Statement of the Day
Balkan countries warn of region-wide electricity price crisis
16 September 2024 - Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia are warning of a regional electricity price crisis and urging for measures to tackle it
Mexhiti hints at delaying North Macedonia’s coal exit deadline until 2050
13 September 2024 - North Macedonia aims to end the use of coal in the energy sector by 2050, First Deputy Prime Minister Izet Mexhiti said
Romania issues call to first CfD auction for wind, solar power
12 September 2024 - Romania published a call to an auction for awarding CfD contracts for wind and photovoltaic projects of 1 GW and 500 MW, respectively
Nuclear energy sector expanding to supply data centers, high-tech industries
10 September 2024 - Nuclear technologies will have a broader role than traditional grid electricity supply, the World Nuclear Association's Director General Sama Bilbao y León said
Rio Tinto’s CEO makes six promises to people of Serbia regarding Jadar lithium project
09 September 2024 - Rio Tinto's CEO Jakob Stausholm visited western Serbia to promise that the Jadar project for a lithium mine and processing unit is safe
Faculty of Biology: Optimal measure to prevent negative impact is to abandon Jadar project
09 September 2024 - The faculty has issued a statement on the three drafts of environmental impact assessment studies for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia
BiH to install 2,200 MW of wind, solar over next three to four years
06 September 2024 - Investments in renewables were additionally boosted by a significant increase in electricity prices, Edhem Bičakčić said
UK aims to turn new state-owned firm GB Energy into energy giant
06 September 2024 - The city of Munich owns more British offshore wind capacity than the UK government, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told lawmakers
Denmark shuts its penultimate coal plant as UK is set to complete its exit
04 September 2024 - Denmark has only one coal power plant left now as Ørsted closed its last one. The only coal plant in the United Kingdom is ending operations.
Lithium mining plans deepen divisions within Serbia
02 September 2024 - Environmentalists held a protest because of charges that campaigners against lithium mining are facing. The Ministry of Mining and Energy said it received an anonymous threat related to Rio Tinto's Jadar project.
Lafarge Serbia to build first plant using ash in cement production
22 August 2024 - Lafarge Serbia plans to build a factory near the Nikola Tesla B power plant, where ash generated as a byproduct of combustion would be used in cement production
IAP pipeline, LNG terminal are strategic projects for Montenegro – minister
12 August 2024 - The construction of an LNG terminal and the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline are strategic projects for the new Ministry of Mining, Oil and Gas
Protesters in Serbia block railway in campaign to ban lithium mining
11 August 2024 - A series of almost everyday protests for weeks throughout Serbia against lithium mining culminated in a massive rally in Belgrade
Waste-to-energy is win-win solution for Podgorica landfill – minister
09 August 2024 - Municipal waste management utility Deponija in Podgorica plans to build a waste-to-energy facility, its director Aleksandar Božović said
Romania won’t allow pumped storage project Đerdap 3 to jeopardize other Danube hydropower plants
07 August 2024 - Minister of Energy of Romania Sebastian Burduja said his country would closely follow the Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower project
Serbia, Romania kick off gas interconnection project of 1.6 billion cubic meters per year
05 August 2024 - Serbia and Romania Sebastian Burduja signed a memorandum of understanding on a gas interconnection project