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Romania’s tax repeal to boost storage usage – developer

The Romanian government’s decision to eliminate double taxation on energy storage facilities is expected to boost their uptake and help integrate more renewables into the market, a local developer told Montel....

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Non-EU East Europe “unlikely” to avoid CBAM – energy body

Non-EU countries in east Europe are unlikely to secure exemption from an EU carbon tax on electricity imports due their delayed alignment with the EU, said the head of representative body the Energy Community Secretariat on Monday....

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Bulgaria's plan to restart 0.5 GW coal power sparks concerns

November 27, 2024 | Dalibor Dobrić
Electricity | Coal

Bulgaria's plan to restart two 227 MW units at the Maritsa East 3 coal-fired plant this winter has sparked concerns among industry observers about its viability and brought into doubt the country's coal exit....

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Steady Russian gas transit may signal flows in 2025 – analysts

November 25, 2024 | Andrés Cala, Montel

Russia’s ability to maintain gas exports to Europe, despite halting supplies to Austria’s OMV, could signal the possibility of an extension next year of transit via Ukraine, analysts told Montel....

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Greek 1 GW power cable to boost security, oil phase-out – expert

Greek TSO Ipto’s plan for a 1 GW interconnector from the Dodecanese islands into the mainland high-voltage grid is set to boost the country’s energy security, support oil phase-out and cut prices, a grid expert told Montel....

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Azerbaijan eyes up to 30 TWh undersea green cable to Europe

Azerbaijan has been holding talks with Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Bulgaria this week on building an undersea cable that would allow the transfer of 20-30 TWh of offshore wind energy annually from the Caspian Sea to Europe....

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Montenegro faces up to 800 GWh power deficit in 2025 outage

Montenegro risks having a power deficit of 600-800 GWh during the planned eight-month outage of its 225 MW Pljevlja coal-fired plant in 2025, the country’s energy ministry said on Tuesday....

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Higher Ukraine gas tariffs may cut trader interest in Greek LNG

November 11, 2024 | Dalibor Dobrić
Energy policy

Ukraine’s proposed increase in gas tariffs next year will have little impact on European prices but could dampen trading volumes via the so-called vertical gas corridor linking Greek LNG capacity with southeastern Europe, a regional expert told Montel....

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Romania revives communist-era hydro project amid green protest

November 6, 2024 | Dalibor Dobrić
Electricity | Renewables

A local Romanian environmental protection agency on Tuesday published the approved environmental agreement, needed for the completion of the 35 MW Rastolita hydropower plant, amid continued opposition from local environmentalists....

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Qair submits green study for 46.55 MW Montenegrin solar farm

Renewables developer Qair Montenegro has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the 46.55 MW Rudine solar farm in the western Niksic municipality, according to the Montenegrin environmental protection agency Epa....