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Bulgaria launches call for grants for standalone energy storage units
21 August 2024 - Bulgaria prepared EUR 589 million in grants for standalone energy storage projects. The deadline for applications is November 21.
Montenegro publishes draft Energy Law for public debate
09 August 2024 - Montenegro is receiving comments on its draft Energy Law until September 16. The new provisions are harmonizing the domestic legal framework.
Romania to allocate grid capacity through auctions
06 August 2024 - Romania is breaking the grid congestion deadlock by introducing a competitive process for capacity allocation for power plant projects
Leaked paper shows Romania’s power sector coal-free in 2026
02 August 2024 - Transelectrica reportedly doesn't see coal power plants having any share in Romania's transmission system in 2026 and beyond
East-West Energy Corridor to extend from Turkey to Montenegro
24 July 2024 - Bulgaria's ESO received a grant from the US for a feasibility study for the proposed East-West Energy Corridor between Turkey and Montenegro
Balkans blackout on June 21 occurred after two overhead lines tripped – ENTSO-E
17 July 2024 - ENTSO-E said the cascading power failure of June 21 ensued amid outages of two overhead lines, of which the first is in Montenegro
Bulgaria experiences historic power output slump in June
09 July 2024 - Bulgaria's total power output in June was the weakest since 2019. The country only had a slight year-to-date surplus in electricity trade.
Shell halts construction of biofuel refinery in Rotterdam to cut costs
05 July 2024 - Shell is pausing construction of a biofuel plant in the Netherlands. It joins a group of European energy firms scaling back green investments.
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
North Macedonia gets new government – Sanja Božinovska is in charge of energy
24 June 2024 - New Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Raw Materials Sanja Božinovska indicated that North Macedonia would revise four proposed strategic partnerships
Cascading power grid failure causes blackout in BiH, Montenegro, Albania, Dalmatia
21 June 2024 - Overloads in key electricity interconnections led to unprecedented outages in BiH and Montenegro today while the power was out in much of Croatia and Albania as well
Sweden opts against subsea interconnector with Germany over power price concerns
18 June 2024 - The Hansa PowerBridge subsea interconnector would have facilitated renewable electricity transmission from Scandinavia to Germany
Ana Bartolović: Hitachi Energy resolved to decarbonize its business
05 June 2024 - With its Sustainability Strategy, Hitachi Energy seeks to accelerate the energy transition and achieve net zero emissions, says Bartolović
NGEN’s Bernard: There is no smart grid without smart users
29 May 2024 - The energy sector needs smart grids, and a smart grid does not exist without smart users, CEO of NGEN Group Roman Bernard said at BEF 2024
Council of EU gives final approval to Net Zero Industry Act to bolster key manufacturing sectors
28 May 2024 - The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aims to create a unified and predictable business environment for the clean tech manufacturing sector
Banks in Serbia receiving lot of requests for grid connection guarantees
17 May 2024 - Banks in Serbia are receiving numerous requests for guarantees for renewables requiring grid connection and most investors have firm collateral instruments, according to speakers at Belgrade Energy Forum