Spain to start shutting down nuclear reactors in 2027
28 December 2023 - Spain changed the nuclear waste management plan, raising costs and making the extension of the phaseout even less likely
Ten European energy giants establish Hydropower Alliance
05 May 2023 - Major hydropower plant operators adopted a platform as the Hydropower Alliance, asking the EU to adopt a strategy for the sector
Europe’s largest solar power project is underway in Portugal
06 February 2023 - "I greeted the sun by raising my right hand." Europe's largest solar power plant will be named after Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
Spain’s Iberdrola puts Europe’s largest solar power plant into operation
12 August 2022 - Iberdrola's solar power plant in western Spain has 1.5 million solar panels and an installed capacity of 590 MW
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
22 July 2022 - Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland
Iberdrola launches construction of three wind farms in Greece
07 September 2020 - Spanish Iberdrola started the construction of three wind farms in Greece after securing electricity tariffs...
Iberdrola contracts Vestas for wind turbine maker’s latest project in Greece
02 October 2019 - Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S has won a 16 MW auction-derived order from Spain’s Iberdrola...
Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
17 July 2019 - Greece’s cumulative wind energy capacity has exceeded 3 GW, according to the latest data from...
RWE acquires Croatian solar energy service provider
07 May 2019 - German power utility RWE has taken over Relatio ES Adria, one of the largest Croatian...
Greece sees 191.6 MW in new wind capacity connected to grid in 2018
08 February 2019 - The Greek Wind Energy Association’s (ELETAEN) latest data shows that 191.6 MW in new wind...
Greece launches regular renewable energy auctions in shift from standard FIT model
03 July 2018 - Greece has held its first regular competitive auctions for renewable energy capacities, after significantly trimming...
Greece expects EUR 1.5 billion investments in wind energy
06 January 2017 - Ten corporations and their associates are set to invest around EUR 1.5 billion over the...