solar power plants
Location, location, location: How spatial planning can accelerate the renewable energy transition in Southeast Europe
09 April 2021 - Governments and renewable energy developers in Southeast Europe should work with environmental NGOs and local communities from the get-go, Željka Frištek and Dragana Mileusnić wrote
Albanian-based companies to install two solar PV plants of 100 MW in total
02 April 2021 - Albania’s government has issued licences for the installation of two solar parks in the municipality of Fier.
Enel Green Power, Monsson Alma to develop 1 GW of solar, wind in Romania
02 April 2021 - The two companies target 500 MW of wind power and 500 MW of solar, and the construction of storage with an installed capacity of 300 MW.
Croatian government has realized renewables are the cheapest solution
30 March 2021 - Professor Neven Duić in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News talks about the energy transition in Croatia.
Serbian government adopts four bills on energy, mining
29 March 2021 - The government adopted the bills on renewable energy sources, energy, energy efficiency and mining, and sent them to parliament for adoption.
EPCG will enable citizens to install solar panels on their infertile land
26 March 2021 - Milutin Đukanović, president of the Board of Directors, said that the goals of EPCG are to reduce the citizen's bills and increase production.
Karpat Solar to launch Romania’s first PV module factory
25 March 2021 - The company has purchased a production line for photovoltaic solar modules from the Spanish manufacturer Mondragon Assembly.
Serbia to double share of renewable energy, reach 40% by 2040 – minister
22 March 2021 - Serbia’s share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption is now 20%, compared to the 27% target for 2020.
Croatia’s solar energy potential estimated at 6.8 GW
04 March 2021 - The potential includes 5.3 GW for utility-scale solar photovoltaic plants and 1.5 GW for rooftop solar systems.
Applications filed for four solar PV projects with 174 MW in total capacity
19 February 2021 - Three local companies have applied for permits at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development for solar power plants.
Croatia announces auction for 400 MW of solar, wind
18 February 2021 - After the first auction, which referred to facilities with a capacity of less than 2 MW, a new auction will be intended for large projects.
Italy’s Alerion Clean Power agrees 200 MW solar project deal in Romania
12 February 2021 - The company has signed a cooperation agreement with PV Project RO to develop solar power plants in Romania.
Record 4.8 GW of new plants in 2020 boosts Turkey’s renewables capacity to 49 GW
26 January 2021 - Half of the additional renewable energy capacity last year came from hydropower plants, while wind, solar, and biomass accounted for the rest.
Serbia opens public consultation on draft law on renewable energy
22 January 2021 - Serbia’s draft law on renewable energy sources, which introduces auctions and prosumers, is up for public consultation until February 9.
North Macedonia to launch auction for solar power plants in Q1 2021
14 January 2021 - The country will offer the construction of solar power plants with installed capacity totaling 60 MW, which will be backed with premiums.
Turkey to launch solar tenders for 1 GW within two months – energy minister
11 January 2021 - Turkey will launch 74 tendering procedures under the Renewable Energy Resource Zones (YEKA) in the next two months