Slovenia eases procedure for establishment of energy communities
The government changed regulations in order to promote communities that jointly produce energy from renewables and install batteries
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution
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.
North Macedonia plans 50% renewables share in electricity production by 2024
North Macedonia will increase its efforts to speed up energy transition in order to increase the share of renewables in installed electricity production capacity to 50% by 2024. The goal is part of the agenda of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s recently elected cabinet for the next four years. Environmental protection and green development are among […]
Energy transition in BiH: burden or chance for development
Experts Damir Miljević, Nikola Rajaković and Igor Kalaba called for reform and the beginning of the energy transition away from coal in BiH. The new analysis indicates the process would be the most cost effective if started right away. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) must begin the energy transition process in earnest as soon as possible […]
Solar power is becoming more affordable for firms, households in Serbia
Solar power systems are getting cheaper every year. During the industry’s boom in Europe and the world, investment in the sector in Serbia has been weak. ProCredit Bank’s expert Danko Kalkan points to great growth potential. Prices of solar power equipment have been halved in the past several years so such systems are more profitable […]
Solar power boom in Slovenia – almost 2,500 solar plants installed in 2019
In 2019 Slovenia installed 2,496 solar photovoltaic systems with a total capacity of 31.2 MW of which the vast majority is for self-consumption. Compared to 2018 this is an increase of 233%. The growing number of prosumers in Slovenia mirrors the trend in Europe. In the Netherlands last year there were 200,000 new PV systems, […]
Shaping the role of renewables self-consumers in the Energy Community
Author: Jasmina Trhulj, Head of Electricity Unit, Energy Community Secretariat At the start of the new decade, denial of the energy transition in the Energy Community is fading away and a path to the decarbonization of the energy sector is taking shape. While the days of opted-out thermal power plants are numbered, carbon pricing and […]
