energy transition
Renewables had 99.5% share in new capacity in 2023 in Turkey
23 January 2024 - Minister Alparslan Bayraktar called 2023 "the year of renewables" in Turkey as they accounted for 99.5% of added power capacity
NGOs: Lack of political will, intricate procedures hinder renewables in North Macedonia, Serbia
23 January 2024 - By analyzing the political, economic and regulatory frameworks, the study offers an overview of the challenges and opportunities in the two countries
Romania’s Ministry of Energy is putting EUR 17.6 billion of EU funds to work
22 January 2024 - Romanian firms can apply renewable electricity projects of 2 GW in total for EUR 815 million in grants from the EU's Modernisation Fund
Mitsotakis: Just green transition starts with obvious win-win efforts
19 January 2024 - Huge funds are necessary for a just green transition, but so is public support, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Davos
Romania, Serbia to advance cooperation in gas, hydropower sectors
18 January 2024 - Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke with her Romanian counterpart Sebastian Burduja
Energy-intensive firms in Slovenia to invest EUR 450 million in decarbonization by 2030
18 January 2024 - The Strategic Council for Energy Transition has revealed the results of a study on the energy transition of the country's industry
ContourGlobal urges Bulgaria to help coal plants for sake of energy security
17 January 2024 - CEO of ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 Vassil Shtonov said Bulgaria needs to keep coal plants afloat until large gas power plants are built
NextE signs largest onsite corporate solar PPA in Romania
17 January 2024 - Renewables developer nextE signed a long-term corporate PPA for an 51.5 MW onsite project with an unidentified consumer
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
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
Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
15 January 2024 - The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
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.