Electricity
North Macedonia looking for strategic investor for two gas-hydrogen-fuelled power plants
11 January 2024 - The government has decided to initiate the process of transforming electricity production to gas-hydrogen power plants
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
Renewables 2023 report: solar, China drive record renewable capacity additions
11 January 2024 - Solar power accounted for three quarters of renewables capacity additions, of which PV in China alone topped the entire 2022 global figure
CGES signs grid connection agreement for 240 MW solar power plant
10 January 2024 - Montenegro's TSO has so far signed three contracts for the grid connections for utility-scale PV facilities with a total capacity of 1,000 MW
France boosts its nuclear energy plan with eight more large reactors
10 January 2024 - The French government is preparing a bill intended to facilitate the replacement of its aging nuclear power plants
OMV Petrom buys 400 EV chargers, half of 1 GW renewables project portfolio
09 January 2024 - OMV Petrom plans to invest approximately EUR 1.3 billion in renewables in Romania with Renovatio through a newly formed partnership by 2027
Germany adds record 14 GW of solar in 2023 – half is on households
09 January 2024 - The share of renewables in Germany's grid load surpassed 50% for the first time last year, advancing 6.6 points from 2022 to hit 55%
Slovenia mulls separating coal assets from electricity utility HSE
08 January 2024 - State-owned Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing for the possibility of spinning off its coal assets: thermal power plant TEŠ and a mine
Subsidies in Romania should last until solar panels are installed on last roof
08 January 2024 - Minister of Environment Mircea Fechet says subsidy schemes in Romania should last until there are solar panels on every roof
Trina Solar gets EPD certifications from UL Solutions and EPDItaly for industry-leading modules
08 January 2024 - Trina Solar has obtained EPD certifications from UL Solutions and an EPDItaly certification for its Vertex N 700W, Vertex N 610W and Vertex 670W photovoltaic modules
Europe will catch up with US in supporting nuclear energy revival
05 January 2024 - Director General of WNA Sama Bilbao y León is urging decision makers to convince investors that nuclear assets are investable
Nano Energies virtual power plant in Croatia gets new owner
05 January 2024 - Czech-owned company Nano Energies Hrvatska became the first licensed independent aggregator on the Croatian market in August 2022
Russian, Chinese SMR designs poised to dominate global fleet
05 January 2024 - The report from London-based New Nuclear Watch Institute identifies and analyzes the top 25 small modular reactor projects
Energy Community urges Kosovo* to commit in its NECP to phasing out coal by 2050
05 January 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat doesn’t have any major objections to Kosovo's draft National Energy and Climate Plan
BiH’s NECP lacks clear set of policies, measures, investment needs – Energy Community
04 January 2024 - The Energy Community Secretariat has issued recommendations on Bosnia and Herzegovina's draft National Energy and Climate Plan
North Macedonia to cancel Čebren deal with PPC, Archirodon
03 January 2024 - North Macedonia is set to annul the tender in which Greek companies PPC and Archirodon were selected for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower project.