no offshore wind capacity, while over 70% of its electricity is produced from coal and […]
IPTO to invest EUR 4.1 billion in new interconnections, renewables integration, batteries
Greece’s independent transmission system operator, IPTO, plans to invest EUR 4.1 billion over the next 10 years to build new interconnections with Bulgaria, Italy, Albania, and North Macedonia, as well as to increase capacities for the integration of renewables and install batteries for electricity storage. The possible new interconnections include a subsea cable between Greece […]
Albanian parliament approves climate change bill
The Albanian parliament has approved a climate change bill, which, among other things, provides a legal basis for adopting a National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for 2021-2030 and the foundation for transposing and implementing the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive. The law, which passed the Albanian parliament in December, envisages integrating climate change […]
Serbia issues guidelines for draft law on renewable energy
The Ministry of Mining and Energy has published the starting points for the upcoming draft law and invited the public to submit suggestions.
Fastest coal phaseout will have least environmental impact in Slovenia
The draft environmental impact assessment has examined the impact of the three scenarios from the strategy.
Energy Community’s new guidelines remove barriers to prosumer development, experts say
Experts from BiH, North Macedonia, and Serbia highlight the new elements in the Energy Community’s policy guidelines on prosumers.
Slovenia’s NECP: Local communities, protected areas limit renewables growth
Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles for renewables in Slovenia
Romania’s NECP: 6 GW of solar, wind to be installed by 2030
Romania intends to install 6 GW in wind and solar power plants by 2030
