solar power
Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers
06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found
Landmark report demonstrates safety, cybersecurity, higher yield of SolarEdge PV systems
05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards
Electricity system in Spain, Portugal collapses
28 April 2025 - Power was out today throughout Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France amid one of the most serious outages so far
Episodes of negative power prices in Slovenia, Romania spread to workdays
28 April 2025 - Romania and Slovenia are experiencing the first episodes of negative day-ahead power prices on workdays, as the phenomenon used to occur only on holidays and weekends
Horius becomes exclusive distributor of PupinEnergy chargers for Serbia
25 April 2025 - Horius signed an exclusive agreement and became the authorized distributor of PupinEnergy AC electric vehicle chargers in Serbia
Project for first gas power plant in Albania enters next stage
25 April 2025 - Greece-based GEK Terna and DEPA Commercial are preparing to build the first gas power plant in Albania, with local partner Gener 2
Turkey to manufacture green hydrogen, nuclear, CCS equipment
25 April 2025 - The 2030 strategy paved the way for industrial facilities in Turkey for nuclear energy, green hydrogen, battery storage and CCS
MORE puts 43.2 MW wind park in northern Greece into regular operation
24 April 2025 - Motor Oil Renewable Energy (MORE) received the operating license for its 43.2 MW wind power plant near the border with North Macedonia
Constitutional Court of Bulgaria annuls exemptions for renewables on agricultural land
24 April 2025 - Investors in agrivoltaics and other renewables on agricultural land face higher expenses and longer procedures as exemptions were scrapped
Two PV parks of 117 MW in total coming online near Bucharest
23 April 2025 - Eximprod is commissioning a 65 MW solar park north of Bucharest and Simtel arranged loans for the completion of a 52 MW plant in Giurgiu
Bulgaria grants EUR 587 million to 82 battery storage projects
22 April 2025 - Developers of 82 standalone battery projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9.71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies
Nofar Energy inks deal for 265 MW solar power plant near Bucharest
17 April 2025 - The operator of the biggest solar power plant in Romania is about to start building a much bigger facility in Corbii Mari
Solar park of 46.6 MW integrated with Turkey’s fifth-largest wind farm
16 April 2025 - Geycek, the newest hybrid power plant in Turkey, consists of wind turbines of 168 MW and a solar park with 46.6 MW in capacity
Elektroprivreda BiH seeks contractor for three solar power projects
16 April 2025 - Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) called on companies to apply for designing and building three solar power plants
Eurowind Energy completes its 60.2 MW solar park in Romania
15 April 2025 - Eurowind Energy's 60.2 MW photovoltaic park in Transylvania will be put into operation in late April, Minister Sebastian Burduja said
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program
14 April 2025 - In a suspended scheme for solar thermal collectors and PV panels, beneficiaries need to buy and install them, and then they get reimbursed