IFC to help Kosovo* design, tender its first solar PPP project
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will assist the government, as transaction adviser, in defining the parameters and requirements to design and tender the first solar public-private partnership (PPP) project in Kosovo*, IFC told Balkan Green Energy News. Private partners will participate in the open-bidding, competitive tender where the offered […]
Bulgaria changes grid connection rules for new RES producers – CMS Sofia
Bulgaria’s authorities have adopted changes to the transmission and distribution grid connection rules, in a step aimed at reducing the administrative burden on producers and consumers of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES), according to an eAlert from law firm CMS Sofia. The amendment and supplement for Ordnance 6 of 2014 concerning grid connection rules […]
Solar’s vast potential in coal regions in Europe
Author: Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe Coal is on its way out, which is good news for efforts to avert a climate breakdown. However, local communities in coal regions need help in this energy transition, which is where solar power can step in, according to Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, in an op-ed […]
44 bids submitted for solar power plants on private land in North Macedonia
A total of 44 bids have been submitted for the construction of 27 MW solar power plants on private land, the Ministry of Economy of North Macedonia said on its website. Together with bids for solar power plants on state land, a total of 126 bids have been submitted for 62 MW of installed capacity. […]
Enel inaugurates Kafireas wind farm complex, largest in Greece
Enel Green Power Hellas S.A. (EGPH), a subsidiary of Italian energy company Enel, has connected to the grid its new, 154 MW Kafireas wind farm complex, which is the largest of its kind in the country. According to the company’s website, located in the municipality of Karystos (Evia), Kafireas involved an overall investment of around […]
Terna Energy Finance to launch green bond offer on October 16
Terna Energy Finance, a member of Terna Energy Group, will launch a public offer of a EUR 150 million seven-year bond on October 16. Greece’s first green bond offer will be deemed successful if at least EUR 120 million worth of securities are subscribed. The public offer of the green bond, certified by the Climate […]
Croatia’s HEP, Ukraine’s DTEK sign MoU, first step electricity supply from Hungary
Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) and Ukrainian energy holding company DTEK have signed a memorandum of understanding and business cooperation. The memorandum was signed by DTEK’s Chief Executive Officer, Maxim Timchenko, and the President of HEP’s Management Board, Frane Barbarić, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Croatian government, Andrej Plenković, and […]
158 MW Čibuk 1, Serbia’s largest wind farm, officially starts operations
Serbia’s largest wind farm, the 57-turbine Čibuk 1, has officially started operations today following a EUR 300 million investment. The wind farm with a maximum capacity of 158 MW generates power to supply 113,000 households and will displace 370,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Čibuk 1 is one of the wind farms whose output […]