Bulgaria aims to make Europe’s biggest energy community
The upcoming solar power program in Bulgaria for municipalities and small businesses will create Europe's biggest energy community, Minister Zhecho Stankov claims
Number of prosumers in Romania spikes 79% in one year to 204,000
Prosumers in Romania operated 2.44 GW of capacity at the end of January or 63% more than one year before, according to ANRE
Greek companies expand to Bulgaria with solar power investments
PPC and Masdar's Greek subsidiary Terna Energy are separately building two solar power plants in Bulgaria, valued at EUR 190 million in total
Power exchanges to test cross-border day-ahead trading in 15-minute intervals
NEMOs in Europe are starting joint member testing on April 7 for cutting the cross-zonal day-ahead power trading interval to 15 minutes
Renewables equipment factory to contribute to just transition of coal region in Romania
Monsson is about to build a renewable energy equipment plant in Petrila as part of just transition efforts in Romania's main coal region
Bulgaria’s IBEX opens registration for market of guarantees of origin of electricity
The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is registering entities interested in participating in a market for guarantees of origin
Greece’s first solar panel recycling machine installed in Crete
Greek company Katheris said it installed the country's first solar panel recycling machine. It's one of few such endeavors in the region
IRENA: China has 64% share in 2024 renewables growth, half of world’s solar power capacity
Renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, IRENA calculated. China reached half of the world's PV capacity, while Turkey's growth in the segment is among the strongest.