A consortium led by Switzerland-based construction company Orllati was selected to build and operate a solar park of up to 105 MW in connection capacity for 30 years including a 15-year contract for difference. The group won the first renewable electricity auction in Kosovo* with a bid of EUR 48.88 per MWh. Almost a year […]
Only after the first auction was held, lawmakers in Prishtina enabled subsidizing renewable electricity plants through contracts for difference (CfDs). Passing the Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, they also cleared the way for the introduction of guarantees of origin, a renewable energy operator and support fund, energy communities and […]
Yıldırım Energy laid the foundation stone in Kosovo* for the first phase of its 150 MW solar farm. The Turkish company intends to produce electricity for its ferronickel plant, which exports its entire output. A renewable energy investment of more than EUR 43 million is underway in Gllogovc (also known as Glogovac and Drenas). Yıldırım Group’s […]
The Ministry of Economy has signed three agreements with the winners of the first renewable energy auction in Kosovo*, for a photovoltaic project with a grid connection of up to 105 MW. Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli has signed an agreement with newly-founded Lindja Solar on the development of the solar power project selected in […]
The first wind power tenders in Kosovo* will be conducted in two rounds of 75 MW to 100 MW each. The Ministry of Economy published the draft criteria for participants. It intends to issue the first call in October. Instead of a single first tender, the Ministry of Economy in Prishtina said it would auction […]
Kosovo Landfill Management Company (KMDK) has signed a EUR 12.6 million grant agreement with Kosovo’s* Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers and Germany’s KfW Development Bank for waste management in Prishtina, Prizren and Gjilan. The European Union provided the funding while the KfW would be in charge of the project implementation. Kosovo Landfill Management Company […]
Millennium Challenge Account Kosovo invited qualified companies to respond to the prequalification call for a battery storage project. The two lots are for 45 MW and 125 MW in operating power, with a duration of two hours. The United States, acting through its Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) and the Government of Kosovo*, entered into a […]
The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* started the first phase of the first of two planned auctions for wind power. The target capacity for the first round is 50 MW to 100 MW, out of a total of 150 MW. Qualified companies can submit documentation for the first wind power auction in Kosovo*. They will […]
Serbia allocated the entire 424.8 MW quota in its second wind and solar power auction. According to the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the winning bids came from investors from China, the United States, France, and Serbia. They intend to install ten power plants with a total capacity of 645 MW. The Ministry of Mining […]
Serbia intends to afforest 7,000 hectares with climate-resilient tree species and converse 51,000 hectares of degraded forests within the USD 84 million FOREST Invest project. An agreement for the project ‘Enhancing the resilience of Serbian forests to ensure energy security of the most vulnerable while contributing to their livelihoods and carbon sequestration (FOREST Invest)’ was […]