solar power
Turkey eases rules for installing solar panels for irrigation
01 August 2022 - Rooftop solar panels and small PV systems for irrigation can now be built in Turkey without construction licenses and occupancy permits
Ember: EU must install renewables two times faster by 2026 to meet climate targets
28 July 2022 - The EU will need double solar and wind additions by 2026 to deliver on the goal to hold global warming at a maximum 1.5 degrees
Serbia to target emissions cut of 40.3% by 2030 in upcoming NECP
27 July 2022 - Serbia presented the preliminary goals for its integrated national energy and climate plan as it is about to start a public debate
Elassona in Greece to build municipal photovoltaic plants of 5 MW in total
26 July 2022 - The Municipality of Elassona will build solar power plants to cut electricity costs for water supply and sewerage by 90%
Kosovo* to provide more support to its prosumers
25 July 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) of Kosovo* is preparing another mechanism for incentives for investments in rooftop solar power plants
Petrol to install rooftop solar panels on all its gas stations
25 July 2022 - Petrol is about to equip its first 46 filling stations in Slovenia with rooftop photovoltaic systems with the help of European funds
Nofar preparing to build Romania’s biggest solar power plant
22 July 2022 - Israel-based Nofar Energy expanded its Romanian renewables portfolio with an advanced 255 MW solar power project
Istria, biggest Adriatic peninsula, strives for energy independence
21 July 2022 - Croatia's Istria County will add solar farms of at least 10 MW each to the spatial plan and examine possibilities for offshore wind parks
Acciona to build two wind farms in Croatia after auction win
20 July 2022 - Spain-based Acciona is the only company that won wind power premiums at Croatia's first auction for large green power plants
IRENA: Solar, wind power costs defy inflation with massive price drop
15 July 2022 - The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15% in 2021, compared to 13% for offshore wind and 13% for photovoltaics, IRENA said
Slovenia to freeze electricity prices, add 1 GW in solar power to supply homes
15 July 2022 - Prime Minister Robert Golob said large solar power plants of 1 GW in total would be built by 2025 to supply Slovenian households
Cero signs Greece’s first utility-scale corporate PPA for solar power
14 July 2022 - Macquarie's subsidiary Cero Generation signed Greece's first utility-scale bilateral PPA for solar power with Axpo, for a 100 MW unit
Kenlov enters Greek renewables market with 378 MW in solar, wind
11 July 2022 - Kenlov Renewable Energy has formally launched its presence in Greece with a 378 MW pipeline of wind and solar projects
Republic of Srpska calls for concession bids for 10 MW solar park in Bileća
08 July 2022 - The Republic of Srpska in BiH issued a public call for a potential concessionaire for a 10 MW solar power plant in Bileća in east Herzegovina
Enlight buys 525 MW renewables project portfolio in Croatia
06 July 2022 - Israel-based Enlight said it acquired and entered joint renewable energy projects of 525 MW in total in Croatia
Romanian heating plant to build 80 MW solar park, mix green hydrogen into gas
05 July 2022 - Romania's Oradea city is pushing ahead with decarbonization by launching integrated projects for solar power and green hydrogen