Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije signed grid connection contracts today for 11 renewable power plants. TSO Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) noted that the contracts were signed after the second interval for the preparation of studies for the connection of power plants to the transmission grid. The total capacity of the facilities within the new deals is […]
Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has developed a register of air-polluting emissions and an information system to track pollutants. The register aims to reduce air pollution in Sarajevo, which very often tops the list of the world’s most polluted cities. The project to develop the emissions register and the air-pollutant information system for […]
New battery storage installations last year in Europe came in at an all-time high 21.9 GWh in capacity, though the leap wasn’t as impressive as in the previous years. The total reached 61.1 GWh. “If Europe has already entered the solar age, the battery storage age is just beginning,” said Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower […]
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda is preparing to build its first floating solar power plant, with a capacity of 12 MW. It will be installed on the reservoir of its Dubrava hydropower plant. State-owned company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has already installed one photovoltaic facility near HPP Dubrava, but it was ground-mounted. The Donja Dubrava PV plant has a […]
Last year, Slovenian households had cheaper electricity than the European Union average while the tariffs for other categories of consumers, including businesses, were among the highest in the EU, according to an analysis by Slovenia’s transmission system operator ELES. The analysis, conducted by ELES CEO Aleksander Mervar, also showed network fees are significantly lower than […]
The European Commission set out a plan to phase out by the end of 2027 the purchases of Russian natural gas, including in the form of LNG, and oil. The package includes proposals aiming to replace Russian nuclear fuel and materials as well. The European Union will end its dependency on Russian energy by stopping […]
Final preparations are underway for the third Belgrade Energy Forum, BEF 2025. Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski and Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović will open the event. One of the key speakers is Director Christian Zinglersen of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). The ministerial panel […]
The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found. China accounted for 55.1% of all new installations. Turkey is in the global top ten with its 1.42% annual share, while Greece is sixth in the world in the category of solar capacity per person. […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina has secured EUR 83 million for a just transition project, which includes installing renewable power plants, social protection measures, and skills development in coal regions. The funds are for the Federation of BiH, one of the two entities constituting Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has […]
Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) began the reconstruction and modernization of one of the two units in its Kosovo B coal power plant. The works are part of a EUR 56.5 million project for the entire facility. Kosovo* relies almost entirely on lignite in domestic electricity production, with a 92% share, the highest in the world. […]