Croatia: from incentives to premiums until renewable energy target is reached
Author: Maja Pokrovac, Managing Director at Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia (RES Croatia)* With its 36.4% renewable energy target, set under its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), Croatia is one of the most ambitious EU member states. This sends a clear signal to investors that the country seeks to fully utilize its natural renewable […]
Montenegro registers 10 days of coal-free electricity generation
Montenegro produced enough electricity to cover domestic consumption from renewable energy sources only from May 24 to June 2, 2019, for the first time ever going coal-free for 10 days, the Government of Montenegro said in a press release. During the period, coal-fired power plant Pljevlja was not operating, yet Montenegro produced around 82 million […]
Falling costs reaffirm renewables as low-cost solution to boost global climate action – IRENA
In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation. As costs for solar and wind technologies continue falling, this will become the case in even more countries, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. The cost of electricity from bioenergy, hydropower, geothermal, onshore and […]
Power utility HEP invites applications for assistance from ZelEn fund
Croatian state power company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has invited social care institutions to apply for a total of HRK 1 million (EUR 135,000) in assistance from the ZelEn fund, which is financed through the sale of electricity produced exclusively from renewable energy sources, according to an announcement on HEP’s website. ZelEn is electricity produced from […]
Bulgaria: the drive for full liberalization of the energy market and the upcoming changes
Authors: Dimitar Zwiatkow (Partner), Maria Harizanova (Associate), at Pavlov and Partners Law Firm in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH The electricity market in Bulgaria is undergoing certain major changes, including the introduction of new rules for renewable energy producers, the abolition of the electricity export tariff, and market coupling projects, which will also affect the […]
Croatia aims to triple wind, boost solar energy capacities 20 times in next 10 years
Croatia aims to increase its wind energy capacities by a factor of three and solar energy capacities by a factor of 20 in the next 10 years, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić said at the WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, held from April 2 to 4 in Bilbao. With wind and other […]
Croatia heads to WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition in force
The WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the old continent’s largest and leading wind energy event this year, will gather representatives of key European institutions and companies in the sector in Bilbao, Spain from April 2 to 4. Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Tomislav Ćorić will be the first Croatian minister ever to address the […]
Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia on SHPP: Mistakes, Consequences, Solutions
The Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS) has published its view on energy, environmental, and social problems arising from the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPP) with a long penstock, which represents the best overview so far of specific mistakes made by authorities since 2009, answers why the construction of such hydropower plants is […]