Energy news

North Macedonia has been invited to join the Vertical Gas Corridor, a regional initiative aimed at diversifying natural gas supply routes and improving energy security in southeastern and central Europe, the government said on Wednesday.

Kosovo’s energy ministry said on Wednesday that Lindja Solar, a special purpose vehicle established by a consortium led by Switzerland-based construction firm Orllati has launched construction of a 105-megawatt solar plant in the Southwestern village of Kramovik.

Montenegro’s state-run power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) said it has opened a tender seeking a supervisor of the implementation of the 3 MW Otilovici small hydropower plant (SHPP) project.

Greenvolt Next Romania, a unit of Portuguese renewable energy developer Greenvolt Group, said on Wednesday that it is developing eleven photovoltaic (PV) projects for self-consumption in the southeastern region of Dobrogea, with a total installed capacity of around 2.5 MW.

German-Bulgarian solar photovoltaic (PV) plant developer Sunotec and Slovenian energy group GEN-I have commissioned their 50 MW / 126 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Byala Slatina, northwestern Bulgaria, Sunotec said on Wednesday.