A grid failure caused a brief power outage in North Macedonia in the early hours on Sunday, May 18. Disruptions at the affected 400/110 kV transformer stations were triggered by high voltage levels in the grid, caused by low consumption, typical for nighttime hours and weekends at this time of year, according to a statement […]
Factors like power price volatility, the global shift in policy making and the need for flexible solutions for the integration of renewables are creating an important momentum for developers and aggregators, Chief Executive Officer of Alteo, Attila Chikán, said at Belgrade Energy Forum 2025. The company is expanding in Central and Southeastern Europe with investments […]
Greece’s special account for renewables, which covers support payments to renewable energy producers, turned positive again in 2024 after years of instability. The account is currently manageable, according to data from the Renewable Energy Sources Operator & Guarantees of Origin (DAPEEP). The update is bringing certainty to the market and reassures investors that their power […]
CWP Europe signed a power purchase agreement (PPA), including balancing responsibility, and a contract for difference (CfD) for its Solarina photovoltaic project, with Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS). Solarina is a special purpose vehicle or SPV for a photovoltaic park of 150 MW in connection capacity. Its site is near the city of […]
Serbian state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije will offtake electricity from future wind parks Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, of 168 MW in combined capacity. EPS’s Chief Executive Officer Dušan Živković and Project Director of WV-International in Serbia Lazar Lazendić signed today the power purchase agreements (PPAs) and the contracts for difference (CfD) and balancing responsibility. […]
Wind farms with a capacity of 3,800 MW and solar power plants with a capacity of 12,500 MW are currently in various stages of development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the indicative plan for the development of production 2026-2035, published by the Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The goal of the ten-year […]
Romania registered the first negative day-ahead electricity price for a workday. The phenomenon, which only used to occur on holidays and weekends, has emerged in Slovenia as well. In spring and autumn, most of Europe occasionally faces periods of excessive power grid loads. The rapid rise in solar and wind power production and the lack of […]
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 […]
Serbia’s transmission system operator Elektromreža Srbije received two grid connection applications for battery energy storage systems. They are the first energy storage projects in the country. Investments in battery energy storage systems (BESS) is ramping up around the world and Serbia is now making its first steps. Annual installations have increased more than 12 times […]
The Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece announced that it connected to PICASSO. It is the second transmission system operator or TSO in Southeastern Europe that joined the European platform, so now it can exchange balancing energy with its counterpart in Bulgaria. In addition, IPTO (or Admie, in Greek) has proposed the introduction of negative […]