Akuo invites EU citizens to invest in its solar power project in Greece
03 July 2024 - Citizens and firms can buy four-year green bonds for refinancing Akuo Energy's solar park in Thessaly. The fixed interest rate is 6.5%.
Montenegro preliminary approves 120 MW agrisolar project Kosanica in Pljevlja
02 July 2024 - Montenegrin company Permonte passed an important milestone for its solar power project Kosanica of up to 120 MW in peak capacity
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants
Pope Francis to make Vatican energy independent with agrivoltaics
28 June 2024 - The Vatican intends to achieve energy independence with solar power. Moreover, it is turning to a combination of agriculture and photovoltaics, according to Pope Francis.
Tesla, Samsung interested in 150 MW battery storage tender in Cyprus
28 June 2024 - Cyprus plans to launch a tender in September to support the installation and operation of battery energy storage systems of 150 MW in total
Bulgarian solar power producers rally as balancing prices push them toward bankruptcy
27 June 2024 - Owners of PV systems blocked a major road in Bulgaria to urge authorities to revise the methodology for determining balancing prices
Europe, North America could trade solar power via world’s biggest subsea interconnector
27 June 2024 - The interconnector would transfer renewable electricity in both directions, harnessing the sun’s movement across the sky
North Macedonia gets new government – Sanja Božinovska is in charge of energy
24 June 2024 - New Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Raw Materials Sanja Božinovska indicated that North Macedonia would revise four proposed strategic partnerships
Premier Energy, Motor Oil launch joint venture for hybrid power plants in Romania
24 June 2024 - Premier Energy established a firm in Romania with Greece-based Motor Oil that bought two PV projects of 86 MW in total, with storage
Green Steel from Sremska Mitrovica – responsible industry for sustainable future
24 June 2024 - Serbian company Metalfer Group, whose production portfolio includes the so-called Metalfer® Green Steel, has demonstrated that steelmaking can be sustainable and responsible
Turkish firm buys mature PV project of 214 MW in Romania from Econergy
21 June 2024 - Entek Elektrik's subsidiary Enspire Enerji took over a 214 MW solar power project in Romania from Israel-based Econergy
Masdar to take over Terna Energy in deal worth EUR 3.2 billion
20 June 2024 - Masdar is expanding in Greece and Europe by buying Terna Energy for EUR 2.4 billion, translating to an enterprise value of EUR 3.2 billion