Electricity
Romania starts work on energy communities legislation
21 May 2024 - Romanian citizens will have the right to get electricity at lower prices via energy communities, Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja said
Alcazar Energy Partners reaches final close of USD 490 million for renewables fund
21 May 2024 - The Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP-SCSp, a Luxembourg-domiciled sustainable infrastructure fund, reached a final closing of USD 490 million
Share of coal power in Greece tumbles to zero
20 May 2024 - Greece went seven days without coal power in the system as natural gas plants and renewables were far more competitive
France awards world’s first commercial-scale feed-in tariffs for floating wind
20 May 2024 - France selected the winners of its 250 MW South Brittany floating offshore wind auction, the world’s first conducted at a commercial scale
Woodburn Capital Partners inks PPA with automotive company Magna
20 May 2024 - Automotive company Magna has signed its first ever power purchase agreement (PPA), with Woodburn Capital Partners
GGF’s Kostadinov: Green investment is nearing inflection point in many countries
20 May 2024 - The Balkans require a critical mass of renewables development to unleash green investment, Borislav Kostadinov from GGF said at Belgrade Energy Forum
Decarbonizing Western Balkan power utilities: ambitious but flexible plans, with focus on investments and new technologies
17 May 2024 - Power utilities in the Western Balkans have ambitious goals for 2050, but are flexible in mapping the path because the development of technologies is unpredictable
Banks in Serbia receiving lot of requests for grid connection guarantees
17 May 2024 - Banks in Serbia are receiving numerous requests for guarantees for renewables requiring grid connection and most investors have firm collateral instruments, according to speakers at Belgrade Energy Forum
Statkraft acquires Neoen’s project portfolio in Croatia
17 May 2024 - According to Arnaud Bellanger, Country Manager for Croatia and France at Statkraft, the takeover deal covers about ten projects
Turkey adds 1.3 GW in solar power capacity in April alone
17 May 2024 - Photovoltaic capacity in Turkey reached 13.9 GW by the end of last month or a stunning 1.3 GW more than on March 31
Krivača, first wind farm in Serbia south of Danube, officially starts production
16 May 2024 - MK Group and Alfi Renewables inaugurated their Krivača wind farm in Golubac in eastern Serbia
Serbia, Hungary to start market coupling within weeks
15 May 2024 - An MoU on electricity market coupling between Hungary and Serbia will be signed within weeks, CEO of HUPX Mátyás Vajta announced at Belgrade Energy Forum
Greece earmarks EUR 50 million for small business transition in lignite regions
15 May 2024 - Western Macedonia and Megalopolis are the two traditional lignite regions of Greece. They are greening the local economy.
CWP Global’s Crandall: Governments should help set renewable electricity price floor
15 May 2024 - Marc Crandall from CWP Global believes governments should influence market prices to reassure developers and banks they can make profit by investing in renewable energy
Serbia’s new grid connection rules are test for operator, investors
14 May 2024 - Serbia’s new grid connection rules for solar and wind are a test for the operator and investors, said speakers at Belgrade Energy Forum
Energy transition is no partisan issue but global one
14 May 2024 - Representatives of companies with large renewable energy portfolios in Southeast Europe emphasized at Belgrade Energy Forum the critical importance of modernization, infrastructural development, and enhanced knowledge at the local level