Journalist
Igor Todorović
Bulgaria’s plastic waste recycling rate much lower than in official statistics, report reveals
20 March 2025 - Over half of Bulgarian municipalities reported recycling rates for municipal waste of under 10% for 2019 – some were virtually at zero
Cyprus seeks contractors for PV, energy storage systems at National Guard camps
19 March 2025 - Qualifications are on for equipping the facilities of the National Guard of Cyprus with photovoltaic and energy storage systems
French Photosol to build PV plants of 1.2 GW in total in Balkans
19 March 2025 - Photosol is preparing to establish an office in Romania for its operations in the country as well as in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans
PPC begins construction of 165 MW solar farm with BESS in Bulgaria
18 March 2025 - PPC Group is accelerating its expansion in the Balkans by laying the foundation stone for its Colosseum solar power project in Bulgaria
Eksim Energy completes part of Turkey’s second-largest PV park
11 March 2025 - The first phase, 45 MW, of the Şanlıurfa Viranşehir solar park in southeastern Turkey started commercial operation, Eksim Energy revealed
Hydropower plant Ulog in BiH receives energy license
11 March 2025 - EFT Group's Ulog hydropower plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was completed last year, won regulatory clearance for regular operation
European Hydrogen Bank’s auction four times oversubscribed
10 March 2025 - The European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction for the production of renewable hydrogen has attracted 61 bids for projects in 11 countries
IEA: Battery manufacturing capacity set to triple within five years
07 March 2025 - The battery industry is entering a new phase, the International Energy Agency said, pointing to demand surge and the constant price decline
Axpo signs its first long-term corporate PPA in Croatia
06 March 2025 - Through its first long-term corporate PPA in Croatia, Axpo will meet the entire electricity demand of Klimaoprema
Terna Energy to build solar power plant of 130 MW in Bulgaria
06 March 2025 - Masdar's subsidiary Terna Energy is developing a project for a 130 MW photovoltaic plant near Burgas in Bulgaria
Eurowind Energy launches 1.2 GW wind power project in Romania
06 March 2025 - Eurowind Energy plans nine wind power plants of an overall 1.2 GW in Romania, while Geo Power has a giant hybrid energy project in Bulgaria
Nofar Energy commissions Serbia’s largest solar park
05 March 2025 - Nofar Energy said its photovoltaic park in northern Serbia of 27 MW in peak capacity began delivering electricity to the grid
IC Enterra puts 136 MW solar power plant into operation in Turkey
04 March 2025 - IC Enterra gradually completed the Erzin-2 facility, of 136 MW in peak capacity. It won the project at a renewables auction in 2022.
Eurowind Energy working to connect Pecineaga wind park to Romanian grid
04 March 2025 - Denmark-based Eurowind Energy built all the machines at its Pecineaga wind farm of 48 MW in eastern Romania
IFC buys Kommunalkredit Austria’s bond to finance sustainable energy in Europe
04 March 2025 - IFC is investing up to EUR 100 million in Kommunalkredit Austria's bond for financing green energy projects in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania
Romania subsidizes municipal authorities with 86% for solar power investments
03 March 2025 - The Ministry of Energy provided EUR 28.8 million to communes and other municipal entities for 105 solar power projects of 23.1 MW in total