Electricity consumption in Montenegro has risen by 25% over the past four years, driven, among other factors, by solar power expansion. The installed capacity of photovoltaic plants amounts to around 80 MW, and it is expected to exceed 100 MW by the end of the year. Jovan Kasalica, executive manager of the supply department in […]
The three key companies in the electricity sector of Montenegro – Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), distribution system operator (DSO) CEDIS, and transmission system operator (TSO) CGES – have signed a letter of intent to start strategic cooperation on the installation of the Consolidated Data Center (CDC). The initiative for the construction of the Consolidated Data […]
The newest hybrid power plant in Turkey consists of wind turbines of 168 MW and a solar park with 46.6 MW in capacity. Polat Enerji is about to expand the Geycek facility with a 10 MW battery energy storage system. Hybrid power plants are all the rage in Turkey and the ones coming online are […]
The Croatian government has approved EUR 30 million in grants to businesses for investments in renewable energy production and energy efficiency measures. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition and the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF or FZOEU) have awarded 46 grant contracts to companies for projects focused on generating electricity from […]
A group of members of the European Parliament is asking the European Commission to demand from the Government of Serbia to comply with domestic and European law as regards Rio Tinto’s disputed Jadar lithium mining project. They pointed out that arresting and intimidating opponents who criticize the proposed investment is unacceptable. The European lawmakers invited […]
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) called on companies to apply for designing and building three solar power plants. Two sites are on depleted coal land and the third one could become a hybrid power plant with existing wind farm Podveležje. Within a project called EPBiH Solar Transition Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state-owned company Elektroprivreda BiH […]
The Western Balkans could see a 20 GW increase in installed capacity by 2040, with nearly 65% coming from renewables, Aurora Energy Research found. Short-term volatility and increased costs of commodities are expected to keep electricity prices near or over EUR 100 per MWh until 2030. Aurora Energy Research issued its first forecast for the […]
Alcazar Energy Partners has signed a development support agreement with the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group. The company intends to develop the largest renewable energy platform in the Western Balkans. Alcazar Energy Partners (AEP) said the agreement provides access to development assistance funding for phase 1 of the Štip wind […]
Serbia has adopted the rulebook on solid fuels from wood biomass, which for the first time regulates the quality of pellets and briquettes on the domestic market. The rulebook on technical and other requirements for solid fuels from wood biomass sold on the Serbian market will enter into force in three months. In the meantime, […]
Croatia charges a waste fee on solar panels of EUR 300 per ton, up to six times more than other European Union countries. The levy slows down the expansion of solar energy, Andreas Rörig, president of the Management Board of E.ON Croatia, told Balkan Green Energy News. In addition to the one-off e-waste management fee, […]