Electricity
Europe’s largest solar farm Witznitz commissioned in eastern Germany
11 April 2024 - Hansainvest and developer Move On inaugurated the Witznitz solar park of 605 MW in peak capacity on coal land near Leipzig in Germany
Romania adopts offshore wind energy law to get first megawatts in 2032
10 April 2024 - More than two thirds of lawmakers voted for Romania's first offshore wind energy law, aimed at getting the first turbines online in 2032
Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia sign deal to merge their power exchanges
09 April 2024 - Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia signed an agreement to integrate their electricity exchanges under Adex Group
Mujović: Montenegro’s coal plant Pljevlja won’t be shut down for another ten years
09 April 2024 - Saša Mujović said the Government of Montenegro is working on the national energy and climate plan
Cannibalization in SEE to make solar power prices 40% to 50% lower than wind, wholesale prices
09 April 2024 - The trends for wholesale baseload prices and renewables capture prices for 2025-2060 are similar, according to Aurora Energy Research
Kosovo* adopts Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
09 April 2024 - Only after the first auction was held, lawmakers in Prishtina passed the Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, which introduces CfDs
Slovenia denies building permit for first wind farm
08 April 2024 - Slovenia is among the very few EU countries without a single wind farm, and it will remain so after the government’s recent decision
Hungary’s Electron Holding plans solar power plants of up to 160 MW in Serbia
08 April 2024 - The company has set up four firms in Serbia - Electron Energy Alpha, Electron Energy Beta, Electron Energy Gamma, and Electron Energy Delta
New law in Greece to increase curtailments, regulate auctions, roll out Apollo self-consumption program
08 April 2024 - Several big changes are introduced in the Greek energy market through a new bill of law submitted by the relevant ministry
BiH’s Canton 10 grants concessions for two solar power plants of 200 MW
05 April 2024 - The Government of Canton 10 has launched public calls for granting concessions for the construction of PV facilities
Serbia gives green light to memorandum on energy cooperation with EDF
05 April 2024 - The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is expected during an upcoming visit of the Serbian president to France
Wind and solar drive record emissions cut under EU ETS
05 April 2024 - Electricity generation from wind and solar has helped achieve the biggest annual emissions reduction under the EU ETS
EU readies criteria for recognizing Energy Community’s guarantees of origin
04 April 2024 - A roadmap is being finalized to allow guarantees of origin from the Energy Community contracting parties to be recognized in the EU
Serbian president calls for regulatory changes to enable nuclear power projects
04 April 2024 - Electricity consumption in Serbia will quadruple by 2050, and the only solutyion is to build large and small nuclear power plants, says Vučić
Wind power production is very predictable globally, to less extent locally – study
03 April 2024 - Wind and solar resource assessment consultancy Eoltech produced a study by using 15-year data from the irec wind energy indexes
Serbia drafting solar strategic partnership deal with Hyundai Engineering, UGT Renewables
03 April 2024 - Serbia is about to formalize a strategic partnership with the consortium Hyundai Engineering – UGT Renewables