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Photo: BiH faces ‘considerable’ hydro challenges following floods
October 4, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy | Economy | Ecology
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) power utility EPBiH has been struggling to maintain hydropower production and regulate water flows on the southern Neretva river, which rose after torrential rains triggered flooding and landslides on Friday....
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Photo: TAP AGLimited gas supply risk for CEE after transit halt – IEA
October 3, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Energy policy | Economy | En.vision
The expected halt of Russian gas transits via Ukraine will not pose an immediate supply risk for Hungary, Slovakia and Austria, but Moldova will be vulnerable, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report says....
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Photo: PlinovodiRussian gas transit halt may squeeze Turkstream pipeline – CEO
October 2, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićEnergy policy
If Ukraine halts Russian gas transit over its territory at the end of December, it may put pressure on the TurkStream pipeline due to limited capacity, the CEO of Serbian TSO Srbijagas said on Wednesday....
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Photo: www.portofrotterdam.comGreece’s LNG terminal begins commercial operations
October 1, 2024 | MontelGreece’s new 5.5bcm/year Alexandroupolis LNG terminal has started commercial operations following earlier delays, project firm Gastrade announced on Tuesday....
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Photo: MontelBulgarian political woes may delay EU energy funds – experts
September 27, 2024 | MontelElectricity | Energy policy | Economy
Bulgaria will receive EUR 2bn of funds for key energy projects under its National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and the REPowerEU programme, but the ongoing political turmoil in that country could delay their release....
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Photo: MontelGreece power imports set to be lowest in decades – official
September 26, 2024 | MontelElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Greece is on track to record its lowest annual power imports since 2000 thanks to recent solar and wind capacity additions, Nikos Tsafos, energy adviser to prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said on Thursday....
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Photo: Roman PeklajNo Serbian market coupling with EU before late 2026 – Seepex
September 25, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy | CO2 emissions | Economy | En.vision
The coupling of Serbia’s power market with the EU’s will not take place until late 2026 or early 2027, later than originally planned, Dejan Stojcevski, COO of the country’s power exchange Seepex, said on Wednesday....
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Photo: Tomaž KlopčičHungary’s Mol signs 112bcm gas exploitation deal in Azerbaijan
September 23, 2024 | Dalibor DobrićEnergy policy
Hungarian energy company Mol Group has signed commercial agreements with Azerbaijan’s Socar and BP for the exploitation of 112bcm of gas reserves in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field in Azerbaijan, the company said on Friday....
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Photo: TAP AGUnfair tariffs curb Trans-Balkan gas route – Energy Community
September 18, 2024 | Maja ŽuvelaElectricity | Energy policy | Economy | En.vision
Excessive tariffs hamper the operation of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline which could be used for reverse flows between southern Europe and Ukraine, participants of the Energy Community Gas Forum have said....
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Photo: MontelSEE politics among power price drivers – Energy Community
September 16, 2024 | MontelElectricity | Energy policy | Economy
Limitations on cross-zonal capacity driven by political factors, such as between Serbia and Kosovo, were among the factors supporting power prices in southeast Europe (SEE) over the summer, the Energy Community told Montel on Monday....
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