Renewables
Rezolv signs VPPA for Vifor wind power project in Romania
27 September 2024 - Rezolv Energy signed the sixth virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for its Vifor wind power project in Romania's east
Serbia, Azerbaijan ink gas supply deals, MoU on green energy
26 September 2024 - Serbia secured the gas supply from Azerbaijan for the winter. Their energy ministers also agreed to cooperate in the green energy sphere.
Alcazar signs grid connection agreement for Bijela wind farm
26 September 2024 - Montenegro’s transmission system operator CGES a contract with Alcazar Energy for the grid connection of a 118.8 MW wind power project
Greece adds record 337 MW of solar power in July
26 September 2024 - Greece added 921 MW of PV installations in the first half of 2024, followed by an all-time monthly high of 337 MW in July
Solaris Holding inaugurates hybrid park on waste landfill in Bulgaria
26 September 2024 - The firm has inaugurated a PV plant with a storage facility on a former industrial waste site in Pernik, near Bulgaria’s capital Sofia
Alfi Renewables to become partner in two solar projects in Croatia
25 September 2024 - The two photovoltaic projects in Croatia are currently owned by Austria’s Ivicom Holding
PPC buys wind, solar parks, 1.7 GW in renewables projects in Greece
25 September 2024 - PPC agreed a major acquisition from Copelouzos and Samaras. It would buy solar and wind power plants, a renewables portfolio and a stake in a gas power plant project.
Serbia to introduce ancillary services market by end of next year
24 September 2024 - The move would create the conditions for energy storage operators and active buyers to offer their services on the market
Serbia introducing active buyers, PPAs – decarbonization tools for businesses to prepare for CBAM
24 September 2024 - The novelties of the draft law were presented at the conference Businesses on the Road to Green Transition, organized by AmCham
Masdar, Taaleri reach financial close on Čibuk 2 wind farm in Serbia, sign CfD
24 September 2024 - Masdar and Taaleri SolarWind III Fund reached the financial close for the Čibuk 2 wind power plant in Serbia. UniCredit and Erste provide project financing.
Montenegro’s EPCG, EDF sign memorandum of understanding
23 September 2024 - The focus of the cooperation between two state-owned power utilities would be the construction of hydropower plants
Serbia reveals sites for PV plants of 1 GW in total with batteries
23 September 2024 - Serbia is preparing a spatial plan for six solar power plants with battery storage within a strategic partnership, for which it selected Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables
WISE Serbia annual event to be held on October 7 in Belgrade
21 September 2024 - The German agency for international cooperation GIZ and the Center for Sustainable Development Promotion are organizing the annual event of the WISE Serbia women’s network. It will be held on October 7 at the Fabrika Events venue in Belgrade.
Greece to offer 200 MW in third battery storage auction
20 September 2024 - Before the end of 2024, Greece intends to provide subsidies for standalone battery projects of 200 MW in total via the third auction
Bulgaria to replace broken turbines in Chaira pumped storage hydropower plant
20 September 2024 - Bulgaria's NEK launched a tender for the supply and replacement of two out of four turbines in pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira
Bayraktar: Turkey aims to reach 100 GW in wind, solar capacity by 2035
20 September 2024 - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said Turkey has a 100 GW target for 2035 for total wind and PV capacity