Energy economics

"One of the biggest issues right now is the price of electricity and gas. The new measures will already be included in detail," Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said at the beginning of the Council of Ministers session.

Bled – A sustainable energy transition, and the role of innovation and investment to enhance it, is in the focus of a two-day conference on the EU’s SET Plan which began in a hybrid format in the town of Bled on Thursday, organised by the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure and the European Commission.

Gas Games

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic (left) during meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin (right) at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, June 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK /KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

The burden borne by Greek industries due to the energy crisis and the large increases in the prices of electricity and natural gas consumed for the operation of factories and the production of their products is enormous.

The PM to talk about energy costs and the economy

North Macedonia on Tuesday declared a "state of crisis" over energy for the next 30 days, empowering the state to intervene financially to help the two state-owned joint stock power companies, ESM and MEPSO, import more electricity from abroad.

Brnik – A solar power plant has been installed on the roof of the parking garage at the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport recently. As the airport said on Tuesday at the commissioning ceremony, this is another step towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions, which has been a strategic goal of the airport since 2013.

Ljubljana – The staffing battles at state-owned energy firms are understandable given that these companies have money and given the prospects of massive investments in the future. “For politics, it is therefore interesting to direct this river of money with their staff,” Delo comments on Tuesday.

Countries that fail to meet the climate commitments will receive warnings at the UN's next climate summit slated for 2023, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Nov. 7.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an interview on the sidelines of the COP26 conference, Fatih Birol said the COP26 Presidency appointed the IEA to monitor and report on countries' progress.

The reports state that this large green investment in Greece will be implemented in collaboration with the German energy solutions company MAN