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Bulgaria’s 2053 energy strategy: coal until 2030, new nuclear capacities
18 January 2023 - Bulgaria plans to burn coal until 2030 to ensure energy security amid the ongoing crisis, while developing renewables, storage, and hydrogen
North Macedonia is El Dorado for renewables
14 January 2023 - The North Macedonian regulator issued 267 licenses for electricity production from renewables in 2022, averaging one per each working day
Three investments in solar power announced in Montenegro
11 January 2023 - Three companies in Montenegro are preparing hundreds of millions of euros for solar power projects in Rožaje, Šavnik and Cetinje
Smart planning in energy transition – ESM was first in Western Balkans to build solar power plant at abandoned coal mine
22 December 2022 - Building solar power plants at disused coal mines is one of the solutions to ensure a just transition in the Western Balkans
Serbia’s EPS gets EU grants for solar plant projects within coal complexes
13 December 2022 - EPS said it plans to build two solar plants with a capacity of 71 MW and 45 MW at a coal storage site, a slag landfill and ash dumps
Italian consortium to build first solar panel factory in Bulgaria
23 November 2022 - Italy-based IEXE Solar will build the first solar panel factory in Bulgaria in the industrial zone of Yambol
Mapping Serbia’s solar potentials – smart planning for sustainable development
18 November 2022 - The project was carried out by The Nature Conservancy, with the aim of identifying potential locations for sustainable solar power plants in Serbia
Kavadarci in North Macedonia fostering solar power projects to become green city
09 November 2022 - The total solar capacity will be over 17 MW once these and other approved projects are in place in the municipality
First virtual power plant in Greek energy market inaugurated
04 November 2022 - The need for virtual power plants and power forecasting services is driven by the Greek electricity market reform
Solarplaza summits in Athens, Zagreb aim to help unlock solar market potential
02 November 2022 - Industry leaders and professionals will attend two international events in Athens and Zagreb to discuss opportunities for fostering solar market growth
Rystad Energy: Investments in renewables in Europe set to surpass oil, gas in 2022
17 October 2022 - The surge in spot electricity prices in Europe decreased the payback period of wind and solar power projects, according to Rystad Energy
Wind, solar investors threaten to leave Europe because of revenue cap
03 October 2022 - The EU's wind and solar industries are threatening investments could go elsewhere after EU energy ministers voted to roll out revenue caps
North Macedonian – German consortium to build solar panel factory in North Macedonia
20 September 2022 - German AE Solar and North Macedonian PiKCELL Group are planning a joint investment in a photovoltaic panel factory in Tetovo
How to unlock and accelerate investments in solar and wind in Serbia: proposal for new auction model
15 September 2022 - In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, Professor Željko Đurišić from the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade revealed his stance on the main issues affecting the energy sector
IEA’s Birol debunks three myths about global energy crisis
07 September 2022 - Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), wrote an op-ed for the Financial Times
One of Slovenia’s biggest rooftop solar plants to help decarbonize cement production
23 August 2022 - Slovenian cement maker Salonit Anhovo has put into operation one of the largest rooftop solar power plants in the country