Statement of the Day
Mitsotakis: Just green transition starts with obvious win-win efforts
19 January 2024 - Huge funds are necessary for a just green transition, but so is public support, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Davos
Vučić asks Rio Tinto to improve its lithium mining project in Serbia
18 January 2024 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said Rio Tinto has to offer "the cleanest solution" to be allowed to resume its lithium mining project
North Macedonia to offer neighbors to jointly build Negotino gas-hydrogen power plant
16 January 2024 - The country will offer its neighbors to participate in the construction of the Negotino gas and hydrogen power plant, minister Bekteshi said
Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
15 January 2024 - The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
North Macedonia to reconsider strategic partnership model for Čebren, gas-hydrogen power plants
12 January 2024 - Kovačevski said an analysis would show the best option for projects for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower plant and two gas-hydrogen facilities
Subsidies in Romania should last until solar panels are installed on last roof
08 January 2024 - Minister of Environment Mircea Fechet says subsidy schemes in Romania should last until there are solar panels on every roof
Montenegro to submit hydropower, grid projects for EU Growth Plan financing
03 January 2024 - The Ministry of Energy prepared a list of reform measures to submit to the EU in cooperation with the Ministry of European Affairs and the EU Delegation
Erdoğan hints at cooperation with Greece in nuclear energy
14 December 2023 - President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested that the nuclear and gas projects in Turkey are a potential source of energy for Greece
Two more electricity corridors planned to connect Balkans with Italy
11 December 2023 - Bulgaria and Albania are planning green power corridors to connect with Italy, through Montenegro and via a subsea line, respectively
Italy to rely on SMRs in its nuclear power revival
07 December 2023 - Italy has earmarked EUR 135 million for nuclear energy research, aiming to focus on SMRs instead of conventional reactors
Mitsotakis: In face of climate devastation, new Greece is emerging
04 December 2023 - Highlighting this year's catastrophic wildfires and floods, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at COP28 that a new Greece is emerging nevertheless
HROTE’s Budimir: Sustainability, risk management are key for Croatia’s green transition
01 December 2023 - New CEO of Croatia's regulatory body HROTE Darjan Budimir says sustainable business models and quality in risk management are key for a successful green transition
Pokrovac: Croatian rules make it easier to build 10 MW fossil fuel plant than 1 MW of solar
27 November 2023 - Building fossil fuel facilities of up to 10 MW in Croatia's industrial zones is possible without an environmental impact assessment
Montenegro won’t sell EPCG but having minority shareholder is not bad idea – minister
15 November 2023 - His comment comes after former Prime Minister Dritan Abazović claimed the new Prime Minister Milojko Spajić plans to sell EPCG
Chinese companies eye hydrogen production in Serbian city of Bor
13 November 2023 - Chinese company Shanghai Fengling Renewables has presented its plans to invest in renewables in Serbia, primarily in green hydrogen
Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia interested in supply from new reactors in Kozloduy
27 October 2023 - Greece, Serbia and North Macedonia would prefer supply contracts than to invest in two new reactors in Kozloduy, Bulgarian Prime Minister Denkov said