municipal solar power plants
University in Antalya signs deal for 50.4 MW solar power plant
19 August 2025 - Akdeniz University in Antalya established a partnership with Kopuz Group, which will build and operate a solar power plant of 50.4 MW in peak capacity
Public call for funding for energy communities in Western Balkans
11 July 2025 - The Emilia-Romagna Region is supporting the creation and strengthening of renewable energy communities (RECs) in the Western Balkans
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
04 July 2025 - Focusing on renewables, grids, storage, and energy efficiency, the funds will support projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Romania.
Grants for public institutions’ solar projects in Romania top EUR 500 million
25 June 2025 - The number of grants for solar energy projects at public institutions across Romania has increased to 1,046
Romania subsidizes municipal authorities with 86% for solar power investments
03 March 2025 - The Ministry of Energy provided EUR 28.8 million to communes and other municipal entities for 105 solar power projects of 23.1 MW in total
Romania grants EUR 64 million for municipal solar power projects
27 November 2024 - Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja signed 113 grant contracts for PV systems for self-consumption, mostly with municipal authorities
Romania to green energy system in hospitals with private partner
26 July 2024 - Romania is in talks with Abu Dhabi–based IHC on a public-private partnership worth EUR 1 billion for heat pumps and PV systems for hospitals
Burgas municipality to launch citizen energy community with PV plant on sports venue roof
07 June 2024 - Residents of Burgas can invest between EUR 511 and EUR 5,110 each in a municipal solar power plant as part of a citizen energy community
Municipality in Athens to launch solar energy community with citizens
22 April 2024 - The local authority in Chalandri called on citizens to join its energy community by investing EUR 2,000 to EUR 3,500 in a solar power unit
Athenean Energy Coalition aims to reduce energy costs with renewables
21 March 2024 - Eight municipalities in Attica founded the so-called Athenean Energy Coalition to provide cheaper energy to their citizens
GEN-I completes community PV plants in Slovenia’s Ajdovščina
11 March 2024 - In cooperation with the Municipality of Ajdovščina, Slovenian company GEN-I installed rooftop photovoltaic units on five public buildings
Local authorities join solar party – Herceg Novi to install municipal PV plant
22 December 2023 - Herceg Novi plans to join Mostar as the second local authority in the Western Balkans its own utility-scale renewable power project.
City of Timișoara catches Romania’s solar wave with own utility-scale project
15 December 2023 - Timișoara intends to install a 5.6 MW photovoltaic park, which would generate enough electricity to cover two thirds of public lighting
Hospitals in Romania’s Ilfov county to be powered by solar
21 November 2023 - The proposed solar power plant would cut electricity costs by 90% at public buildings and hospitals managed by the county
Rehabilitated landfill in Romania to host municipal solar power plant
18 September 2023 - The Municipality of Sibiu is developing a project for Romania's first solar power plant on a rehabilitated landfill
Municipalities in Greece to install 1 GW of solar power to supply poor households
11 September 2023 - Subsidies for photovoltaics are envisaged as the main tool to tackle energy poverty in Greece. A program for municipalities is in the works.