Electricity
Slovenia exceeds 1 GW in solar capacity in 2023
18 January 2024 - The country has also entered the list of the top ten European Union member countries in installed solar power capacity per capita
GGF secures EUR 82.8 million in investments for green lending
18 January 2024 - GGF closed 2023 securing EUR 32.8 million from Germany’s KfW and EUR 50 million from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
17 January 2024 - CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
NextE signs largest onsite corporate solar PPA in Romania
17 January 2024 - Renewables developer nextE signed a long-term corporate PPA for an 51.5 MW onsite project with an unidentified consumer
North Macedonia to install floating solar within irrigation network
16 January 2024 - The country has signed a contract with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain and consulting firm Globatek
United Kingdom, Slovakia to bid farewell to coal this year
16 January 2024 - Britain and Slovakia are set to close their last coal power plants this year while Austria gave up on restarting its Mellach facility
Montenegro’s EPCG vows to put solar panels on every roof in country
16 January 2024 - EPCG solar is preparing to start the works within the Solari 5000+ subsidy program in Montenegro for rooftop photovoltaic systems
North Macedonia to offer neighbors to jointly build Negotino gas-hydrogen power plant
16 January 2024 - The country will offer its neighbors to participate in the construction of the Negotino gas and hydrogen power plant, minister Bekteshi said
Albania kicks off qualifications for 300 MW solar power auction
15 January 2024 - Albania invited investors to qualify their photovoltaic projects for an upcoming tender for 15-year contracts for difference
Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
15 January 2024 - The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
Global players bid to replace coal with 455 MW of solar power in Romania
15 January 2024 - Tenders for 455 MW of PV capacity replacing CE Oltenia's coal plants drew investors from China, Turkey, the US, Germany and Ukraine
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
15 January 2024 - Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
North Macedonia to reconsider strategic partnership model for Čebren, gas-hydrogen power plants
12 January 2024 - Kovačevski said an analysis would show the best option for projects for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower plant and two gas-hydrogen facilities
Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change
12 January 2024 - Kosovo* failed to include all the 2030 Energy Community climate and energy targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective in its new law
EU adds record 17 GW of wind power in 2023 but must double pace
12 January 2024 - The EU saw 14 GW of onshore wind and 3 GW of offshore capacity coming online in 2023. WindEurope warned that the goal is 30 GW per year.
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.