Romania to take control of Lukoil’s assets
Romania wants to take control of Lukoil's operations to get an exemption from US sanctions. It's unclear whether the government would nationalize the assets
Maćić: Exempting Serbia from CBAM for electricity would mean disastrously fast decarbonization; carbon tax will also block market coupling with EU
The European Commission has acknowledged that problems with applying CBAM to electricity exist, but has not yet offered solutions, says Ljubo Maćić, special advisor at Serbia’s Economics Institute
One megawatt per day: North Macedonia enjoys strong renewable energy growth
According to regulator data, in North Macedonia, an average of almost one megawatt from renewable sources has been added every day for the last four years.
North Macedonia’s ESM needs investments of EUR 3 billion to replace coal power
Balkan Green Energy News spoke with ESM's CFO Ivan Stojanovski on the sidelines of the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
Serbia eyes last quarter of 2027 for power market coupling with EU – SEEPEX CEO
Miloš Mladenović was one of the speakers at the 14th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Skopje
Božinovska: Solar overtakes hydro in North Macedonia
In 2024, renewables accounted for more than half of the country’s total installed electricity capacity - 56%, Sanja Božinovska said
Domac: No energy transition without much stronger grid investments
Croatia is investing only half as much in the power network as Slovenia and Austria, head of Croatia's REGEA agency Julije Domac warned
Several EU member states face uncertainty amid looming Russian gas ban
Hungary and Slovakia oppose the Russian gas ban, but the Energy Council envisages exceptions for EU states and even the Western Balkans
