Panels cover up to 3,000 hectares of arable land
There hasn’t been a very large impact and a high rate of occupancy of agricultural land by photovoltaics, according to Zoltán Nagy-Bege from the Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE), who insisted this was his personal opinion, Nine o’Clock.ro reported. „For the time being, we have a little over 1,200 MW installed in photovoltaics, which means […]
Energy Union report outlines national challenges
Bulgaria’s complex issues in the energy sector and lack of reforms had “compromised the financial stability of public and private stakeholders”, the European Union said in its first State of the Energy Union report, Sofia Globe revealed. The document, first of its kind, comes nine months after the EU adopted an Energy Union framework strategy […]
IC İçtaş acquires Kadıncık hydropower plants
At a cost of TRY 864 million (EUR 283 million), hydro systems Kadıncık 1 and Kadıncık 2, located in Mersin in the south of the country, were bought at a tender by IC İçtaş Energy Investment Holding, Anadolu Agency’s Energy Terminal said. The installed capacity is 70 MW in Kadıncık 1 and 56 MW in […]
HeSaLight wins public lighting deal in Herceg Novi
A company from Roskilde in Denmark was selected for the EUR 2.7 million project of public lighting overhaul for the Municipality of Herceg Novi in Montenegro’s southwest. HeSaLight A/S was the only bidder for the works with a deadline for implementation of 90 days and a warranty of ten years. The accepted price includes value-added […]
Market moves more towards solar power
Despite having made significant steps towards an accelerated development of its energy market, Romania still has a long road ahead, especially when it comes to establishing a more predictable legal framework, according to an analysis on the Business Review’s portal. Legislation has been harmonised with the European Union’s framework in the field. Some of the […]
TuReeff contributing to housing market’s overhaul
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is helping investments in energy efficient and anti-seismic property development through its Turkish Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility (TuReeff). The programme combines as much as USD 216 million (EUR 201.6 million) of loans from the EBRD and EUR 50.41 million of grant co-financing from the Clean […]
Works underway to install 3,200 solar panels
The government’s provisional directive on renewables led to increased interest in this segment recently, and a few years ago entrepreneur Azem Bujak and his Bahen gradnja d. o. o. from Sarajevo built the first solar power facility in eastern Bosnia near Goražde, Al Jazeera reports. The investment of BAM 500,000 (EUR 255,650) was implemented in […]
G20 sets frame for joint green energy policy
The Group of Twenty is expected to boost the adaptation and use of clean energy, Turkey’s acting energy minister Ali Rıza Alaboyun told Anadolu Agency. Energy sustainability is one of the key themes for the G20 under the Turkish presidency. Its leaders adopted principles for collaboration, the agency’s Energy Terminal reported. Energy Sustainability Working Group […]