Dodik: ERS to offer electricity at long-term fixed price to investors in Republic of Srpska
Serb leader in BiH Milorad Dodik said investors in the Republic of Srpska can get five-year PPAs from ERS at EUR 80 per MWh
Two coal plants in Western Balkans go offline due to malfunctions
Coal+ plants Pljevlja in Montenegro and Kosovo A broke down, adding to concerns about the possibility of blackouts in the region
Record electricity, gas prices: steady supply in the Balkans will depend on coal power plants
Power prices rose due to gas price hikes, prompted by Gazprom’s announcement it will suspend Nord Stream 1 deliveries for three days
Kosovo* imposes rolling blackouts amid power supply uncertainty in Western Balkans
Lignite shortage and poor hydrology are jeopardizing the security of electricity supply in the Western Balkans
Romania to switch its coal plants to reserve as it closes them, without decommissioning
Romania decided to extend the coal phaseout back to 2032 and gave up on the plan to dismantle some of the coal plants that it retires
Serbia’s power utility EPS posts Q1 net loss of EUR 254 million
The state-owned power utility is blaming the poor result on a drop in output, electricity imports, and capped prices for end-consumers
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
North Macedonia’s green energy output rose 14.7% in 2021
Production at photovoltaic power plants increased 38%, from 37 GWh in 2020 to 51 GWh last year.