Kosovo licenses energy supplier for its northern part
June 24, 2022 | MontelElectricity | Energy policy | Economy
On Friday Kosovo’s energy regulator, ZRRE, licensed a new energy supplier for the northern part of the country after more than two decades of disputes with Serbia. ...
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German Cal 23 subsides on coal, gas weakness
June 24, 2022 | Tasmin Chowdhary, MontelElectricity
The German power Cal 23 contract extended its recent record high early on Friday but then lost momentum amid weak signals from the coal and gas markets....
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Cindrigo to build 20 MW geothermal power plant in Croatia
June 24, 2022 | MontelElectricity | Renewables | Heating
Renewable energy developer Cindrigo will acquire a 90% interest in Croatia’s EES Dravacel Energetika to develop a 20 MW geothermal power plant in the Virovitica–Podravina County, the UK-based company said in a press release....
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Carbon prices set to trade in EUR 80-90/t range
June 24, 2022 | Enza Tedesco, MontelEnergy policy | CO2 emissions
European carbon prices looked set to remain within a EUR 80-90/t range next week, with the key drivers being economic growth, higher coal consumption and EU ETS reform negotiations following this week’s vote by lawmakers....
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TTF benchmark retreats from 1-week high
June 24, 2022 | Julia Demirdag, MontelEuropean gas prices dropped on Friday, with the benchmark TTF contract retreating from a one-week high reached the previous session when Germany triggered the “alert” stage of an emergency gas plan to cope with shortages....
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Albania licenses new hydro capacity, rejects 8 MW of solar
June 24, 2022 | MontelRenewables | Energy policy | Ecology
Albania’s energy regulator ERE has licensed three small hydropower plants with a total capacity of 5.6 MW in the southern part of the country, it said on Thursday. ...
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Croatia set to issue energy approval for biggest solar plant
June 24, 2022 | MontelRenewables | Energy policy
Croatia plans to issue its first energy approval for renewables projects this year which should pave way for the construction of the biggest solar power plant to date....
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Russian gas flows remain steady on Friday
June 24, 2022 | Nathan Witkop, MontelRussian gas exports to northwestern Europe along three main conduits were expected to come in around 101mcm/day on Friday, unchanged day on day, network operator data showed....
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Oil prices edge up as tight supply offsets growth worries
June 24, 2022 | Jeff Coelho, MontelOil and oil derivates | Economy
Oil prices were trading a shade higher early on Friday as signs of supply tightness in the market offset broader concerns about slowing economic growth, analysts said....
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Romania needs more PPAs and power-to-x solutions
June 23, 2022 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | New technologies
Romania is too focused on the spot market segment and needs more energy aggregation, power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power-to-x solutions to develop new projects, said a project manager at the energy consultancy Horvath....
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