subsidies
North Macedonia to subsidize households to switch to natural gas for heating
25 April 2023 - The incentives to replace coal, wood and fuel oil with gas is a novelty in the country’s household subsidy program in the energy sector
Albania to issue call for 300 MW solar power auction by June
19 April 2023 - In the first of the forthcoming three solar power auctions, Albania is offering PPAs and CfDs for 300 MW in total capacity
Kosovo* secures EUR 160 million in loans from IMF for renewable energy investments
18 April 2023 - The IMF earmarked EUR 260 million package for Kosovo* for solar and wind power projects and a stand-by arrangement, Minister Murati said
FBiH government, private companies prepare electromobility project for urban areas
14 April 2023 - Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism Edita Đapo met with the heads of Megamix and e-GO to discuss the electromobility project
Habeck: Fossil fuels for heating are dead end, not way to save
10 April 2023 - Germany is preparing a law on heating installations to transition from fossil fuels to renewables
EU presents proposals for electricity market design reform
14 March 2023 - The revision to the electricity market design is aimed at switching away from short-term markets, boosting electrification and renewables and protecting consumers
Romania to earmark EUR 2 billion in subsidies for prosumers
10 March 2023 - Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă said subsidies for households to install solar power panels and become prosumers would be doubled
EU calls member states to start phasing out energy subsidies for citizens, firms
10 March 2023 - The European Commission reiterated that the best solution to the energy crisis is to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels
Germany preparing scheme to lower electricity prices for firms
09 March 2023 - Germany wants to reduce tariffs for businesses to make them competitive with the US and China, which have lower electricity prices
Slovenia picks solar power projects for subsidies with prices above 100 per MWh
08 March 2023 - Slovenia included 36 photovoltaic projects in its support scheme through the Energy Agency's latest public call
North Macedonia scraps power subsidies for bakeries, food producers
02 March 2023 - The government has decided to abolish power subsidies for producers of bread and other staple foods, citing their failure to reduce prices.
Romania expects number of prosumers to reach 100,000 by year-end
21 February 2023 - The number of prosumers in Romania – households, firms and institutions, has tripled in 2022 to more than 40,000.
Serbia, EU sign agreement for EUR 165 million energy support package
14 February 2023 - The grants will be used for measures defined in the Government of Serbia's energy roadmap
Serbia sets EUR 70 million in subsidies for households for energy efficiency, solar panels
31 January 2023 - The public call for subsidies is intended for local authorities, which should later launch public calls for citizens
Public consultation on changes to Serbia’s renewables law kicks off
23 January 2023 - Public consultations on the proposed changes and amendments to the renewable energy law will close on February 9
Oil refinery in Ballsh in Albania to be turned into 100 MW solar power plant
13 January 2023 - A shuttered bitumen facility in Ballsh may reincarnate as a utility-scale photovoltaic plant, according to the Albanian government