North Macedonia’s Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources has invited households in energy poverty to apply for free inverter air conditioners and financial aid to help cover electricity bills. The ministry issued two separate public calls under the 2025 program to assist households classified as vulnerable electricity consumers. Inverter air conditioners (ACs) with a […]
In recent years, Greece has been experiencing extreme weather events, such as wildfires and floods, which have threatened its electricity distribution network. Due to this new reality, caused by climate change, the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Operator (HEDNO or DEDDIE) has increased its five-year development plan for 2026-2030 to EUR 4.79 billion, around 60% up compared […]
High interest among Croatian citizens in subsidies for installing solar power plants for self-consumption has prompted the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund to pause the application process. The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) has announced that it will temporarily close the ongoing public call for incentives to install photovoltaic plants in family […]
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy has launched a public consultation on a new round of its subsidy program for battery energy storage projects, aimed at facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources. The plan is to support the deployment of 1.9 GWh of new battery capacity with around EUR 118 million. In the first round of […]
For the first time, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, according to General Manager Dušan Živković. However, it has affected the financial performance of Serbia’s state-owned power utility, with profit in the first half of 2025 coming in lower than in the […]
Power theft has become a major issue for the Greek electricity market in recent years. The government has been increasing fines for offenders. The combined damage from power theft and network losses in distribution amounted to EUR 100 million per month in 2022, with 18% of the supplied energy being lost as a result of […]
Romanian state-controlled coal power utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) is preparing to establish a subsidiary to take over its lignite-fired thermal power plants slated for closure and the coal mining operations that supply them. CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission, according to Profit.ro. […]
Ahead of a public call for the first auction for feed-in tariffs for solar power plants, the Federation of BiH’s renewable energy authority has launched a survey to assess interest among potential participants. The auction covers feed-in tariffs (FIT) for small solar installations with an installed capacity of up to 150 kW, according to the […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina is not expected to set up a power exchange before the second half of next year, according to economist Vjekoslav Domljan. In April, after about ten years of discussions, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) finally finished drafting a bill on the electricity regulator, transmission, and power exchange. The regulation is a prerequisite for […]
After completing the second round of wind and solar power auctions, Romania’s Ministry of Energy is considering launching new bidding for renewable energy projects, specifically onshore wind. The Ministry of Energy has issued a call for expressions of interest for a third auction under the State Aid Scheme, in the form of contracts for difference […]