solar power
China set to meet wind, solar power targets five years ahead of schedule
01 July 2023 - China is on track to double its solar and wind power capacity and achieve its ambitious 2030 target five years ahead of schedule
Solar project in Turkey threatens to destroy 30,000 olive trees
30 June 2023 - The construction of the planned solar power plant in western Turkey would result in cutting down some 30,000 olive trees
Jantzen Renewables to sell 710 MW solar park project in Romania to OMV Petrom
30 June 2023 - The Helios 1 cluster of photovoltaic parks will be capable of supplying 280,000 Romanian households with electricity
Two major solar power projects get green light from Government of Montenegro
26 June 2023 - The Government of Montenegro has issued urban planning and technical requirements for large solar power projects in Nikšić and Rožaje
Enery inks solar PPA with Bulgarian metals producer KCM
26 June 2023 - Austria-based Enery will supply electricity to lead and zinc producer KCM in Bulgaria from its photovoltaic project
Bulgarian municipalities demand legal framework for energy communities
23 June 2023 - A group of municipalities urged the Bulgarian authorities to enable the creation of energy communities and support self-consumption
LEAG is transforming coal plant into Germany’s largest energy storage system
21 June 2023 - LEAG made initial steps and a EUR 200 million investment plan to convert the Boxberg coal plant into a renewable energy storage system
Southeastern Europe dominates EUSEW Awards again in 2023
20 June 2023 - KLIK from Križevci in Croatia and innovator Anastasia-Maria Moschovi from Greece are among this year's winners of EUSEW Awards
HELLENiQ Energy to build solar park with batteries for its Thessaloniki refinery
19 June 2023 - Within its decarbonization efforts, HELLENiQ Energy is planning a solar power project with batteries to supply a refinery with green energy
Ørsted issues blue bonds, vows to recycle solar panels, wind turbines
09 June 2023 - Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said it would invest EUR 64 billion to achieve 50 GW in installed capacity by 2030
Albania seeks contractor for second PV plant on hydropower dam
07 June 2023 - KESH is receiving bids for a solar power project on its Zadeja dam, belonging to hydropower plant Vau i Dejës
Construction work begins on Croatia’s first agrisolar power plant
06 June 2023 - Solar power developer Solida is pioneering the application of the agrivoltaic-agrisolar concept in Croatia
Serbia adopts wind, solar power auction plan
06 June 2023 - Serbia's auction plan reveals that competitive procedures are envisaged for an overall 1.3 GW in wind and solar power through March 2025
Serbia issues quota for upcoming solar power auction, adopts rules on balancing, premiums, feed-in tariffs
02 June 2023 - The government determined the quota for the premiums it intends to award for solar, defined balancing responsibility, premiums, feed-in tariffs rules
Abazović: Montenegro to achieve energy independence in 2030
02 June 2023 - Outgoing Prime Minister Dritan Abazović said his pre-election coalition is pledging to make Montenegro energy independent in 2030
Slovenia’s HSE targets 800 MW of solar power by 2030
31 May 2023 - HSE has small solar power plants with an overall capacity of under 10 MW, but it is aiming at 800 MW more by the end of the decade