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Romania to subsidize households with up to EUR 610 million for photovoltaics
01 February 2023 - Romania will subsidize as many as 150,000 households this year for the installation of solar panels on roofs and their private land
Greek startup OET to start manufacturing flexible solar panels
31 January 2023 - Thessaloniki-based OET secured EU funds for a pilot plant for the production of third-generation photovoltaics – flexible solar power panels
Croatia launches public calls for 250 MW in solar, wind projects
31 January 2023 - An investor that gets an energy approval must pay the government EUR 6.6 per kW of the capacity of the planned power plant
Energy communities in Greece boost installed capacity by 71.4% year over year
31 January 2023 - Total electricity generation capacity run by energy communities in Greece jumped 71.4% to just under 800 MW in the year through November
Court of BiH annuls ruling that state aid for coal plant Tuzla 7 was illegal
31 January 2023 - The Court of BiH annulled the ruling of the State Aid Council that loan guarantees for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant project were illegal
Serbia sets EUR 70 million in subsidies for households for energy efficiency, solar panels
31 January 2023 - The public call for subsidies is intended for local authorities, which should later launch public calls for citizens
Slovenia to speed up renewables deployment with law on siting solar, wind power plants
30 January 2023 - Slovenia presented a draft bill that is aimed at ramping up the wind and solar power uptake by regulating spatial planning issues
Biogas power plants in Croatia are on verge of collapse
30 January 2023 - For more than a year their owners have been struggling to cope with high prices of raw materials, and now a price cap is introduced
Mediterranean resort city of Alanya to build its fifth municipal solar power plant
30 January 2023 - The Alanya Municipality decided to build its fifth photovoltaic unit, as the model has enabled substantial savings for its electricity costs
Serbia’s power utility EPS no longer dependent on imports, acting CEO claims
27 January 2023 - EPS is importing much less electricity this winter than last one and it is not dependent on imports, acting CEO Miroslav Tomašević said
Second unit of Krško nuclear power plant projected to come online in 2035
27 January 2023 - The second unit in the Krško nuclear power plant could be in operation in 2035, but project permits are still pending
Household solar power systems overload Cyprus electricity grid
27 January 2023 - The distribution and transmission system operators in Cyprus asked for a freeze in issuing licenses for small solar power installations for self-consumption
Romania is exploring geothermal waters at 24 locations
27 January 2023 - Romania is third or fourth in Europe in geothermal energy potential. Exploration is currently being conducted at 24 sites.
CWP enters Montenegrin renewables market with 400 MW solar project
26 January 2023 - The investment is valued at around EUR 360 million, while the development and construction of the project are planned in phases
EPCG to install 47 MW solar power plant at Nikšić steelworks
26 January 2023 - Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore bought the company in Nikšić for EUR 20 million from Turkish company Tosçelik.
Germany to build two green hydrogen pipelines with other EU countries
26 January 2023 - Germany joined the H2Med project and is also working on a green hydrogen pipeline project with Belgium in the North Sea