renewable energy auctions
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
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.
Wind turbine manufacturers in EU are beginning to return to profit
04 January 2024 - The year 2024 will remain challenging for the EU wind industry but the tide seems to be turning, according to WindEurope's CEO Giles Dickson
Kosovo* increases ceiling price for first solar power auction
29 December 2023 - The Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo* said the ceiling price for bidders in the first solar power auction would be EUR 75 per MWh
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2023
29 December 2023 - The more the energy transition progresses, the more questions and challenges arise. Here are the most important topics, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News.
North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion
05 December 2023 - North Macedonia is preparing an investment plan for a coal phaseout by 2030, grid strengthening, new capacities and the just transition
Serbia’s EPS to buy electricity from Vetrozelena wind park, provide balancing services
03 November 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije agreed to purchase the output from the Vetrozelena wind park and assume balancing responsibility
Renewable energy investors in Greece to add batteries or face curtailment
03 November 2023 - Greece intends to turn to batteries to solve the difficult issue of renewable electricity production curtailments and lack of space
Kosovo* to hold its first wind power auction in 2024
17 October 2023 - After the current pilot auction for solar power, Kosovo* is planning a competitive bidding process in 2024 for 150 MW of wind power
Serbia approves premiums for two more projects from its first solar power auction
04 September 2023 - Two projects made it to the list of solar power plants eligible for market premiums in Serbia at the last minute
Romanian renewables industry demands change in conditions for upcoming auctions
30 August 2023 - Renewable energy firms in Romania proposed changes in the CfD mechanism to the Ministry of Energy to reduce project development risks
Serbia awards CfDs for 400 MW in wind power capacity, 11.6 MW for solar in first auctions
17 August 2023 - Four projects filled the 400 MW quota in Serbia's first wind power auction while the competitive bidding for CfDs for solar power landed heavily undersubscribed
Serbia publishes qualification results for its first wind, solar power auctions
16 August 2023 - Eligible bids from the wind power auction surpassed the 400 MW quota by almost 30%. In the solar power segment, only 11.6 MW met the requirements to bid for 50 MW
Romania to issue call for solar, wind power auctions of 1 GW each
07 August 2023 - Romania is preparing to launch its first call for auctions for a contract-for-difference (CfD) support scheme for renewable energy
FBiH passes law to roll out prosumers, renewable energy auctions
02 August 2023 - The Federation of BiH has adopted a set of reform energy laws, including the law on renewable energy and efficient cogeneration
Solar power auction in Kosovo* draws interest from over 140 companies
31 July 2023 - The deadline for the submission of bids for the first renewable energy auction in Kosovo* was pushed back by 45 days