NECP
Serbia starts drafting national energy and climate plan
23 April 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched a project called the Further Capacity Development for Energy Planning, which will include the drafting of a NECP.
Serbia adopts four laws on energy, mining
21 April 2021 - The National Assembly has endorsed the law on renewables, the law on energy efficiency, the law on energy and the law on mining.
IRENA: Albania’s cost-effective solar and wind potential is estimated at more than 7 GW
26 March 2021 - IRENA says Albania could significantly improve energy security and resilience to climate change by tapping on solar and wind potentials.
Bulgaria to install 2.5 GW of solar, wind by 2024
09 March 2021 - The country will increase the installed capacity for renewable energy from 1,8 GW to 4.3 GW by 2025, according to Angelin Tsachev.
Serbia holds public consultations on draft laws on renewable energy, energy efficiency
04 February 2021 - Draft laws were discussed by representatives of the energy ministry, citizens, investors, and companies.
Milestone bill expected to make Poland top offshore wind player in the Baltics
19 January 2021 - Poland has adopted its first ever law regulating offshore wind development in what is expected...
IPTO to invest EUR 4.1 billion in new interconnections, renewables integration, batteries
15 January 2021 - Greece’s independent transmission system operator, IPTO, plans to invest EUR 4.1 billion over the next...
Albanian parliament approves climate change bill
14 January 2021 - The Albanian parliament has approved a climate change bill, which, among other things, provides a...
Serbia issues guidelines for draft law on renewable energy
04 January 2021 - 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
25 December 2020 - 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
01 December 2020 - 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
22 October 2020 - 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
21 October 2020 - Romania intends to install 6 GW in wind and solar power plants by 2030
Greece NECP: Renewables share in electricity consumption to reach 61% by 2030
20 October 2020 - Greece's 2030 target for renewables is set at 35%, compared to 18% in 2018
Cyprus NECP: Renewables share to double by 2030
19 October 2020 - Cyprus plans to almost double the share of renewables – from 13.9% to 22.9% – by 2030
Bulgaria’s NECP: EUR 42.7 billion in investment needed to meet 2030 goals
16 October 2020 - Bulgaria said in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that it targets zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2030