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Chinese firm UEG buys two solar projects in Bulgaria
03 April 2024 - UEG Clean Energy, a subsidiary of United Energy Group Limited, has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Bulgaria-based Green Profit
Kosovo* completes first solar power auction at EUR 48.88 per MWh
03 April 2024 - Swiss firm Orllati and its consortium won the first solar power auction in Kosovo*. They can build and operate a PV park of up to 105 MW.
Power industry urges Serbia to abolish nuclear moratorium
03 April 2024 - Heads of state-owned power utility EPS and transmission system operator EMS questioned the purpose of Serbia's nuclear power moratorium
Serbia rolls out grid connection delay option for wind, solar to secure system stability
02 April 2024 - Serbia’s TSO Elektromreža Srbije has decided to delay connecting a part of solar and wind power projects to the grid
Greece makes U-turn on energy policy, climate ambition
02 April 2024 - Greece is expected to again revise its National Climate and Energy Plan (NECP) before submitting the final version
Montenegro leases land for Sinjajevina wind park to consortium
01 April 2024 - N1, Sistem-MNE and Permonte signed a leasing contract for state land for the Sinjajevina wind power project in Montenegro
Cero to include battery storage in its 370 MW solar power project in Greece
01 April 2024 - Macquarie's subsidiary Cero Development Hellas is adding batteries to its project for a 370 MW photovoltaic plant in Central Greece
Romania to get EUR 6 billion for energy poverty from EU Social Climate Fund
01 April 2024 - Romania will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of SCF, creating an opportunity to reduce its energy poverty rate
Montenegro lauches strategic partnership with France’s EDF
29 March 2024 - Montenegro established a strategic partnership with EDF, with an option to jointly build hydropower plants Kruševo and Ćehotina
Slovenian military barracks to host pilot hydrogen hub
29 March 2024 - The Slovenian Armed Forces are currently the leader in the development of hydrogen technologies in the country
Coal power plants in Bulgaria cutting production amid losses, pollution breaches
29 March 2024 - Coal plants in Bulgaria have halved output as renewables and gas power are cheaper and due to CO2 emission costs and pollution control
Maja Turković – leader of energy transition
29 March 2024 - Through her work on renewable energy projects and in the WISE Serbia women's network, she not only breaks new ground in the energy sector, but also supports women, paving the way towards an inclusive and sustainable future
Greece ranks first in Europe in number of citizen energy communities
29 March 2024 - Greece holds the first place in the number of citizen energy communities, according to a new report by CEER
Croatian Chamber of Economy asks for lex specialis for renewable energy sector
28 March 2024 - The Association for Renewable Energy Sources produced a position paper identifying obstacles and possible solutions
Romania successfully tests blending hydrogen in natural gas distribution grid, households
28 March 2024 - E.ON Romania declared success in its test of blending hydrogen into the gas network and using the mixture in households.
IRENA: Global solar power capacity surpasses hydropower in 2023
28 March 2024 - The world's renewable electricity capacity additions in 2023 hit a record 473 GW, dominated by China. Solar power became the largest segment in total.