SolarPower Europe: Photovoltaics avert EUR 30 billion in gas imports
Solar power saved Europe EUR 30 billion since the Iran war started. "The solution is above us and Europe must grab it with both hands,” said CEO of SolarPower Europe, Walburga Hemetsberger.
Corporate Europe endorses renewable PPAs for protection from electricity price risk
Amid the energy crisis, European companies turned to power purchase agreements (PPAs) as a key hedge against spikes in prices, IEEFA's Jonathan Bruegel wrote
Romania to offer payments for reducing electricity consumption
Romania’s energy regulator has approved a new market mechanism that allows consumers to get paid for reducing electricity use during peak demand
Magyar: Hungarian nuclear plant Paks to return to regular operation
Hungary's emergency engineering works and the forecasted rise of the Danube level enabled the country's nuclear power plant Paks to restart its idle reactors
Danube nears critically low level at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant
Nuclear power plant Kozloduy in Bulgaria is on the brink of emergency output reduction as the Danube water level is approaching a critically low point
Romania shuts down remaining reactor at Cernavodă nuclear power plant
The Cernavodă nuclear power plant, which generates about 20% of Romania's electricity, is now completely offline
Jørgensen: Europe’s electricity system remains stable despite extreme heat and drought
Europe’s electricity system remains stable despite extreme heat and drought, but the EU must stay vigilant, said Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen
Rising Danube level allows Hungary to increase production at Paks nuclear plant
Hungary has restarted one turbine at its Paks nuclear power plant following a rise in the Danube’s water level
SEE heatwave: Romania braces for possible nuclear plant shutdown, power supply cuts to industry
Romania’s attempts to raise water levels in the Danube amid the ongoing heatwave have not produced lasting results
Heatwave pushes power prices past EUR 700 in Southeast Europe
Balkan Green Energy News has analyzed day-ahead electricity prices across seven Southeast European power exchanges
Romania may curb industrial power consumption, suspend electricity exports amid drought
The Romanian government has adopted a mechanism allowing the transmission system operator, Transelectrica, to limit power consumption for industrial customers