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Photo: Roman PeklajCroatian gas prices for heating to rise 25% by 2026 – economy minister
July 26, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Croatian citizens who use natural gas for heating should see a 25% increase in prices by 2026 at the latest due to the European Commission's energy plans, according to Croatia’s economy minister Tomislav Coric....
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Photo: Energetika.NET archiveMontenegro to abolish incentives for renewable energy producers - minister
July 26, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | Coal | Energy policy
The Montenegrin government could soon abolish incentives for the generation of electricity from renewable sources as the country reached its national renewable energy target of 33% by 2020....
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Photo: Roman PeklajMacedonian ESM launches renewable projects with 210 MW total capacity
July 23, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables
The Macedonian power utility ESM is seeking consultants to assist them in the preparation of feasibility studies for two solar projects with a combined capacity of 160 MW, and a 50 MW wind farm project....
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Photo: GazpromSerbian Pancevo gas plant to start trial operation in October
July 22, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Energy policy
The Serbian Pancevo gas-fired cogeneration plant should launch trial operation on 1 October, said Huang Zhengming, deputy director of China's Shanghai Electric Group, which is developing the new plant....
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Photo: Roman PeklajExpert team to resolve Republika Srpska’s Buk Bijela hydro plant issues
July 22, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
Montenegro and Republika Srpska will form an expert team that will try to address open issues regarding the Buk Bijela hydropower plant that Republika Srpska is building together with Serbia, said Republika Srpska’s utility ERS....
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Photo: SE (J. Ondzik)Croatian auction results in new record biomass GO price
July 22, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikElectricity | Renewables
Thursday’s guarantees of origin (GO) auction in Croatia resulted in a new record price for electricity produced from smaller biomass power plants, exceeding the previous record by EUR 0.87/GO, according to data published by Cropex....
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Photo: Roman PeklajBulgarian recovery plan envisages 1 GW gas plant and 1.7 GW of renewables
July 22, 2021 | Peter PalčecElectricity | Renewables | Energy policy
The newest version of the Bulgarian recovery plan envisages the construction of a 1 GW gas-fired facility at the Maritsa Iztok 2 coal-fired plant and a minimum of 1.7 GW of renewable capacities....
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Photo: www.dnv.comHigh cost of CCS holds back its use in Croatia - experts
July 22, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikCoal | Energy policy | CO2 emissions | New technologies
The high cost of carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) is preventing Croatia from introducing it into its industrial sector or at its Plomin coal-fired power plant, says the country’s energy utility HEP....
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Photo: www.nord-stream.comUS, Germany reach Nord Stream 2 deal
July 22, 2021 | Nathan Witkop, MontelEnergy policy
The United States has lifted a threat of sanctions against Russia’s near-complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany following an agreement with Berlin late on Wednesday....
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Photo: GCA84% of gas in Slovenia bought under short-term contracts in 2020 – regulator
July 21, 2021 | Tanja SrnovršnikThe proportion of natural gas purchased under short-term contracts rose further in 2020, from 81.7% in 2019 to 84%, said the Slovenian Energy Agency in its latest report on the Slovenian energy sector....
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