rooftop solar
Eightfold increase in number of prosumers recorded in Romania in 2021
06 June 2022 - Reforms, subsidies and investments enabled the growth in capacity installed by prosumers last year in Romania by 424% to 85 MW.
Serbian City of Pirot is attracting major investments in solar power
30 May 2022 - The local authority in Pirot in Serbia's southeast is working on solar power projects of all sizes and bringing investors to the sunny city
Virtual power plants to enable power market access for prosumers in Croatia
26 May 2022 - The law in Croatia allows households with solar panels to group and place excess energy in the market, though it is too expensive for now
EU sets out REPowerEU plan to speed up green energy transition
18 May 2022 - The REPowerEU plan calls for investing an additional EUR 210 billion by 2027 and increasing the share of renewables fto 45% by 2030
EU wants rooftop solar on all public buildings by 2025
12 May 2022 - The European Commission will promote the installation of rooftop solar panels on every public building by 2025, the REPowerEU draft shows
Slovenia inaugurates Prapretno, its biggest solar power plant
08 April 2022 - The Hrastnik municipality now hosts the largest solar power plant in Slovenia, and other projects are underway
New Law on Renewable Energy Sources has entered into force in Republic of Srpska
25 March 2022 - The changes include the division into small and large plants for production of electricity from renewables
Turkish aluminum producer Tosyalı launches world’s biggest rooftop solar project
23 March 2022 - In cooperation with Huawei and SolarAPEX, aluminum producer Tosyalı is building solar power systems of an overall 140 MW on roofs at all its facilities
Price of EU’s plan to cut dependence on Russian gas
09 March 2022 - In the light of the energy transition, it could be a great push for renewables, but also a step back due to the expected increase in the use of coal power plants
CMS publishes guide on prospects for rooftop solar for Central and Eastern Europe
28 February 2022 - Law firm CMS has published a guide on rooftop photovoltaics and net metering for prosumers in six countries of Central and Eastern Europe
North Macedonia to allow bigger capacity for rooftop solar power systems
10 February 2022 - Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi said North Macedonia would boost the allowed rooftop photovoltaic capacity for households and firms
Luxor Solar donates solar panels to Sarajevo University for education purposes
07 December 2021 - Luxor Solar provided the University of Sarajevo in BiH with 90 solar modules for optimization and research
Romania hopes second call for solar subsidies to be successful
22 November 2021 - Romania will subsidize households with EUR 57 million for the installation of solar power panels, after the previous round mostly failed
Kosovo* to adopt renewables share targets for 2031, 2050
19 November 2021 - Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli said the government aims to raise the share of renewables in power consumption to between 25% and 30% by 2031
It isn’t hard anymore to talk about renewable energy in Serbia
17 November 2021 - There were massive positive changes in the renewable energy market since the last Hard Talk with Serbia, participants concluded in a two-day debate
Slovenia adopts Electricity Supply Act after two-year delay
22 October 2021 - The National Assembly passed the Electricity Supply Act after adopting amendments that make all end consumers in the market equal