Testing starts at GGF-backed Blue 1 solar power plant in Albania
TÜV Nord is testing the first of two parts of Project Blue in Fier in western Albania. Blue 1 has 67.5 MW in peak capacity.
Kosovo* to subsidize solar panels for prosumers, solar thermal systems
Kosovo* is using an EU grant for public calls for families and firms to install solar power panels and solar thermal collectors
Polish coal industry workers to receive EUR 300 million amid closures
Poland will compensate with EUR 300 million the employees in coal power plants and lignite mines that will be closed
Kosovo* to auction 950 MW of renewables, energy storage by 2025
The Government of Kosovo* is preparing a series of auctions for renewable energy and battery storage capacity
EU rules out measures against imports of solar panels from China
European solar manufacturers are struggling amid cheap imports from China, but the European Commission prioritizes climate goals
UPDATE: North Macedonia prepares first agreements with strategic investors for solar power plants, cogeneration
The first four projects are solar power plants Pehčevo and Stipion, cogeneration facility Skopje, and a photovoltaic plant with gas engines
Turkey to enable wind, solar power projects on lakes
Turkey's parliament is about to vote on a proposition to allow solar and wind power projects on lakes, reservoirs and seas
Greece’s coal region turns to PV, heat pumps for district heating
Closing lignite power plants in the coal regions of Western Macedonia and Megalopolis in Greece implies a big change in their economic model