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Energy Week Western Balkans 2025: Three Months to Go
With just three months to go until Energy Week Western Balkans 2025, organisers are gearing up to welcome the region’s most influential energy leaders on 8–9 October at the five-star Maestral Resort & Casino, Sveti Stefan. Now entering its fourth…
Skopje in the Spotlight of Green Energy and Education
The regional meeting titled “Energy Transition and Human Capital Development: Action Plan to Support Education and Training in the Renewable Energy Sector” was held on July 3–4, 2025, in Skopje, North Macedonia. The event brought together representatives from the vocational…
Slovenia Issues Ten-Year Sustainability-Linked Bond, Raises One Billion Euros
Slovenia has recently issued a ten-year sustainability-linked bond (SLB) on international capital markets in the amount of one billion euros, with a coupon rate of 3.125 percent and maturity on July 2, 2035. This is the first issuance of such…
North Macedonia One Step Closer to the EU’s Integrated Electricity Market
At a recent session of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, the National Electricity Market Operator (MEMO) was officially appointed as the Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) for the next four-year period. NEMO (Nominated Electricity Market Operator) is…
North Macedonia Advocates for Accelerated Electricity Market Integration at EU Forum
The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia and the National Electricity Market Operator (MEMO) participated in the second edition of the Electricity Market Integration Forum, held at the European Parliament in Brussels. The forum’s theme focused…
Montenegro’s 2024 Energy Balance – Hydrological Challenges and Increased Electricity Consumption
Montenegro’s annual energy balance for 2024 revealed that the country produced less electricity than planned, while consumption increased. A total of 3,446.6 GWh of electricity was generated, which is 4.4 percent less than projected and nearly 15 percent less compared…
Bulgaria Announces New Oil and Gas Exploration in the Black Sea
At a ceremony held at the Council of Ministers, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov signed an agreement for the exploration and search for oil and natural gas in Block 1-26 Han Tervel. On this occasion, the Prime Minister emphasized that…