electricity
Romania’s Hidroelectrica picks contractors for 36 MW battery system at its only wind farm
14 April 2025 - Prime Batteries Technology and Enevo Group won Hidroelectrica's tender for the installation of a battery energy storage system of 36 MW
Turkey’s renewables failing to cover power demand growth despite solar boom
14 April 2025 - Turkey became a net electricity exporter in 2024, but wind and solar are still not growing fast enough to meet rising domestic power demand
Feasibility study complete for Romania’s East-West underground high-voltage line
11 April 2025 - A project for underground high-voltage power link East-West across Romania entered a new phase with the completion of the feasibility study.
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
09 April 2025 - Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
RWE-PPC partnership starting to build 567 MW of PV capacity
08 April 2025 - The Meton Energy joint venture of PPC and RWE has taken the final investment decision for two photovoltaic projects north of Thessaloniki
Turkey pushing against rivals for transmission of green electricity to EU
07 April 2025 - Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria launched a green energy transmission project that could compete with the proposed Black Sea submarine link Georgia-Romania
Energy efficiency: the jack of all trades of EU electrification
07 April 2025 - It is no secret that for the EU to reach climate neutrality, the progressive electrification of our energy system will be essential – and with it, a sound strategy to achieve it in a cost-effective manner
Eurowind Energy signs virtual PPA in Romania with automotive manufacturer
03 April 2025 - Autoliv contracted the supply of electricity from a wind park that Eurowind Energy built in Romania and Alight's solar project in Finland
Bulgaria aims to make Europe’s biggest energy community
03 April 2025 - The upcoming solar power program in Bulgaria for municipalities and small businesses will create Europe's biggest energy community, Minister Zhecho Stankov claims
Number of prosumers in Romania spikes 79% in one year to 204,000
02 April 2025 - Prosumers in Romania operated 2.44 GW of capacity at the end of January or 63% more than one year before, according to ANRE
Greek companies expand to Bulgaria with solar power investments
02 April 2025 - PPC and Masdar's Greek subsidiary Terna Energy are separately building two solar power plants in Bulgaria, valued at EUR 190 million in total
Power exchanges to test cross-border day-ahead trading in 15-minute intervals
02 April 2025 - NEMOs in Europe are starting joint member testing on April 7 for cutting the cross-zonal day-ahead power trading interval to 15 minutes
Bulgaria’s IBEX opens registration for market of guarantees of origin of electricity
01 April 2025 - The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) is registering entities interested in participating in a market for guarantees of origin
Sungrow ESS Experience Day Munich: accelerating to a sustainable future for Europe
28 March 2025 - Experts from across Europe exchanged thoughts at ESS Experience Day in Munich on the role of energy storage systems for grid support and the energy transition
IRENA: China has 64% share in 2024 renewables growth, half of world’s solar power capacity
27 March 2025 - Renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, IRENA calculated. China reached half of the world's PV capacity, while Turkey's growth in the segment is among the strongest.
EU selects first group of strategic projects for raw materials
25 March 2025 - The European Commission adopted a list of strategic projects for raw materials. They are eligible for administrative support and financing.