solar power
Solar overtakes coal in EU power sector in 2024
23 January 2025 - The record year of solar growth contributed most to fossil decline, lifting solar above coal for the first time, Ember found.
Kontrolmatik commissions floating solar power plant near Ankara
20 January 2025 - Kontrolmatik launched production at a floating solar power plant of 1 MW in peak capacity on the Bayındır lake in Ankara province
DTEK’s subsidiary DRI completes Glodeni 2 solar park in Romania
14 January 2025 - DRI completed its second photovoltaic plant in Romania, Glodeni 2, and it is preparing to start the construction of another one
Bulgaria boosts renewables capacity by 938 MW in 2024
14 January 2025 - Renewables capacity increased by 938 MW in Bulgaria last year, compared to the addition of over 1.2 GW in photovoltaics in 2023
Solarpro building 174 MW solar park in Romania for CWP Europe
14 January 2025 - CWP Europe's contractor Solarpro is expected to complete a 174 MW photovoltaic facility in Romania in mid-2025
Alteo seeking acquisitions in Croatia, Serbia for its 2 GW green platform
14 January 2025 - Alteo, in which MOL has a minority stake, is setting off on a regional expansion, primarily in Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia
All permits issued in Romania for Europe’s biggest solar power plant
10 January 2025 - Rezolv Energy and Monsson received all approvals for the construction of the Dama Solar facility of 1.04 GW, with batteries
Coal plant ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 restarted to preserve energy security in Bulgaria
09 January 2025 - ContourGlobal is returning half of Maritsa East 3 in Bulgaria to the grid, to operate at least until the end of March
Renalfa IPP buys 258 MW solar project in Romania, plans to install 1 GWh BESS
08 January 2025 - The project’s commercial operation is scheduled to start in 2027, Renalfa IPP said
Faria Renewables acquires 780 MW project portfolio in Greece
08 January 2025 - Faria Renewables is buying solar and battery storage projects in various stages of maturity from Germany-based ib vogt
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2024
31 December 2024 - In 2024, the readers of Balkan Green Energy News were mostly interested in investments in the region's energy transition as well as the EU's CBAM carbon dioxide border tax
Voltalia starts building Spitalla PV plant in Albania of 100 MW
30 December 2024 - French company Voltalia broke ground on the Spitalla solar park in Albania of 100 MW, scheduled for commissioning in 2027
Romania calls agricultural, food firms to apply for solar, wind power grants
25 December 2024 - The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) has EUR 150 million in grants for photovoltaic and wind power in Romania
Kostadinov: The Green for Growth Fund is accelerating its expansion after topping EUR 1 billion mark
23 December 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund recently topped EUR 1 billion in AUM and the demand for its offering is steadily picking up, the Director for GGF at Finance in Motion Borislav Kostadinov revealed
DRI, OMV Petrom sign Romania’s largest physical PPA so far
21 December 2024 - The new physical solar power purchase agreement between DRI and OMV Petrom is the largest ever in Romania
Electricity sector officials visit Albania’s trailblazing photovoltaic plants as part of GIZ regional decarbonization project
20 December 2024 - GIZ organized a field trip and presentations in Albania for energy ministries, electricity DSOs and regulators in the Western Balkans