Renewables
CEZ Romania swings to net loss in 2018 on decreased wind power generation
06 August 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ Group in Romania posted a net loss of RON 50.3 million...
Terna Energy secures refinancing for largest Greek wind farm
05 August 2019 - Alpha Bank, Eurobank Ergasias and National Bank of Greece have provided EUR 117 million in...
EIB to ditch fossil fuel projects from 2021
02 August 2019 - The European Investment Bank intends to stop funding fossil fuel projects from 2021, according to...
USD 350 million secured for 3 new units at EFELER, Turkey’s largest geothermal power plant
02 August 2019 - Turkey’s Gurmat Elektrik, a renewable energy subsidiary of Güriş Holding, has secured a USD 350...
Croatia’s HEP to install solar park near its lone coal-fired power plant
01 August 2019 - Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) intends to install a 25 MW solar park in...
Wind dominates Top 3 Most Read list for July
01 August 2019 - The news that Croatia’s state-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) is going ahead with...
Romania, Slovenia among five countries eyeing new European Commission’s energy portfolio
31 July 2019 - Five EU member states, including Estonia, Latvia, Romania, Poland, and Slovenia, are interested in getting...
CROPEX to organize auctions of guarantees of origin
30 July 2019 - Croatian power exchange CROPEX will organize auctions of guarantees of origin through the IT auction...
CLEAG’s Geothermae declared strategic investment project by Croatian government
26 July 2019 - The Government of Croatia has declared geothermal project AAT Geothermae at Draškovec as a strategic...
Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs
25 July 2019 - Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and...
New wind installations up in Europe in H1 but Germany drives onshore down
25 July 2019 - The combined installations of new onshore and offshore wind capacity in Europe in the first...
China’s AVIC offers to finance, build HPP Buk Bijela, 4 small hydropower plants
24 July 2019 - China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation (AVIC) has expressed interest in the construction of three...
Solar-powered ferries launched in Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor
22 July 2019 - Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, known as Boka, has a new form of environmentally-friendly public transportation...
GE agrees major wind turbine deals in Turkey
19 July 2019 - GE Renewable Energy, which already has an over 1,200 MW installed base in Turkey, has...
Albania launches net metering for solar PV prosumers
19 July 2019 - Albania has put in place a net metering scheme for solar photovoltaic (PV) prosumers, the...
Run-of-river hydropower: Two years on, the struggle continues
18 July 2019 - More than two years on, the public and citizens across the Balkans fighting for the...