Statement of the Day
Serbia to invest EUR 400 million in reconstruction of hydropower plants
18 March 2024 - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said EUR 400 million would be invested in the revitalization of EPS's four hydropower plants
WindEurope urges for grid buildout acceleration to meet renewables goals
15 March 2024 - At WindEurope's Annual Event, the industry will mostly focus on ways to accelerate the buildout of grids, CPO Pierre Tardieu said
Grids in Europe may fail to handle renewables surge – report
15 March 2024 - Lack of ambition on the development of European grids could seriously hamper the energy transition, think-tank Ember warns
Hungary to join Slovenian-Serbian power exchange ADEX in few weeks
13 March 2024 - Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke with Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó
Petrović: Montenegrin, Republic of Srpska power utilities to establish joint company
12 March 2024 - On March 5, Luka Petrović met with Chairman of EPCG's Board of Directors Milutin Đukanović in Banja Luka
Romania’s Burduja reveals ceiling prices for wind, solar auctions
12 March 2024 - Romania will publish a call for its first solar and wind power auctions within weeks, according to Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja
Siemens Serbia’s Lončar: Planet needs ecosystem, not egosystem
06 March 2024 - Knowledge and new technologies are key to the response to challenges that the planet is facing, CEO of Siemens Serbia Medeja Lončar said
Rooftop solar could generate half of electricity consumed in BiH – Avdaković
04 March 2024 - There is solar energy potential in BiH not only on roofs but also in agriculture and on artificial lakes
Republic of Srpska offers Montenegro to join Buk Bijela hydropower project
01 March 2024 - President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik offered to Montenegro to join the construction of the Buk Bijela hydropower plant
Serbia to couple electricity market with EU by 2026 – SEEPEX
01 March 2024 - Coupling will make it easier for the industry, as a consumer, and power producers to enter the electricity market
Kacır: Turkey is No. 1 producer of solar panels in Europe
29 February 2024 - Turkey will continue incentives for renewables and roll out an emissions trading system, Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır said
Serbia’s Đedović: We have billions under our feet in strategic minerals
22 February 2024 - Strategic minerals must be used in the best interest of the economy, according to Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović
Romania grants EUR 418 million for power distribution grid upgrades
19 February 2024 - Romania signed deals with the country's regional power distribution system operators for EUR 418.2 million in grants
Serbia’s Vučić rekindles small modular reactor initiative
17 February 2024 - President Aleksandar Vučić said he spoke with British officials about investments in renewables and small modular reactors
Montenegro to import EUR 160 million worth of electricity in 2025 – minister
12 February 2024 - The Pljevlja coal-fired thermal power plant will be shut down for several months in 2025 due to ecological reconstruction
North Macedonia posts 160% growth in 2023 in new renewables capacity
29 January 2024 - Renewable electricity capacity in North Macedonia increased by 551.2 MW over the last two years, of which 399 MW in 2023