With less than three months remaining until the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is fully implemented, none of the Energy Community’s contracting parties has yet qualified for an exemption in the electricity segment, according to the 2025 CBAM Readiness Tracker. However, the Energy Community’s report suggests that efforts to meet the are gaining […]
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 […]
Montenegrin state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said it signed a EUR 25 million loan contract with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for expanding the Gvozd wind farm to 75.6 MW. Once fully operational, it will be the largest wind farm in Montenegro. The Gvozd 2 project involves the installation of […]
Over the past year, Montenegro has adopted two reform laws – on energy and on renewable energy sources – and scheduled its first auctions for market premiums. Admir Šahmanović, Minister of Energy and Mining, told Balkan Green Energy News that the new regulations fully align the sector with the European Union acquis, sending a clear […]
Germany’s second offshore wind auction in 2025 failed to attract bids from developers, sending a clear signal that the country’s wind auction design, which relies on negative bidding, is not fit for purpose, WindEurope has warned. Instead of swimming against the tide, Germany should follow in the footsteps of other European countries and switch to […]
RP Global has secured a EUR 12.2 million loan to build its Novalja solar power plant in Croatia. In late April, Austrian company RP Global began the construction of the Novalja photovoltaic plant at the Zaglava site on the island of Pag. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it approved a senior […]
The European Union is set to install less new solar capacity in 2025 than it did last year – the first annual drop in a decade, according to SolarPower Europe. In its mid-year analysis of the photovoltaic market in the EU, SolarPower Europe said new installations are expected to decrease 1.4% this year. It would […]
Polish company R. Power Renewables is about to build a solar power plant in Romania of 55 MW in peak capacity. R. Power Renewables published the main details ahead of the start of construction of its Lazuri Solar Park, located in Satu Mare county in Romania. The company said it is a major step forward […]
Serbia is expected to finish drafting its energy storage regulations by the end of the year, completing its already strong regulatory framework for renewables, according to Svetlana Cerović, Head of Specialized Lending at UniCredit Bank Serbia. In the next auction for market premiums, Serbia should consider recognizing the contribution of projects involving energy storage, she […]
Montenegro, Serbia, and the Republic of Srpska don’t have a problem attracting investments in electricity production, but they do have issues when it comes to investments in transmission networks. If the introduction of CBAM is not postponed, it will greatly burden their economies. Hungary is interested in strengthening energy ties with them as well as […]