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Japan could finance pumped storage hydropower plant Bistrica in Serbia as cost rises to EUR 1.2 billion
02 August 2023 - The cost of Bistrica is now projected at EUR 1.2 billion, up from EUR 700 million, and Serbia is preparing for talks with Japan
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
EU allocates EUR 2.1 billion for energy, transport, environment projects in Western Balkans
03 July 2023 - This is the fifth investment package under the EU's Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, announced in October 2020
First battery energy storage auction call published in Greece for 400 MW
19 June 2023 - Greece's regulatory body RAWEW published the call for the long-awaited first auction for battery storage systems
Map of power plants under development in Serbia that await transmission grid connection
29 May 2023 - Energy expert Nenad Jovanović created a map with the sites for power plant projects in Serbia for which grid connection requests were filed
Ten European energy giants establish Hydropower Alliance
05 May 2023 - Major hydropower plant operators adopted a platform as the Hydropower Alliance, asking the EU to adopt a strategy for the sector
Bulgaria needs EUR 102 million to repair pumped storage hydropower plant
04 May 2023 - The upcoming reconstruction of the Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant, which is out of order, is expected to be completed in 2025
Serbia asks Japan’s agency JICA to finance pumped storage project Bistrica
27 April 2023 - The Bistrica facility, according to earlier assessments, should have a capacity of 628 MW, and it was valued at EUR 700 million
Romanian journalists uncover giant hybrid power plant project on Serbian border
30 March 2023 - A dormant wind, solar and pumped hydropower project valued at EUR 1.9 billion has been unearthed in a Romanian media report
Bulgaria to replace coal complex with solar gigawatts
10 March 2023 - Bulgaria is leaning on nuclear power, RES and energy efficiency in its decarbonization push, Minister of Energy Rosen Hristov said
Solar, wind power almost all households in China in 2022
20 February 2023 - Solar and wind power output last year jumped 21% to 1,190 TWh, China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced
Serbia opens door for batteries as solution for intermittency of renewables
04 February 2023 - We spoke with Professor Nikola Rajaković about proposed changes to the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Slovenia’s DEM to build 440 MW pumped storage hydropower plant
03 February 2023 - Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) has high ambitions beyond hydropower. Solar, wind, battery and geothermal projects are underway.
Elektroprivreda Srbije’s Go Green Road plan valued at EUR 4.8 billion
23 January 2023 - New green energy production is the strategic commitment of the company, and it is confirmed by the Go Green Road plan
Greece boosts 2030 renewable energy target by 9 GW, adds hydrogen
18 January 2023 - Greece presented the long-awaited revision of its National Energy and Climate Plan. The renewable energy target is set to grow by 9 GW.
Serbian power system can already balance five times more wind farm capacity than now
28 December 2022 - There is enough technical flexibility in the Serbian power system to maintain load balance and provide balancing reserves for 1,865 MW from RES