Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects
Battery energy storage systems are still rare in Southeastern Europe, but state support and financing models in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have paved the way for rapid deployment
Significant step for citizen energy in BiH – Republic of Srpska enables establishment of first renewable energy communities in region
The Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities making up BiH, adopted a rulebook on renewable energy communities
Self-consumption capacity set to break 1 GW in Greece
Renewable energy projects for self-consumption are expected to reach 1 GW this year in Greece
Greek farmers turn their backs on government program for photovoltaics
The Greek government's Photovoltaics in Fields support program has failed to convince farmers so far, amid restrictions
Upgrade for prosumers to avoid grid curtailments costs up to EUR 1,000
Cyprus allowed prosumers to switch to a zero-export mode and avoid curtailments, but the cost could outweigh the benefits for most homes
Croatia changing law on renewables – new rules for prosumers, decentralized power production
The Government of Croatia has adopted the amendments to the law on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency cogeneration
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program
In a suspended scheme for solar thermal collectors and PV panels, beneficiaries need to buy and install them, and then they get reimbursed
Number of prosumers in Romania spikes 79% in one year to 204,000
Prosumers in Romania operated 2.44 GW of capacity at the end of January or 63% more than one year before, according to ANRE
