solar power
Montenegro sets November 10 deadline for first solar power auction
14 July 2025 - Legal entities and entrepreneurs in Montenegro are preparing to compete in an auction for market premiums with their solar power projects
Serbia’s EPS starts trial operation of its Petka PV plant on coal tailings dump
14 July 2025 - EPS connected its first larger solar park, called Petka, to the grid. The new facility is in its coal complex Kostolac.
Impact Report 2024: GGF grows direct lending, committed to energy transition, energy security
11 July 2025 - In its Impact Report 2024, Green for Growth Fund outlined powering the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond
Public call for funding for energy communities in Western Balkans
11 July 2025 - The Emilia-Romagna Region is supporting the creation and strengthening of renewable energy communities (RECs) in the Western Balkans
Solar beats nuclear in June, becoming EU’s biggest electricity source for first time
10 July 2025 - Solar was the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June. Records for photovoltaics and wind rolled in in May and June
Cyprus curtails as much renewable electricity in first half of 2025 as whole last year
09 July 2025 - Curtailments of renewable electricity in Cyprus topped 167 GWh in the first six months of 2025, equivalent to last year's entire cuts
Heatwave strains European grid, brings profit to energy storage operators
07 July 2025 - Record PV production, backed by energy storage, helped maintain electricity system stability in Europe in the latest heatwave, Ember said
Montenegro determines quota, maximum price for solar power auction
06 July 2025 - The participants in the forthcoming auction for solar power projects in Montenegro will bid for state support for a total of 250 MW
Foreign renewable energy investors remain committed to Romania as large plants coming online
04 July 2025 - Renewable energy companies from abroad aren't intimidated by negative power prices in Romania, especially with the BESS segment accelerating
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
04 July 2025 - Focusing on renewables, grids, storage, and energy efficiency, the funds will support projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Romania.
YEO’s Defic Globe buys projects for 219 MW in Romania amid rebranding
03 July 2025 - Defic Globe, controlled by YEO, acquired 15 project firms developing plans for power plants and battery storage in Romania
HELLENiQ Energy buys ABO Energy Hellas, adding 1.5 GW in renewables projects
02 July 2025 - Amid a consolidation in the renewables sector in Greece, HELLENiQ Energysaid it completed the acquisition of ABO Energy Hellas
Solaris Holding launches production at large hybrid renewable energy park in Bulgaria
02 July 2025 - The new Selanovtsi solar farm of 59.8 MW in peak capacity near Vratsa was installed alongside a battery energy storage system of 107.3 MWh in capacity
Vatopedi monastery on Mt. Athos gets largest grid-forming BESS in Greece
02 July 2025 - A grid-forming battery energy storage system of 3 MW was put into trial operation at the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos
Danish Eurowind Energy to build 220 MW solar park in Romania
01 July 2025 - Vișina will be Eurowind Energy’s largest solar park in Romania as well as one of the biggest in the country.
Turkey selects first hydropower reservoir for YEKA floating solar power auction
01 July 2025 - The reservoir of the Demirköprü hydropower plant is the first proposed area for Turkey's planned floating solar power auction