Eightfold increase in number of prosumers recorded in Romania in 2021
Reforms, subsidies and investments enabled the growth in capacity installed by prosumers last year in Romania by 424% to 85 MW.
BMW building world’s first carbon-free car plant in Hungary
The new BMW factory in Hungary will produce electric automobiles entirely without the the use of fossil fuels.
Bulgarian system operator plans to connect 4.5 GW of new capacities by 2024
Bulgaria’s transmission system operator will finish necessary investments 18 months earlier then planned
North Macedonia first in Western Balkans adopts National Energy and Climate Plan
The NECP covers the period from 2021 to 2030 and prescribes the path to achieve the goals set for 2030, the government said
Green power purchase agreements are key for total decarbonization in Western Balkans
Instruments like power purchase agreements are becoming more important as the energy market in the Western Balkans is opening up
HEP to expand Korlat wind park with solar power, make it Croatia’s first hybrid power plant
The 99 MW Korlat solar power plant will be built next to the eponymous wind farm to establish the first hybrid power plant in Croatia
NIS piloting solar power project at petrol stations across Serbia
By opening a 25 kW solar power plant at its Gazprom-branded filing station Stari Banovci, NIS became the third commercial prosumer in Serbia
North Macedonia to revitalize eight hydropower plants by 2026
Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski announced a project to revitalize eight large hydroelectric power plants in North Macedonia by 2026. They cover 20% of the country’s total electricity production. The Mavrovo hydropower complex will increase its capacities, but it is necessary to calculate 2 GW from hydroelectric power plants for the country’s energy transition to renewable […]