Moldova accelerates energy integration with the EU: from April 1, it opens the gas market to large consumers
Moldova entered 2026 with ongoing energy sector reforms. According to information from the Energy Community Secretariat, in 2025 Moldova was, for the second year in a row, ranked as the leading reformer among the Energy Community Contracting Parties in implementing…
Congo Basin countries present plans to develop carbon markets in the forest sector
Six Congo Basin countries — Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo — have presented strategic plans for carbon markets and climate finance in the forest sector.…
Montenegro One Step Closer to Integration into the European Electricity Market
The Secretariat of the Energy Community announced that on February 15, Montenegro finalized the transposition of the Electricity Integration Package by adopting the last two legal acts – government regulations that define the operational rules of the power system, procedures…
German industry lost 124,000 jobs in 2025: Is the pressure spilling over to Serbia as well?
German industry reduced its workforce by around 124,000 in 2025, according to an analysis by consulting firm EY based on data from the Federal Statistical Office. The study says industrial employment fell by 2.3 percent, down to about 5.38 million…
Bulgaria: Experimental Biomass Co-Firing to Begin Soon at Maritsa East 2 Thermal Power Plant
At the Maritsa East 2 thermal power plant in Bulgaria, experimental co-firing of waste wood biomass is set to begin by the end of February. Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy, Zhecho Stankov, stated that in the initial phase of the experiment,…
Đedović: Preparation for the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant Will Take Around Four Years
Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović chaired the first meeting of the Interministerial Expert Working Group tasked with examining the justification for embarking on the development of nuclear energy. Together with the Group for the Preparation and Implementation…
New Equipment at EPS at the Kostolac Open-Pit Mine “Drmno”
At the Kostolac open-pit mine “Drmno,” the installation of a new self-propelled conveyor, worth 10.6 million euros, has been completed and it is expected to be put into coal production starting in April. Dušan Živković, General Manager of Elektroprivreda Srbije,…