ERS developing 100 MW solar power plant in Trebinje, wind farm Hrgud
One of the three government-controlled electricity producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled minor procurements for two major endeavors for 2020. The purchase for the solar power endeavor in Trebinje is seen late in the year while the one for the 48 MW wind farm is coming soon. Another big item is EUR 4.5 million for […]
Startup iCat delivers third solar boat to Croatian national park
Mljet National Park now has three vessels for tourist rounds that don’t need fuel, where a photovoltaic system and batteries eliminate the need to charge during the summer. A Zagreb-based firm manufactures the solar boat with the help of a program funded by the EU. Diesel fuel is out in Mljet National Park, which received […]
Bids open in Albania solar power auction for 140 MW in Karavasta
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy said investors have until March 16 to submit applications for the construction of a photovoltaic plant at the coast southwest of capital Tirana. Albania scheduled a public event for April 7 to pick the operator for the 140 MW solar power system. Minister Belinda Balluku presented the auction process, […]
Cypriot power company EAC looking to rent land for solar parks
Individuals and companies, but also municipalities and communities can propose by the end of the year to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus to lease their land for photovoltaic plants. The required size per lot was reduced in the new tender to 30,000 square meters from 65,000. EAC requested for expressions of interest for contracts of […]
Turkey produces record 131.9 TWh of power from renewables last year
The latest data, published by the Solar Energy Investors Association (Güyad) and the Hydroelectric Power Plants Industry Businessmen Association or Hesiad, renewable power generation climbed to unseen levels in 2019. Hydroelectric plants contributed a record 88.64 TWh, including all-time peaks on May 23, with 401.3 GWh, and the month of May – 11.5 TWh. Hydro […]
PPC Renewables to add 1.5 GW in solar including on former coal mines
The Regulatory Authority for Energy revealed Greece’s dominant power producer is already taking steps in line with its recently published five-year plan. PPC Renewables SA, tasked with Public Power Corp. SA’s envisaged energy transition, filed applications for photovoltaic units with a total capacity of 1.5 GW. The ambition is to add 1 GW by 2024 […]
Kalyon building solar systems factory to make 500 MW in panels per year
Production of photovoltaic equipment is scheduled to begin at the end of April in Ankara’s organized industrial zone, OIZ, where Kalyon Group began the construction of its integrated plant. At the presentation, its representatives said they earmarked USD 400 million in the project. Board member Haluk Kalyoncu claimed the unit would substitute USD 300 million […]
Solar power plant of 3.5 MW in Croatia’s Vis island nearly completed
Ivo Radica, head of the Municipality of Vis in Croatia, said that the solar power facility that is under construction at a plot of 5.7 hectares would be an excellent asset. The eponymous island will be recognizable at the tourist map for its own electricity source and the 3.5 MW unit will also give developer […]
