Bulgaria’s NEK to equip five hydropower plants with battery storage
In addition to a 10 MWh pilot project at Vacha 1, NEK plans to add battery energy storage systems (BESS) to four other hydropower plants
EU to exempt 80% of importers from CBAM carbon tax
European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra vowed to exempt over 80% of companies that are eligible for payments under CBAM
Number of PPAs jumps in 2024, but volume weakens – Pexapark
The European PPA market entered an adjustment chapter last year, characterized by record deal-making for smaller volumes, Pexapark said
Turkey facilitates USD 500 million in solar power investments through auction round
The winners of PV projects in the latest auction round in Turkey must pay high contribution shares for a guaranteed price at the low end of the initial range
Termokos opens tender for solar thermal system for Prishtina heating
District heating utility Termokos is seeking a contractor to build a 30 MW solar thermal facility outside Prishtina in Kosovo*
Protest in Brussels scheduled ahead of screening of documentary, debate on Jadar lithium project
Activists organizing a protest outside of the European Parliament in Brussels against lithium mining in Serbia claim a new documentary is biased
Imports from China don’t exceed 26% of PV project costs in Romania
Simtel's CEO Iulian Nedea said Chinese solar panels and inverters make up just 26% of total costs of a 1 MW facility and that the rest are EU and Romanian products and services
KEK issues call for reconstruction of Kosovo A3 coal plant unit
A 55-year-old unit of KEK's coal-fired power plant near Prishtina in Kosovo* is about to get a makeover, worth EUR 137.3 million
