French renewable energy company Akuo Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) for the Bela Anta 2 wind power project, for the full capacity and including the balancing responsibility. The project is being developed through Matrix Power, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) fully owned by Akuo […]
A regional webinar titled Gender-responsive Energy Transition and Workforce Empowerment in the Western Balkans will be held on May 22. The aim of the webinar, organized by GIZ, is to initiate a dialogue on the social and gender aspects of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The energy transition in the Western […]
Romanian state-owned hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica signed a deal with Servelect and subcontractor Electroplus, which need to install solar panels on the roofs of 20 hydroelectric plants. They are on the middle and downstream parts of the Olt river. Combining hydropower with photovoltaics including floating solar power plants is becoming popular. The two sources are […]
Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is committed to its own and the country’s goals for green energy and emission cuts, but it is sustainable only if it doesn’t jeopardize energy security, Chief Executive Officer Dušan Živković said. Weakness in the energy system is not an option, he underscored. The recent blackout in entire […]
Representatives of Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables, the companies developing a solar power project in Serbia of 1.2 GW in total, and with batteries, said the strategic partnership is a step toward expansion in the surrounding region. Spatial planning is nearly complete. Following the signing of grid connection contracts last week, the Hyundai Engineering – […]
Electricity market coupling with neighbors in the European Union is a major factor in the EU integration of Energy Community contracting parties and the Western Balkans, alongside deeper coordination within the region, the establishment of energy interconnections, investments in renewables and progress in carbon pricing, top officials pointed out at the opening of Belgrade Energy […]
Early next year, The Mobility House (TMH) is set to ramp up the aggregation of Electrohold’s energy assets in Bulgaria under a newly signed deal. It focuses on the planned 2.5 GWh in battery energy storage systems (BESS). Electricity trading firm Electrohold Trade selected The Mobility House (TMH) to provide advanced aggregation and trading software. […]
Following a successful first round, in which developers won government support for projects of 1.53 GW altogether, the Romanian Ministry of Energy issued another call, for 3.47 GW of wind and solar power capacity. The deadline for submissions is July 11. The Ministry of Energy of Romania issued a public call for the second round […]
Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world. The company plans to switch on the double high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable between Attica and Crete by the end of the month. In addition, IPTO and its Italian counterpart […]
Everything is ready for the third Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF 2025. On May 14 and 15, the conference will gather four hundred participants from more then 30 countries from the region, Europe, and beyond. Participants of the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 (BEF 2025) will have the opportunity to hear from speakers from the European […]