Renewables
North Macedonia to install floating solar within irrigation network
16 January 2024 - The country has signed a contract with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain and consulting firm Globatek
United Kingdom, Slovakia to bid farewell to coal this year
16 January 2024 - Britain and Slovakia are set to close their last coal power plants this year while Austria gave up on restarting its Mellach facility
Montenegro’s EPCG vows to put solar panels on every roof in country
16 January 2024 - EPCG solar is preparing to start the works within the Solari 5000+ subsidy program in Montenegro for rooftop photovoltaic systems
North Macedonia to offer neighbors to jointly build Negotino gas-hydrogen power plant
16 January 2024 - The country will offer its neighbors to participate in the construction of the Negotino gas and hydrogen power plant, minister Bekteshi said
Albania kicks off qualifications for 300 MW solar power auction
15 January 2024 - Albania invited investors to qualify their photovoltaic projects for an upcoming tender for 15-year contracts for difference
Global players bid to replace coal with 455 MW of solar power in Romania
15 January 2024 - Tenders for 455 MW of PV capacity replacing CE Oltenia's coal plants drew investors from China, Turkey, the US, Germany and Ukraine
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
15 January 2024 - Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
EU adds record 17 GW of wind power in 2023 but must double pace
12 January 2024 - The EU saw 14 GW of onshore wind and 3 GW of offshore capacity coming online in 2023. WindEurope warned that the goal is 30 GW per year.
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
North Macedonia looking for strategic investor for two gas-hydrogen-fuelled power plants
11 January 2024 - The government has decided to initiate the process of transforming electricity production to gas-hydrogen power plants
Rezolv Energy advances projects for biggest solar power plants in Bulgaria, Romania
11 January 2024 - Rezolv received a green light in Bulgaria for a 229 MW solar park. In neighboring Romania it is building a 1.06 GW PV system.
Renewables 2023 report: solar, China drive record renewable capacity additions
11 January 2024 - Solar power accounted for three quarters of renewables capacity additions, of which PV in China alone topped the entire 2022 global figure
CGES signs grid connection agreement for 240 MW solar power plant
10 January 2024 - Montenegro's TSO has so far signed three contracts for the grid connections for utility-scale PV facilities with a total capacity of 1,000 MW
OMV Petrom buys 400 EV chargers, half of 1 GW renewables project portfolio
09 January 2024 - OMV Petrom plans to invest approximately EUR 1.3 billion in renewables in Romania with Renovatio through a newly formed partnership by 2027
Germany adds record 14 GW of solar in 2023 – half is on households
09 January 2024 - The share of renewables in Germany's grid load surpassed 50% for the first time last year, advancing 6.6 points from 2022 to hit 55%
Slovenia mulls separating coal assets from electricity utility HSE
08 January 2024 - State-owned Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing for the possibility of spinning off its coal assets: thermal power plant TEŠ and a mine