renewable energy sources
Croatia greenlights HEP’s 9.9 MW solar power project but requests piled up
10 October 2022 - Croatia has issued the energy approval for HEP's 9.9 MW PV project. Still, it was only the first of 216 requests filed in February.
North Macedonia’s former deputy PM builds 8 MW solar power plant
10 October 2022 - Companies controlled by former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia Kocho Angjushev installed a solar power plant of 8 MW near Kočani
GE plans layoffs in its onshore wind sector
10 October 2022 - General Electric is preparing to reduce headcount in its onshore wind segment as part of restructuring measures and adjustment of business activities
28 GW of renewable energy projects requesting grid connection in Bulgaria
07 October 2022 - Bulgaria is receiving requests for the connection of renewable energy plants with a combined capacity of 2 GW every month
Albania to cancel VAT for solar, wind power equipment
07 October 2022 - Albania plans to exempt imported machinery and other equipment for the production of green energy from the value-added tax
Supplier fair to be held in London for Albania’s Skavica hydropower project
06 October 2022 - UKEF and Bechtel will present suppliers registered in Britain with the Skavica hydropower project in Albania and other opportunities
German coal plant operator LEAG to invest EUR 10 billion in green energy
05 October 2022 - LEAG is switching to wind and solar power, energy storage and sustainable mobility as Germany aims to phase out coal by 2038 or sooner
Steag, LSG complete 66 MW solar park in Bulgaria, preparing to build another one
05 October 2022 - SENS LSG built a 66 MW solar park near Plovdiv. It is about to start the construction of 50 MW more in capacity in Bulgaria.
Danske Commodities enters Poland’s renewables market with first PV deal
05 October 2022 - Danske Commodities signed a balancing agreement for one of the biggest photovoltaic plants in Poland with one other Equinor's subsidiary
Sustainable Nexus solutions for Drin river basin
05 October 2022 - In a new Nexus Assessment, GWP-Med and UNECE point to tools that can reconcile rival interests over the use of natural resources for energy, agriculture and water use in the Drin river basin
CE Oltenia, OMV Petrom to build four PV plants through JVs
03 October 2022 - OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia agreed to build four solar parks with a combined capacity of 450 MW at former coal mining locations in Romania
Albania to subsidize solar thermal collectors for households with up to 70%
03 October 2022 - Albania is conducting a program for the installation of solar thermal collectors for households, where it will cover 70% of the expenses
German investments in Serbia depend on availability of green electricity
03 October 2022 - German government official Franziska Brantner said her country and Serbia share the objectives of a green transition
Joint venture for 525 MW floating offshore wind farm in Adriatic Sea
30 September 2022 - Galileo and Hope Group formed a joint venture to develop the Lupiae Maris project for a 525 MW floating wind farm in the Italian Adriatic
Wind turbine giant Siemens Gamesa to lay off 10% of workforce
30 September 2022 - Delivery delays and the rise in material costs forced Siemens Gamesa to cut 2,900 jobs as part of its restructuring plan
Solar power plant inaugurated at Zlatoličje hydropower plant in Slovenia
29 September 2022 - The first part of the 30 MW Zlatoličje-Formin solar power plant in Slovenia has entered regular operation