TRADING

Montenegro Abandons Construction Plans For Unit 2 of Pljevlja TPP

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

Photo: EPCG

“The Montenegrin government and Montenegro’s power utility EPCG have given up on building a second unit at its coal-fired Pljevlja power plant (TPP) and will focus instead on the d...

Power Sector Decarbonisation Gaining Pace in the EU

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik

Photo: S. Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Decarbonisation of the European power sector “will happen much quicker than a lot of people think. We have already reached a phase whereby renewables, at least some of them, have b...

No Agreement Yet Reached in EU-Russia-Ukraine Gas Transit Talks

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik

Photo: Roman Peklaj

Trilateral talks between the EU, Russia and Ukraine on the long-term transit of Russian gas via Ukraine to Europe as of next year ended without agreement on Thursday. The talks wil...

Serbia’s 104 MW Kovačica Wind Park Begins Operation

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik

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Operation of the largest wind park project in Serbia to date officially began on Thursday in Kovačica, a small town in the north of the country. With a capacity of 104 MW, the faci...

BiH’s RiTE Gacko’s Debts May Force It to Stop Operating

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

Photo: www.ritegacko-rs.ba

The continuing of operations of the Gacko coal mine and thermal power plant, RiTE Gacko, is at risk because the company’s short-term liabilities exceed its current assets by more t...

Romania Interested in Receiving Gas Through Polish Świnoujście LNG Terminal

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

Photo: LNG Croatia

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation was signed on 18 September between the Polish and Romanian Ministries of Energy, states a press release from the Romanian ...

Articles of the day

Bandelj: Decline in Coal Power Generation Evidence That EU ETS Is Working

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik

Photo: Belektron

Despite some setbacks, the EU ETS is working, as can be seen in coal being squeezed out of some power markets in Europe, e.g. the UK and the Netherlands. This has resulted in a sig...

Energy Companies in Romania Will Have to Announce Ownership Changes in Advance

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

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The owners of companies licensed for the production, distribution or supply of electricity or heating, and for the distribution and supply of natural gas in Romania will have to an...

Ten Years of Renewable Energy Investments Led By Solar to Reach EUR 2.35tn

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

Photo: arhiv Energetike.NET

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion (EUR 2.35 trillion), with more gigawatts of sola...

FOCUS

FutureFlow: When TSOs, Market Players, and Consumers Join Forces

Date: 20.09.2019 Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič

Photo: Roman Peklaj

In the future, the flexibility of the electricity system, which is already undergoing an profound transformation, will be based on the option of centralised storage, the use of gre...

STARTUP

Czech ČEZ to Acquire Minority Stake in German Solar Solution Provider Zolat

Date: 12.09.2019 Author: Peter Palčec

Photo: Foto: Gorenje Solar Gorenje Solar

The Czech power utility ČEZ has decided to acquire a minority stake in Zolar, a German startup provider of digital solutions for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels, together with the...

INTERVIEW

Danijel Levičar, GEN energija: Slovenia Cannot Afford a Power Shortage

Date: 17.09.2019 Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič

Photo: GEN

Danijel Levičar entered the energy business exactly three years ago, shifting from his role as the Director of the Energy Directorate at the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Repub...