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
Bulgaria aims to make Europe’s biggest energy community
The upcoming solar power program in Bulgaria for municipalities and small businesses will create Europe's biggest energy community, Minister Zhecho Stankov claims
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
Cyprus seeks contractors for PV, energy storage systems at National Guard camps
Qualifications are on for equipping the facilities of the National Guard of Cyprus with photovoltaic and energy storage systems
Romania subsidizes municipal authorities with 86% for solar power investments
The Ministry of Energy provided EUR 28.8 million to communes and other municipal entities for 105 solar power projects of 23.1 MW in total
Germany’s PV capacity tops 100 GW, but home solar growth slows
Demand for solar panels for private home roofs slowed last year, leading to layoffs and bankruptcies in the industry
Romania grants EUR 64 million for municipal solar power projects
Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja signed 113 grant contracts for PV systems for self-consumption, mostly with municipal authorities
Albania to roll out obligatory zero-emission standards, solar panels for buildings
Albania drafted a law on the energy performance of buildings including zero-emission and nearly zero-emission standards and solar energy use
