renewable energy sources
Two wind farms in Croatia enter merchant PPA deal, leave FiT subsidy scheme
02 August 2022 - Wind parks ZD 6 and ZD 2 & 3 are among the first renewable energy plants to voluntarily leave Croatia's feed-in tariff subsidy scheme
Drought to cost Montenegro’s EPCG utility EUR 100 million in third quarter
01 August 2022 - State-owned power producer EPCG said it would have to import 294 GWh of electricity in the three months through September due to drought
Turkey eases rules for installing solar panels for irrigation
01 August 2022 - Rooftop solar panels and small PV systems for irrigation can now be built in Turkey without construction licenses and occupancy permits
Ember: EU must install renewables two times faster by 2026 to meet climate targets
28 July 2022 - The EU will need double solar and wind additions by 2026 to deliver on the goal to hold global warming at a maximum 1.5 degrees
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
ERS sets up wind farm subsidiary to develop Donja Trusina project
26 July 2022 - The Republic of Srpska is establishing a project firm under state-owned power utility ERS to develop the Donja Trusina wind park project
Elassona in Greece to build municipal photovoltaic plants of 5 MW in total
26 July 2022 - The Municipality of Elassona will build solar power plants to cut electricity costs for water supply and sewerage by 90%
Kosovo* to provide more support to its prosumers
25 July 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) of Kosovo* is preparing another mechanism for incentives for investments in rooftop solar power plants
Petrol to install rooftop solar panels on all its gas stations
25 July 2022 - Petrol is about to equip its first 46 filling stations in Slovenia with rooftop photovoltaic systems with the help of European funds
Nofar preparing to build Romania’s biggest solar power plant
22 July 2022 - Israel-based Nofar Energy expanded its Romanian renewables portfolio with an advanced 255 MW solar power project
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
22 July 2022 - Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland
Istria, biggest Adriatic peninsula, strives for energy independence
21 July 2022 - Croatia's Istria County will add solar farms of at least 10 MW each to the spatial plan and examine possibilities for offshore wind parks
Acciona to build two wind farms in Croatia after auction win
20 July 2022 - Spain-based Acciona is the only company that won wind power premiums at Croatia's first auction for large green power plants
Montenegro’s EPCG revamps Kruševo hydropower plant project
18 July 2022 - Montenegro's power utility EPCG will examine the possibility to build hydropower plant Kruševo on the Piva river
IRENA: Solar, wind power costs defy inflation with massive price drop
15 July 2022 - The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15% in 2021, compared to 13% for offshore wind and 13% for photovoltaics, IRENA said
Slovenia to freeze electricity prices, add 1 GW in solar power to supply homes
15 July 2022 - Prime Minister Robert Golob said large solar power plants of 1 GW in total would be built by 2025 to supply Slovenian households