Renewables
Floating solar power plant in Albania repaired
11 April 2022 - Ocean Sun said it got its demonstrator floating solar power system at the Banja reservoir in Albania back online after a tornado severely damaged it
Turkey completes solar power auction for 300 MW
11 April 2022 - Turkey held an auction for 300 MW in solar power within the YEKA GES-4, of 1 GW in total. Smart Güneş Teknolojileri was the lowest bidder.
Slovenia inaugurates Prapretno, its biggest solar power plant
08 April 2022 - The Hrastnik municipality now hosts the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, and other projects are underway
Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
08 April 2022 - In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.
EU greenlights Bulgaria’s recovery, resilience plan
07 April 2022 - The EU is about to formally adopt a EUR 6.3 billion grant package for Bulgaria as the European Commission finally endorsed its recovery and resilience plan
ERS to introduce incentives for households to install solar panels
07 April 2022 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske is developing a program for subsidizing households to become prosumers
Lager from Posušje to install wind farm Gradina in BiH
07 April 2022 - It will be its second wind farm in the region, after 142 MW Krš-Pađene, built not far from Knin in Croatia
North Macedonia completes first solar park on abandoned coal pit
07 April 2022 - Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski inaugurated state-owned ESM's 10 MW solar power plant at the aging Oslomej coal complex
Town of Đurđevac in Croatia picks private partner for geothermal project
07 April 2022 - The City Council of Đurđevac voted for a partnership with local firm Nova natura for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal potential
Hellenic Petroleum inaugurates Europe’s biggest solar park with two-sided panels
06 April 2022 - Oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum put the largest solar park in Greece into operation while PM Mitsotakis said coal output must jump 50%
Call for European Sustainable Energy Awards extended until April 28
06 April 2022 - The deadline for applications and nominations for the European Sustainable Energy Awards – EUSEW Awards 2022 has been extended until April 28
Revised Fit for 55: Preliminary goals show more renewables, nuclear, coal – much less natural gas
06 April 2022 - The revision of the Fit for 55 energy package calls for more renewables, coal and nuclear in order to offset a great reduction in natural gas
Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans IPO at Bucharest Stock Exchange
05 April 2022 - The Government of Romania allowed Fondul Proprietatea, the minority shareholder in Hidroelectrica, to conduct an initial public offering
Greece has biggest combined share of wind, solar in electricity generation in SEE
04 April 2022 - Greece is eighth in the world by the share of wind and solar in electricity generation and Croatia came in seventh in the bioenergy section
Rizvanolli: No new coal plants in Kosovo’s* draft energy strategy
04 April 2022 - There are no plans for a new coal-fired thermal power plant in Kosovo*, but the existing two require investments
Romania launches EUR 458 million grant scheme for wind, solar power
01 April 2022 - Power producers in Romania have until May 31 to apply for a total of EUR 457.7 million in state support for wind and solar power plants