Renewables

30 July 2021 - The country earmarked EUR 200 million from its recovery and resilience plan for Rimac's urban mobility ecosystem with electric autonomous taxis.

30 July 2021 - Cengiz Holding added an 80 MW solar power plant to its 510 MW Lower Kaleköy hydroelectric unit in Turkey, integrating them into a hybrid power plant

29 July 2021 - Distribution and supply company has bought firms which are developing two photovoltaic parks, and one wind farm.

29 July 2021 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy will launch a public call for subsidies for solar panels at the beginning of September.

29 July 2021 - KOSTT energized the 110 kV high-voltage line between substation Vushtrri 1 and wind power plant Bajgora of 105 MW, which is under construction

29 July 2021 - A wind farm and a pumped storage hydropower plant can meet the entire demand for electricity in the small Aegean island of Sifnos in Greece

28 July 2021 - Bulgaria’s PV group Solarpro and French solar project developer GreenYellow launched a strategic partnership.

28 July 2021 - ProCredit Bank Kosovo has invited bids from interested companies to build and operate a 3 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in the municipality of Lipjan.

27 July 2021 - 250 MW of solar photovoltaic capacities for self consumption could bring investment of around EUR 300 million.

23 July 2021 - Montenegro has reached the national target for the share of renewables, set at 33%, so the government will repeal the decree on incentives.

23 July 2021 - Aluminum of Greece (AoG), the country’s biggest electricity consumer, plans to switch entirely to green energy from 2030, as it signs its last electricity supply deal with Public Power Corporation.

22 July 2021 - Solar’s growth confirmed its dominance among all newly installed power generation technologies, reaching a 39% global share.