In cooperation with the Jožef Stefan Institute, the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy has issued the first national assessment of climate vulnerability and risks for the energy sector. The analysis shows that the sector is moderately vulnerable under current climate conditions. The main threats to the energy sector in Slovenia are floods, fires, […]
Croatia-based Dalekovod, Elnos from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbian Kodar Energomontaža will jointly build electricity transmission infrastructure in North Macedonia. Dalekovod said it signed a EUR 19.7 million contract with MEPSO, the transmission system operator of North Macedonia, as the lead member of a consortium that includes Elnos BL and Kodar Energomontaža. The contracted works […]
The Government of Montenegro has adopted the National Energy and Climate Plan, along with a bill on cross-border electricity and natural gas exchange. The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Montenegro is the overarching strategy that clearly defines what the country should achieve by 2030: a 55% reduction in emissions, a renewable energy share […]
The six winners from the latest round of wind power auctions under the YEKA state support mechanism in Turkey will have at least EUR 35 per MWh guaranteed from the sale of electricity in the first six years. It was the floor price in the bidding. After it was reached for each zone, the remaining […]
Integration with the European Union is advancing in practice, and the decade ahead must sustain the momentum with focus and determination, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski pointed out in this year’s Annual Implementation Report. Serbia fares best in the Western Balkans, as it advanced to 63% from 55%. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the […]
Hydrogenera will integrate its electrolyzer with a gas burner at Volkswagen Poznań’s automotive factory in western Poland with the aim of cutting the consumption of the fuel as well as related emissions by up to 30%. The produced hydrogen and oxygen would both be utilized within the system, the Bulgarian company said. Hydrogenera, which was […]
Borusan EnBW Enerji’s first wind investment in Central Anatolia, the Pelit wind power plant, began production. Located near Sivas, it has 80 MW in capacity. The joint venture of Borusan Holding and Energie Baden-Württemberg increased its wind power portfolio in Turkey to 212 turbines in operation and 776 MW. Its tenth facility, Pelit, is located […]
Several high-profile green hydrogen projects have been canceled in the past year, and major companies reduced their decarbonization ambitions, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) said in its new report. The technology is four times more expensive than production from fossil gas through steam reforming. Investments are far behind EU […]
According to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC or RKE) of North Macedonia, a 44 MW wind power plant has entered trial operation in Demir Kapija. Almost three years ago, Kaltun Enerji hired YEO Technology, also based in Turkey, to build the first part of the Dren wind farm. It is the third such facility in […]
Minister of Energy and Mining of Montenegro Admir Šahmanović met with several senior officials of the European Commission. The messages in Brussels regarding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) were encouraging – changes in the regulation are being considered, including Montenegro’s demands, according to the ministry. Minister of Energy and Mining of Montenegro Admir Šahmanović […]