Wind power takes lead in new renewables investment wave in Romania
The number of maturing wind power projects and the ones under construction in Romania is rising steadily after a decade-long pause
KKR to provide Greenvolt with EUR 150 million capital boost
Greenvolt Group said its majority owner KKR fully subscribed to a EUR 150 million share capital increase, with a focus on battery investments
Coal power plant Maritsa East 3 plans to build solar plant, 200 MW battery system
Maritsa East 3 plans to use the existing grid infrastructure for the green energy project, says Vasil Shtonov, CEO of ContourGlobal Bulgaria
Bulgaria grants EUR 587 million to 82 battery storage projects
Developers of 82 standalone battery projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9.71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies
Renewables equipment factory to contribute to just transition of coal region in Romania
Monsson is about to build a renewable energy equipment plant in Petrila as part of just transition efforts in Romania's main coal region
Coal plant ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 restarted to preserve energy security in Bulgaria
ContourGlobal is returning half of Maritsa East 3 in Bulgaria to the grid, to operate at least until the end of March
Romania declares winners of its wind, solar power CfD auctions
Wind and solar power projects in Romania of over 1.5 GW in total are eligible for contracts for difference (CfD) after the first auctions
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February