Journalist
Igor Todorović
Brite Solar to complete agrisolar panel plant in Greece by end-2024
23 April 2024 - Greek startup Brite Solar is building a production line in Patras for transparent solar panels for agrivoltaic production
Solar power plants in North Macedonian industrial zones to supply exporters to EU
23 April 2024 - Solar power plants in industrial zones in North Macedonia will enable manufacturers exporting their products to the EU to avoid CBAM
Municipality in Athens to launch solar energy community with citizens
22 April 2024 - The local authority in Chalandri called on citizens to join its energy community by investing EUR 2,000 to EUR 3,500 in a solar power unit
Global utilities vow to scale renewables capacity by 2.5 times by 2030
22 April 2024 - Utilities in UNEZA are accelerating grid investment. Member utilities vowed to lift their renewables capacity by 2.5 times to 749 GW by 2030.
Power utilities in Greece, Cyprus allow home PV systems to be paid in installments
19 April 2024 - Greece and Cyprus have enabled the installation of home PV systems to be paid in installments and without upfront costs
Hidroelectrica, Masdar to set up joint venture for 2 GW in Romania
19 April 2024 - Hidroelectrica and Masdar agreed to jointly invest in photovoltaics, floating solar power and batteries in Romania
RenX Italia submits 120 MW wind power project in Albania
19 April 2024 - A subsidiary of RenX Italia requested from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania to install wind park Pogradec of 120 MW
Mitsotakis: Greece to launch EUR 2 billion fund for decarbonization of islands
19 April 2024 - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece would create a special fund for islands of up to EUR 2 billion for phasing out fossil fuels
Bulgaria’s NEK launches floating solar, battery, pumped storage projects
18 April 2024 - NEK intends to invest in two floating solar power and two pumped storage hydropower plants and battery energy storage projects
Governments, firms pledge support for solar manufacturing with EU Solar Charter
17 April 2024 - A hundred representatives of the European solar sector and energy ministers from 23 member states have signed the EU Solar Charter
Greece’s PPC sets its sights on Italy, Croatia in tandem with Mytilineos
16 April 2024 - Public Power Corp. – PPC is about to pay out the first dividend in a decade and is widening the scope of its regional expansion
ACER urges TSOs to make 70% of cross-border power transmission capacity available by end-2025
15 April 2024 - ACER said most EU member states are far below the minimum 70% capacity margin available for cross-zonal electricity trading
Romania’s biggest battery system comes online within wind-solar hybrid power plant
15 April 2024 - Monsson inaugurated a 24 MWh battery energy storage system in Romania. It is the first phase out of 216 MWh planned in total
European Parliament passes electricity, gas market reform
12 April 2024 - European lawmakers adopted the energy market design reform proposal to facilitate decarbonization and ease the impact of sharp price swings
Vladimir Malinov joins Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, quits as Bulgartransgaz CEO
11 April 2024 - Dimitar Glavchev's interim Council of Ministers of Bulgaria includes Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov
Europe’s largest solar farm Witznitz commissioned in eastern Germany
11 April 2024 - Hansainvest and developer Move On inaugurated the Witznitz solar park of 605 MW in peak capacity on coal land near Leipzig in Germany