Renewables
Croatia announces auction for 400 MW of solar, wind
18 February 2021 - After the first auction, which referred to facilities with a capacity of less than 2 MW, a new auction will be intended for large projects.
Greece’s Western Macedonia region wants to halt all renewable energy projects
17 February 2021 - The regional government of Western Macedonia is about to request the suspension of all renewable energy projects and demand a greater role
German AE Solar to open solar panel factory in Turkey in April
17 February 2021 - AE Solar plans to boost the capacity of its solar module plant in Kayseri in central Turkey to 1 GW by the end of the year.
Romanian energy cooperative raising funds from citizens to buy green power supply firm
17 February 2021 - Individuals can join the first Romanian energy cooperative and invest as little as EUR 102.6 in the purchase of Apuron Energy
Record high demand for guarantees of origin in 2020 in EU
17 February 2021 - Despite lower power demand due to COVID-19 pandemia, demand for guarantees of origin in Europe rose by 8% to a record high last year.
Romania’s state energy fund SAPE to buy, expand Dârvari solar park
16 February 2021 - The SAPE holding included solar power in its investments by reaching a deal to buy the 5 MW Dârvari solar power plant and double it in size
wpd Adria developing four wind farms with installed capacity of 1.1 GW
16 February 2021 - A subsidiary of German renewable energy company wpd is developing wind farms Kruzi, Vaganj, Glamoč and Marino Brdo in BiH.
COVID-19 pandemic accelerated slowdown in coal power plant sector
16 February 2021 - Electricity output from fossil fuels dropped more than from low-carbon sources. The coal power sector showed the greatest weakness in the market.
Germany extends EUR 80.5 million in cheap loans for energy in North Macedonia
15 February 2021 - KfW Development Bank approved a credit package of EUR 80.5 million and a EUR 2.4 million grant to North Macedonia for ESM's energy projects
Italy’s Alerion Clean Power agrees 200 MW solar project deal in Romania
12 February 2021 - The company has signed a cooperation agreement with PV Project RO to develop solar power plants in Romania.
Gazprom Energoholding expands its portfolio in Serbia
11 February 2021 - Energy company Gazprom Energoholding Serbia, which is completing the construction of the 200 MW Pančevo cogeneration power plant (TE-TO Pančevo), is developing a 200 MW wind farm.
Zorlu to expand Alaşehir geothermal power plant with 3.6 MW solar unit
10 February 2021 - Zorlu Energy will turn its 45 MW geothermal power plant in Alaşehir into one of...
IRENA, IHA promote role of sustainable hydropower on path to climate goals
10 February 2021 - IRENA and IHA argue sustainable hydropower should be incentivized due to its importance for the carbon neutrality push
Turkey’s İş Leasing secures EUR 40 million for green investments
10 February 2021 - Companies will have the opportunity to finance investments in resource efficiency and small scale renewables.
EnC Energy Transition Tracker: 61% of power output in WB6 still comes from fossil fuels
09 February 2021 - The Energy Transition Tracker points to slow energy transition momentum and the decarbonization challenge in electricity production and transportation.
Europe seals record EUR 26.3 billion of investments in offshore wind farms
09 February 2021 - Despite COVID constraints, Europe raised EUR 26.3 billion to finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2020.