Renewables
Power utility ERS to borrow EUR 307 million for new renewable energy power plants
18 July 2019 - The Government of Republika Srpska intends to provide state guarantees for loans worth BAM 600...
Bereket Enerji to offer portfolio of 1,100 MW HPPs, wind farms on stock market
17 July 2019 - Turkey’s energy group Bereket Enerji will offer a portfolio of about 1,100 MW hydropower plants...
Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
17 July 2019 - Greece’s cumulative wind energy capacity has exceeded 3 GW, according to the latest data from...
Kovačica becomes Serbia’s largest fully operational wind farm
17 July 2019 - After almost three decades, a completely new large power plant – the 104.5 MW Kovačica...
France, Serbia sign documents on Belgrade waste project, Bašaid wind farm, geothermal energy
16 July 2019 - During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Serbia on July 15-16, the two countries signed...
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
10 July 2019 - Author: Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network Eight civil society organisations last week submitted...
Greece’s new energy minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, announces rescue plan for PPC
09 July 2019 - Not 24 hours after the polls closed in Greece, the new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis,...
Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign raises USD 6,687
08 July 2019 - The Solar Pecka crowdfunding campaign to install a system of solar thermal collectors and solar...
wpd sets up JV to develop Krmpote wind farm of up to 90 MW
03 July 2019 - Bremen-based wpd europe and Rijeka-based Tekol Teri have set up VE Krmpote, a joint venture...
Oil company OMV to build Austria’s largest PV plant
03 July 2019 - Vienna-based oil and gas company OMV and Austria’s power producer Verbund have signed memoranda of...
Complaint submitted to EnC against North Macedonia over small hydropower plants
03 July 2019 - Environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network have filed a complaint to the Energy Community...
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
02 July 2019 - Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under...
GGF Impact Report: 2.75 TWh of energy saved annually, CO2 emissions cut by 692,183 metric tons
01 July 2019 - By the end of 2018, the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) had financed nearly EUR...
Nordex Group to supply turbines for HEP’s first wind farm
01 July 2019 - Croatia’s state-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) has placed an order with German wind...
Most Read in June: Siemens Gamesa’s ETES, Montenegro goes coal-free for 10 days, EC Albania report
01 July 2019 - Even though it was published in late June, the news about Siemens Gamesa’s breakthrough electrothermal...
Elsewedy agrees to buy 4 wind farms, 1 SHPP in Greece
28 June 2019 - Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric, an integrated energy and infrastructure solution provider, has announced entering into a...