Renewables
Turkey’s chief regulator expects investments of up to USD 25 billion in energy storage
03 November 2022 - EMRA Chairman Mustafa Yılmaz said upcoming regulations would result in up to USD 25 billion in investments in energy storage
EU eyes green hydrogen that Hyrasia One plans to produce in Kazakh steppes
02 November 2022 - A subsidiary of the Svevind Energy Group has signed an investment agreement in Astana with the Kazakh government for the massive project
Solarplaza summits in Athens, Zagreb aim to help unlock solar market potential
02 November 2022 - Industry leaders and professionals will attend two international events in Athens and Zagreb to discuss opportunities for fostering solar market growth
Romania to more than double number of prosumers in 2022 to 30,000
02 November 2022 - There were 23,785 prosumers registered in Romania at the end of August or 75% more than at the beginning of the year
Construction of solar power plant of over 1 GW to start in June in Romania
02 November 2022 - Rezolv Energy intends to install the largest photovoltaic plant in Europe as it joined a 1.04 GW project developed by Monsson
Rama: Albania to tax windfall profits of private hydropower producers
01 November 2022 - The largest operators of private hydropower plants in Albania will need to pay a windfall profit tax, Prime Minister Edi Rama revealed
Construction of 80 MW solar power plant underway in Albania
01 November 2022 - Works on the Erseka Solar Park near Korça in Albania are in progress. The facility is envisaged to reach 80 MW.
North Macedonia’s ESM seeks consultant for solar power projects in two coal complexes
01 November 2022 - State-owned ESM is seeking consulting services for solar power projects that would partly replace coal mines and thermal power plants
GIZ helping two households in Serbia’s Novi Pazar to install rooftop solar
31 October 2022 - Owners of two houses in the city of Novi Pazar in Serbia will receive co-financing in the amount of 50% of their investment
BIG Energia Holdings expands portfolio with wind, solar projects in BiH, Romania
31 October 2022 - BIG Energia Holdings won a tender for a combined wind and solar project in BiH and signed a lease for land in Romania for a PV plant
EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
28 October 2022 - Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.
Croatia rejects green electricity projects of 2.5 GW in total
28 October 2022 - The requests were rejected in line with article 133 of the Law on the Electricity Market, said the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Serbian cookware manufacturer finishing its 2.9 MW rooftop solar power plant
27 October 2022 - Metalac from Gornji Milanovac in Serbia's west invested EUR 3 million in renewable energy and the reconstruction of its heating system
BiH to get first hybrid power plant
27 October 2022 - Hybrid power plants haven't been a favorite choice so far for investors in the Western Balkans
European Commission proposes stricter rules on air, water pollutants
27 October 2022 - The EU is amending the regulations for ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants and urban wastewater treatment
CMS advises a syndicate of banks on the EUR 126m financing of two wind farms in Croatia
27 October 2022 - International law firm CMS has advised a syndicate of banks on a EUR 126 million package to build two onshore wind farms in Croatia