WEC: High Market Design Concerns in Europe
Date: 22.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Concerns about market design remain high in Europe despite the progress of new EU energy market regulations being processed in the European Parliament. “This highlights the persistence of
Romania’s Regulator to Defer Turnover Tax for Energy Companies
Date: 22.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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The State Secretary at Romania’s Ministry of Energy, Doru Visan, said on 19 February that he had instructed the relevant bodies to defer the 2% turnover tax for energy companies for a period of one
Electricity Generation of Serbian TENT A TPP 17.5% Less Than Planned in 2018
Date: 22.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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Electricity generation at the Serbian Nikola Tesla A (TENT A) thermal power plant (TPP) in Obrenovac last year amounted to 17.5% less than planned, which is why imports of electricity to Serbia were
Conversion to Gas of Romanian Craiova II TPP Worth EUR 180m
Date: 22.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Romania’s Energy Minister, Anton Anton, travelled yesterday to Craiova to prepare the promotion of an innovative project in the field of natural gas accumulation in Romania, which includes
Western Balkans to Receive Additional Financial Support for Energy Efficiency
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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The Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will be in Podgorica in Montenegro on 21 and 22 February for the Western Balkans Ministerial on Clean
Romania Considering Merging Hidroelectrica and Oltenia Energy Complex
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
The Romanian Ministry of Energy plans to reorganise the country’s electricity generation by establishing a new company that will combine electricity coal generation capacities (thermal power plants)
PwC: 82% of Utilities Still Not Ready for Energy Transformation
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Roman Peklaj
The global energy transformation is gathering pace, driven by the twin forces of changing customer expectations and rapid technological evolution. In response, companies must undertake a strategic
DSOs Facing Major Change
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Roman Peklaj
If we want to ensure that the electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) are able to tackle the challenges that await them, we will need to secure a large amount of solid investment in the
Shell Teams Up With Repsol to Explore Hydrocarbons Offshore Bulgaria
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
The transfer of 20% of the exploration rights on offshore Block 1-14 Khan Kubrat, in Bulgaria’s sector of the Black Sea, to Spain's Repsol from Shell International Exploration and Development Italia
Core Construction Works on Greece-Bulgaria Pipeline to Start in Mid-2019
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy, Temenuzhka Petkova, said that the construction of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector, a key element of the Southern Gas Corridor, and a joint initiative between
Energy Poverty is Greatest in the South and East of Europe
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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A new study from the coalition of the European Right for Energy reveals that energy poverty is particularly prevalent in the south and east of Europe - the worst being in Bulgaria, while Slovenia
GGF Extends EUR 10m to Macedonian Ohridska Banka for RES Projects
Date: 21.02.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) announced on Wednesday its second senior facility of EUR 10 million in Macedonian Ohridska Banka to support the bank’s on-lending for renewable energy and energy
