Renewables
Fortis Energy secures preliminary grid permits for three wind projects in Serbia
08 August 2024 - Wind measurements for wind park sites and preliminary wind resource assessments are underway, Fortis Energy said
Romania won’t allow pumped storage project Đerdap 3 to jeopardize other Danube hydropower plants
07 August 2024 - Minister of Energy of Romania Sebastian Burduja said his country would closely follow the Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower project
BW ESS, Penso Power, Shell create pioneering battery storage partnership
07 August 2024 - A deal between BW ESS, Penso Power, and Shell represents a new model for agreements in the development and operation of energy storage systems
Greece’s PPC doubles portfolio in Romania with acquisition
06 August 2024 - PPC is taking over an operational renewables and battery portfolio of 629 MW in Romania from funds run by Macquarie Asset Management
Romania to allocate grid capacity through auctions
06 August 2024 - Romania is breaking the grid congestion deadlock by introducing a competitive process for capacity allocation for power plant projects
Romania approves CfD scheme for auctioning 5 GW of wind, solar capacity
06 August 2024 - Romania approved the contract-for-difference subsidy mechanism for wind and solar power projects that win the support at upcoming tenders
UNECE calls investors to showcase clean energy projects at COP29
06 August 2024 - UNECE and UN Climate Champions invited firms to apply to present their advanced-stage clean energy projects to investors at COP29
Acciona wins CfD for largest solar project at Croatia’s auction
06 August 2024 - Acciona's photovoltaic project is the largest that won premiums at Croatia's latest auction
Montenegro’s CGES signs grid connection contract for 87.5 MW solar project
05 August 2024 - The list of investors with grid connection agreements for their renewable energy projects in Montenegro is getting longer
Trafigura’s JV starting construction of 99 MW wind park in Romania
05 August 2024 - Nala Renewables, Trafigura's subsidiary with IFM Investors, took over a ready-to-build wind power project in eastern Romania of 99.2 MW
Danube river hydropower project of 840 MW eligible for EU funding
02 August 2024 - The proposed Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower complex on the Danube entered the EU's List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects
Solar, wind surpass coal for first time in China
02 August 2024 - Rystad Energy’s analysis forecasts that by 2026, solar power alone will beat coal as China's primary energy source
Croatia’s HEP fails to secure premiums for its solar project at government auctions
02 August 2024 - State-owned Hrvatska Elektroprivreda remained below the threshold in the bidding against private investors at an auction for subsidies
OMV eyes Serbia, Bulgaria for investments in renewables
01 August 2024 - OMV intends to expand its renewables business. It said Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary have great wind and solar power potential.
Local authority in Serbia leases land for 18 MW solar park
01 August 2024 - Photovoltaic plants will be installed by Solarbelt in the area of the village of Soderce near the city of Vranje
Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF acquires second solar power plant
01 August 2024 - Jadranski Naftovod has bought the Bulinac solar power plant, with a capacity of 5.2 MW, as part of its plan to diversify its business