solar power
Greece establishes Islands Decarbonization Fund with EU
22 November 2024 - The Islands Decarbonization Fund was launched in Naxos, with financing from the European Investment Bank
OMV Petrom starting construction of its first large photovoltaic plant
20 November 2024 - OMV Petrom awarded the EPCC contract for the Ișalnița solar power project to a group of Romanian companies
PPC to build gas peaker plants in Romania of 300 MW in total
18 November 2024 - Public Power Corp. is planning two or three gas peaker plants in Romania. It already has 435 MW in solar and wind there under construction.
Albania to establish renewable electricity operator
17 November 2024 - Albania's new state-owned operator will purchase renewable electricity and sell it in the market, and run the green energy support fund
CCE completes PV plant of 40 MW in Romania’s northwest
15 November 2024 - CCE Holding finished the installation of a 40 MW photovoltaic facility in Arad county in Romania in less than a year
Electrica to issue green bonds, start building two large PV plants
14 November 2024 - Electrica's shareholders voted to raise up to EUR 500 million through green bonds, take a EUR 623 million loan and begin building two solar power plants
Serbia adopts new regulations for second round of RES auctions
14 November 2024 - The Government of Serbia completed the regulatory framework for the second round of auctions for wind and solar power projects
Masdar, Albania’s KESH ink deal on renewables joint venture
14 November 2024 - Masdar and state-owned power utility KESH are exploring the development of gigawatt-scale green energy projects in Albania
Turkish-Chinese joint venture to build two PV plants in Romania
11 November 2024 - YEO Technology and Chinese company Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) earmarked EUR 65.8 million for two solar power plants in Romania
Global solar power capacity doubles to 2 TW in just two years
11 November 2024 - The Global Solar Council declared that the 2 TW threshold of total photovoltaic capacity has been reached
Dama Solar project of over 1 GW in Romania stuck in court over biodiversity
07 November 2024 - At 1.04 GW, Dama Solar would currently be the largest photovoltaic system in Europe, but environmentalists are disputing the project in court
Greece’s PPC working on 727 MW solar power project in Romania
07 November 2024 - PPC Renewables Romania is developing a 727 MW solar power project. The company is about to double its operational capacity in the country.
Albania to roll out obligatory zero-emission standards, solar panels for buildings
06 November 2024 - Albania drafted a law on the energy performance of buildings including zero-emission and nearly zero-emission standards and solar energy use
Prosumers in Romania surpass 2 GW in total capacity
06 November 2024 - The capacity operated by prosumers in Romania topped 2 GW in August, doubling in just 14 months. Their number reached 166,000.
Turkey kicks off auction procedure for six YEKA solar power zones
05 November 2024 - Companies will bid for six photovoltaic projects in Turkey at predetermined locations. Their total planned capacity is 800 MW
EU to still be world’s biggest solar panel importer in 2035 – IEA report
04 November 2024 - The EU’s domestic production of solar modules covered just under 15% of demand in 2023, according to the IEA