Renewables
Emergy acquires Siemens Gamesa’s wind energy portfolio in Romania
10 January 2022 - Emergy took over Romanian subsidiaries of Siemens Gamesa that are developing wind park projects in Dobruja totaling almost 370 MW
China’s State Grid puts world’s biggest pumped storage hydropower plant online
06 January 2022 - State Grid Corp. of China commissioned the first turbines in its 3.6 GW pumped storage hydropower plant, set to become the world's biggest
2021 was record year for annual wind installations in Turkey
06 January 2022 - The newly installed 1,750 MW in wind farms accounts for 50 percent of all power plants built in 2021
EPBiH to build 56 MW solar park on coal plant’s ash, slag dump in Tuzla
05 January 2022 - State-owned energy utility EPBiH plans to install a photovoltaic plant of 56 MW at the site of an ash and slag dump at the Tuzla coal plant
EPS is looking for contractor to install Petka solar power plant
05 January 2022 - State-owned utility Elektroprivreda Srbije has announced the construction of the Petka solar power plant a few years ago
Subotica, Vranje to get solar power plants
04 January 2022 - Subotica is planning a 50 MW solar power plant in Bikovo and Vranje announced a PV unit of 18 MW would be installed in the industrial zone
Greek wind, PV projects of over 10 MW with storage to take part in joint auctions
04 January 2022 - A new ministerial decree specifies the categories of renewable energy projects that will take place in individual or joint auctions
5 building blocks enabling Greece’s rapid transition to green energy
01 January 2022 - Determined to get ahead of the curve as the world is facing a climate emergency, Greece is shutting coal plants and accelerating its energy transition
GGF starts green finance expert course for Garanti BBVA bank
31 December 2021 - GGF's Technical Assistance Facility has launched a dedicated Green Finance Expert course with its longstanding partner Garanti BBVA
Hidroelectrica plans 50MW green hydrogen plant on Danube river
30 December 2021 - Romanian Hidroelectrica plans hydrogen production unit on Danube, and Lukoil with Rusatom Overseas production of green hydrogen in Ploiesti.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
EPBiH will produce 20 percent less electricity in the next two years
29 December 2021 - The expected production for this year is 6,655 GWh, while in 2022 the production is expected to fall to 6,037 GWh, and in 2023 to 5,843 GWh
Construction of largest wind farm in southern hemisphere to begin in 2022
29 December 2021 - The Golden Plains wind farm is planned to have 215 turbines and produce enough electricity for 765,000 homes
Greece, Croatia are top-tier markets for energy transition investment
28 December 2021 - Climatescope put Greece in the best position in the region for investment in renewable power and the energy transition, followed by Croatia
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
27 December 2021 - HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
Serbia needs 7,000 MW of wind, 6,000 MW of solar for complete decarbonization
27 December 2021 - Solar and wind energy provides energy independence, said Željko Đurišić, a professor at the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade