Renewables
Private equity firm Ardian agrees to take over Akuo
25 March 2025 - Global private equity firm Ardian reached an agreement to acquire France-based independent renewable energy producer Akuo
First energy cooperative in Cyprus to be set up in mountain villages
24 March 2025 - MountMed Institute and the University of Cyprus are establishing the country's first energy cooperative with partners from Crete
Montenegro preparing to install solar panels along highway
24 March 2025 - Monteput has launched a tender for a techno-economic study of the use of solar potential along the Bar-Boljare highway
Turkish State Railways to build massive solar power capacity for own consumption
24 March 2025 - Turkish State Railways (TCDD) is preparing to build a solar power plant of 159.3 MW within a group of ten such facilities
Cyprus plans to roll out hydrogen buses, trucks by 2030
24 March 2025 - The Cypriot government sees hydrogen production as a complementary solution for the island state's energy isolation
Greece awards 188.9 MW for subsidized battery storage in final auction
22 March 2025 - Greece's third energy storage auction has been completed, with nine projects selected and a capacity of 188.9 MW
Montenegro’s EPCG to install 200 MW of solar power plants
21 March 2025 - EPCG plans to install solar power plants with a total capacity of 200 MW over the next three years, CEO Ivan Bulatović said
EU to unveil strategic projects for raw materials on March 25
20 March 2025 - Rio Tinto's lithium project Jadar in Serbia is among the candidates for strategic status under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act
Renewables produced almost half of electricity in EU in 2024
20 March 2025 - Sweden has the highest rank in the 27-country bloc while Malta is last, according to the latest data from Eurostat
IRENA: Energy transition hinges on progress in G20+
19 March 2025 - The International Renewable Energy Agency published new data on progress towards the UAE Consensus, reached at COP28 in Dubai
Cyprus seeks contractors for PV, energy storage systems at National Guard camps
19 March 2025 - Qualifications are on for equipping the facilities of the National Guard of Cyprus with photovoltaic and energy storage systems
Varaždin County set to install Croatia’s first municipal geothermal power plant
19 March 2025 - Bukotermal has received a contract for the production of geothermal water in the exploitation area Lunjkovec - Kutnjak for 25 years
Vote at LUCE Awards to champion women’s pivotal roles in green transition
19 March 2025 - LUCE Awards celebrates the outstanding contributions and achievements of women leading the way in the green transition
French Photosol to build PV plants of 1.2 GW in total in Balkans
19 March 2025 - Photosol is preparing to establish an office in Romania for its operations in the country as well as in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans
INA gets EUR 15 million grant for hydrogen production for transport
18 March 2025 - Croatian oil and gas company INA received funds for its project for the production and distribution of hydrogen in transport
PPC begins construction of 165 MW solar farm with BESS in Bulgaria
18 March 2025 - PPC Group is accelerating its expansion in the Balkans by laying the foundation stone for its Colosseum solar power project in Bulgaria