Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister and Azerbaijan's Economy Minister signed a comprehensive deal on capacity expansion for several natural gas pipelines.
The President of Romania promulgated the Law on Offshore Wind Energy, making of Romania the first country in the Black Sea region to adopt such a law and one of the leading nations in offshore wind in Southeastern Europe.
Today, 23 May, marks the entry into force of the European Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims at ensuring a diverse, secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for the EU's industry.
During the second auction of energy credits, 68,000 GJ of certified energy savings were sold in Hungary, which is more than five times the amount that was purchased during the first public sale in February 2024.
The European Commission has granted the status of Project of Common Interest (PCI) to the CO2 capture and transportation project in Lithuania and Latvia developed by CCS Baltic Consortium.
Estonia's Ministry of Climate announced the content of the Climate Resilient Economy Act and the main changes that will result from it. The emphasis is on vigorous growth of clean energy production, preservation of nature and birth of new industries.
Following a successful non-binding phase in 2023, Bulgaria's independent transmission system operator ICGB (Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria) has initiated the binding phase of the incremental capacity process.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support for green finance with new funds for Banka për Biznes in Kosovo.
As part of the Solar Energy Plus Programme a total of more than 116 million euros have already been awarded to some 11,000 Hungarian households via public tender.
Serbia has been the regional top performer in implementing the Energy Community acquis in 2023, said Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat.
The discussion between SOCAR and Naftogaz covered the prospects of cooperation in the oil and gas industry, including exploring the potential for storing Azerbaijani gas in Ukraine.
The EBRD is extending a 16 million euro sovereign loan to the government of Georgia to benefit the city of Tbilisi and its EBRD-backed Green Cities programme.
Exchange trading of Certified Energy Savings under the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEO) will accelerate the development of the energy efficiency market, confirmed Edit Juhász, President of the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH)