Romania to earmark EUR 2 billion in subsidies for prosumers
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă said subsidies for households to install solar power panels and become prosumers would be doubled
EU calls member states to start phasing out energy subsidies for citizens, firms
The European Commission reiterated that the best solution to the energy crisis is to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels
Germany preparing scheme to lower electricity prices for firms
Germany wants to reduce tariffs for businesses to make them competitive with the US and China, which have lower electricity prices
Slovenia picks solar power projects for subsidies with prices above 100 per MWh
Slovenia included 36 photovoltaic projects in its support scheme through the Energy Agency's latest public call
North Macedonia scraps power subsidies for bakeries, food producers
The government has decided to abolish power subsidies for producers of bread and other staple foods, citing their failure to reduce prices.
Romania expects number of prosumers to reach 100,000 by year-end
The number of prosumers in Romania – households, firms and institutions, has tripled in 2022 to more than 40,000.
Serbia, EU sign agreement for EUR 165 million energy support package
The grants will be used for measures defined in the Government of Serbia's energy roadmap
BLOW project – pioneering 5 MW floating offshore wind turbine in Black Sea
Renewable energy company Eolink announced it is launching a 5 MW floating offshore wind project off the Bulgarian coast in the Black Sea