In almost all parts of Europe, renewable energies are now taken for granted as part of the national electricity mix and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. In the Balkan States, though, renewable energy projects still face numerous institutional, political and regulatory challenges.
Only a month ago, Croatian Environment and Energy Minister Tomislav Coric announced at WindEurope 2019 that his country plans to increase its wind energy capacity by a factor of three and solar energy capacity by a factor of 20 over the next 10 years. Although Croatia - like almost all Balkan countries - has a high share of hydropower (almost 25 percent), the ...