IRENA: Global solar power capacity surpasses hydropower in 2023
The world's renewable electricity capacity additions in 2023 hit a record 473 GW, dominated by China. Solar power became the largest segment in total.
Turkey’s first floating solar power plant installed on irrigation reservoir
DSI placed a 1 MW floating photovoltaic plant on a dam reservoir in Elazığ in Eastern Anatolia to power the irrigation system
Simtel gets EUR 12.2 million EU grant for Romanian solar power project
Romania-based Simtel Team won EUR 12.2 million from the NRRP for its 52 MW solar power project in Giurgiu county in the country's south
Turkey introduces import tariffs for solar panels
Importers of solar power panels from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia and Jordan to Turkey will be charged USD 25 per square meter
Slovenia’s HSE to install 140 MW floating PV system next to TEŠ coal plant
Slovenian state-owned HSE plans to cover a part of the Družmirje lake, next to the Šoštanj coal plant, with floating solar panels
Renewable sources surpass fossil fuels in Croatia’s electricity mix
Renewable sources excluding hydropower accounted for more electricity output in Croatia in February than fossil fuels
Kosovo* receives financing for 120 MW solar power plant on coal ash dump
The EIB is providing a EUR 33 million loan for KEK's solar power project of 120 MW in peak capacity on its former coal ash dump
Finland-based Korkia sets up local partnership for solar power investments in Romania
Korkia, headquartered in Finland, and Greek-Romanian firm Econous Green Energy teamed up for solar power projects of 600 MW in total