Energy Community is obligated to follow EU’s CEEAG state aid guidelines
The EU's Guidelines on State Aid for Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy (CEEAG) are obligatory, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Fossil fuels still subsidized more than renewables in EU, auditors find
The EU's energy taxation and carbon pricing policies don't square with its climate goals, the European Court of Auditors said in a review
State-owned power utilities EPS, EMS ask for modification of law on renewables
Elektroprivreda Srbije and Elektromreža Srbije have asked the ministry to halt the adoption of bylaws for the renewables' subsidies
EU greenlights state aid regulations including CfDs, partly allows gas projects
Projects with government support need to be aligned with the EU's decarbonization goals, with some exceptions for gas
Croatia to invest EUR 2.3 billion in energy renovation by 2030
Croatia intends to energy renovate 6.3 million square meters of multi-apartment buildings by 2030. The structures in the category consume 30 percent of energy in the entire housing sector, and the needed investment is estimated at EUR 2.3 billion. Energy efficiency measures for energy renovation are envisaged by a draft energy renovation program of apartment […]
Serbia to subsidize citizens with EUR 230 million in 2022 for energy efficiency, solar panels
The Ministry of Mining and Energy will provide EUR 230 million for subsidies for energy efficiency measures and installation of solar panels
European Commission: Fossil fuels received majority of energy subsidies in SEE in 2019
Most energy subsidies in Southeastern Europe in 2019 were directed to fossil fuels, led by Bulgaria and Greece
Bulgarian government subsidizes businesses with EUR 51 per MWh
Bulgaria’s interim government has also decided to speed-up the implementation of the aid scheme planned for next year