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Turkey facilitates USD 500 million in solar power investments through auction round
05 February 2025 - The winners of PV projects in the latest auction round in Turkey must pay high contribution shares for a guaranteed price at the low end of the initial range
Floating solar power plants on small water bodies add to greenhouse gas emissions
05 February 2025 - A new study shows that placing solar panels on small bodies of water increases greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 27 percent
Termokos opens tender for solar thermal system for Prishtina heating
05 February 2025 - District heating utility Termokos is seeking a contractor to build a 30 MW solar thermal facility outside Prishtina in Kosovo*
Corporate renewable procurement: greenwashing or key driver of the EU’s clean industrial deal?
05 February 2025 - the amount of renewable energy purchased by businesses and corporations in Europe surged by over 52%, yet questions persist about the true impact this has had on emission reductions and the acceleration of the deployment of new renewable energy capacity
Protest in Brussels scheduled ahead of screening of documentary, debate on Jadar lithium project
04 February 2025 - Activists organizing a protest outside of the European Parliament in Brussels against lithium mining in Serbia claim a new documentary is biased
Second Romania-Serbia power line operational, cross-border capacity jumps 80%
04 February 2025 - The first system within the 400 kV Pančevo-Reșița interconnection was put into operation in November, and now the second one has come online
Serbia’s EPS posts annual profit of EUR 223 million
03 February 2025 - Elektroprivreda Srbije has reported a profit of RSD 26.1 billion for 2024, much lower than one year before
Solar thermal installations surge in Greece as result of energy crisis
03 February 2025 - Greece and Cyprus, traditionally the biggest markets in the solar thermal segment in Europe, advanced to new record levels per capita
Imports from China don’t exceed 26% of PV project costs in Romania
03 February 2025 - Simtel's CEO Iulian Nedea said Chinese solar panels and inverters make up just 26% of total costs of a 1 MW facility and that the rest are EU and Romanian products and services
KEK issues call for reconstruction of Kosovo A3 coal plant unit
03 February 2025 - A 55-year-old unit of KEK's coal-fired power plant near Prishtina in Kosovo* is about to get a makeover, worth EUR 137.3 million
Applications open for European Solar Startup Award 2025
31 January 2025 - SolarPower Europe has invited companies to apply for the European Solar Startup Award 2025. the deadline to apply will close on February 21
Solar to surpass hydropower in Croatia by 2040
31 January 2025 - The share of renewables in power consumption in Croatia is in the upper part of the EU list, according to Dražen Jakšić, head of EIHP
Solar power plant Erseka of 40 MW completed in southeast Albania
31 January 2025 - The Erseka solar park came online near Kolonja, Albanian media reported. The facility will generate 50 GWh per year.
Westinghouse, EDF evaluating Krško 2 nuclear project in Slovenia
31 January 2025 - Westinghouse Electric is tasked with a technical feasibility study for the deployment of an AP1000 reactor in Slovenia
Solar agroland to build 270 MW power plant in Bileća
30 January 2025 - Solar agroland has prepared a preliminary environmental impact assessment for the installation of the Bileća solar power plant.
IFC is building Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance
30 January 2025 - IFC is spearheading the establishment of the Western Balkans Green Growth Alliance for decarbonization and sustainability