Electricity
China completes world’s first hybrid offshore wind-solar power plant
04 November 2022 - Using Ocean Sun's technology, China's SPIC commissioned what they say is the first hybrid offshore wind-solar power plant in the world
First virtual power plant in Greek energy market inaugurated
04 November 2022 - The need for virtual power plants and power forecasting services is driven by the Greek electricity market reform
Second agrisolar park in Serbia to be installed in Sremska Mitrovica
03 November 2022 - Agrisolar is becoming an increasingly interesting option for the development of renewable energy projects in the region
North Macedonia to subsidize over half of food industry’s power bill
03 November 2022 - The Government of North Macedonia will cover the electricity bills of food producers and bakeries with EUR 100 per MWh
Vanadium flow megabattery comes online in China
03 November 2022 - A 100 MW / 400 MWh vanadium flow battery, the largest of its kind in the world, was put into operation in Dalian in northeast China
Turkey’s chief regulator expects investments of up to USD 25 billion in energy storage
03 November 2022 - EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz said upcoming regulations would result in up to USD 25 billion in investments in energy storage
Romania to more than double number of prosumers in 2022 to 30,000
02 November 2022 - There were 23,785 prosumers registered in Romania at the end of August or 75% more than at the beginning of the year
Construction of solar power plant of over 1 GW to start in June in Romania
02 November 2022 - Rezolv Energy intends to install the largest photovoltaic plant in Europe as it joined a 1.04 GW project developed by Monsson
Rama: Albania to tax windfall profits of private hydropower producers
01 November 2022 - The largest operators of private hydropower plants in Albania will need to pay a windfall profit tax, Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed
Poland to build three nuclear power plants
01 November 2022 - Poland plans to build three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 9 GW by 2040. The government picked Westinghouse for the first one.
Golob: Right time for nuclear, Slovenia to decide on referendum
01 November 2022 - Slovenia is planning to increase the power generation from nuclear energy, and Croatia is also interested in joining the investment
North Macedonia’s ESM seeks consultant for solar power projects in two coal complexes
01 November 2022 - State-owned ESM is seeking consulting services for solar power projects that would partly replace coal mines and thermal power plants
GIZ helping two households in Serbia’s Novi Pazar to install rooftop solar
31 October 2022 - Owners of two houses in the city of Novi Pazar in Serbia will receive co-financing in the amount of 50% of their investment
Energy Community opens case against BiH for refusing to close two coal plant units
31 October 2022 - The same procedure was initiated in April 2021 against Montenegro with regard to the operation of the Pljevlja power plant
BIG Energia Holdings expands portfolio with wind, solar projects in BiH, Romania
31 October 2022 - BIG Energia Holdings won a tender for a combined wind and solar project in BiH and signed a lease for land in Romania for a PV plant
EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
28 October 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.