IRENA: Renewables can meet 34% of demand in Central, Southeastern Europe
If countries in Central and Southeastern Europe shift to a higher gear in the expansion of renewable energy, they will avoid as much as EUR 35 billion in damage to health and the environment per year by 2030, IRENA claims in a study, adding green energy has the potential to fulfill 34% of demand. The […]
Slovenia’s HSE wins concession for three hydropower plants on Sava river
HSE is about to sign a water use concession as part of the project to build a string of hydropower plants on the middle part of the Sava river in Slovenia, from Ljubljana to Suhadol. The government vowed to develop spatial plans for three systems, but exact locations and the total number of facilities still […]
EPS gets approval in Serbia for Gornja Drina hydropower project in BiH
Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) managed to surpass another obstacle in its plan to construct a hydropower cascade on the upper course of the Drina river in BiH together with domestic utility ERS. The company obtained clearance from Serbia’s competition watchdog amid an environmentalists’ outcry regarding possible damage to nature and habitats. The Commission for Protection of […]
Terna Energy to more than double its wind power capacity in Evia island
Terna Energy is rapidly expanding its wind power portfolio in Greece, particularly in Evia. Vestas said it closed a deal with the company to deliver and install 40 turbines on the island with an overall capacity of 144 MW. Terna Energy has placed a 144 MW order for the Karystia wind power project in the […]
Kosovo* parliamentarians reviewing small hydropower permits
A group of lawmakers in Prishtina held the first meeting within their three-month deadline for a probe into the controversy regarding the issuance of licenses and the oversight of small hydropower plants in Kosovo*. A parliamentary inquiry commission in the Assembly of Kosovo* has been established to review the process of issuing licenses and supervising […]
Greek gas firm DEPA Commerce in talks to enter wind, solar projects
In line with its declared strategy to create a 200 MW renewable energy portfolio, Greek state-controlled DEPA Commerce is negotiating with project developers to participate in planned wind parks and photovoltaic systems or buy stakes in such power plants that are under construction, according to local media. The gas supplier co-owned by Hellenic Petroleum is […]
Protest announced against small hydropower plants in North Macedonia
Environmentalist groups and nature enthusiasts in North Macedonia are joining villagers in the Shar mountain range this weekend at a protest to stop works on a small hydropower plant in Leshnica. Eleven such facilities are already operational in the area and 15 more are planned. The people of the Balkans are sharing the same fight […]
Greece approves first 30 applications for renewables under simplified rules
The Regulatory Authority for Energy issued 30 production certificates for investors in renewable sources. It is the first batch of applications for which Greece implemented its new regulations as it scrapped the production license and merged stages in the procedure. The future solar and wind power plants are planned to have a capacity of 307 […]
