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Photo: Roman PeklajSEE CAO to auction 300 MW Kosovo-North Macedonia capacity for June
May 10, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity
The South East European Coordinated Auction Office (SEE CAO) will offer 300 MW of capacity at the Kosovo-North Macedonia border for certain periods in June. ...
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Photo: PixabayEUAs to exceed EUR 70/t by 2030 – survey
May 10, 2021 | Alessandro Vitelli, MontelEnergy policy | CO2 emissions
More than half of EU ETS participants expect prices to exceed EUR 70/t by 2030, according to a survey by Refinitiv....
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Photo: Roman PeklajFirst Croatian virtual power plant offers power demand reduction
May 10, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | New technologies
The Croatian company Koer has already signed contracts with several large companies to participate in Croatia’s first virtual power plant, which will soon have several MW of flexible demand available, said its director....
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Photo: Roman PeklajGo-live of interim coupling project delayed to 17 June
May 10, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity
The go-live of the interim coupling project, which will result in only one EU single day-ahead price coupling (SDAC) mechanism, has been further delayed for one week, said the project participants on Monday....
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Photo: TEŠSlovenia’s 600 MW coal unit to be offline until 18 July
May 10, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity
Slovenia’s Sostanj thermal power plant launched a second regular overhaul of its 600 MW coal unit 6 on Saturday, taking it off the power grid until 18 July....
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Photo: PixabayEC has no plans to intervene in ETS over prices – official
May 7, 2021 | Siobhan Hall, BrusselsEnergy policy | CO2 emissions
The European Commission has no plans to intervene in the EU ETS as carbon prices rise rapidly, said its executive vice-president Frans Timmermans on Friday....
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Photo: arhiv Energetika.NETCroatian HEP’s operating profit up 27.4% in 2020
May 7, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Oil and oil derivates | Renewables | Nuclear Energy | Gases
The Croatian state-owned power utility HEP increased its operating profit by 27.4% in 2020 to HRK 2.16bn (EUR 286.6m), due to lower costs of power purchase and fuel....
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Photo: EBRDPower costs may hamper scaling of green hydrogen – Rystad
May 7, 2021 | Rachael Burnett, MontelElectricity | Renewables
High power prices could hamper production of green hydrogen at scale, but costs are likely to plummet as renewables use rises, said Oslo-based consultancy Rystad Energy on Thursday....
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Photo: Incont.roRomania to shut down one nuclear unit on 9 May
May 6, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Nuclear Energy
Unit 2 of the Romanian Cernavoda nuclear plant will be shut down during the morning of 9 May to perform a planned overhaul, said the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica....
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Photo: TEŠSlovenia’s Sostanj coal plant could close as early as 2024 - government official
May 6, 2021 | Tanja Srnovršnik, Valerija HozjanElectricity | Coal | Energy policy
High carbon prices could force the Slovenian Sostanj coal plant to close as early as 2024, said Hinko Solinc from the Slovenian ministry of infrastructure on Thursday....
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