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Solar manufacturing industry issues ‘plea for survival’ in Europe
22 January 2024 - The European Solar Manufacturing Council urged the EU to launch immediate support as Meyer Burger is shutting a major plant in Germany
Romania’s Ministry of Energy is putting EUR 17.6 billion of EU funds to work
22 January 2024 - Romanian firms can apply renewable electricity projects of 2 GW in total for EUR 815 million in grants from the EU's Modernisation Fund
Albania kicks off qualifications for 300 MW solar power auction
15 January 2024 - Albania invited investors to qualify their photovoltaic projects for an upcoming tender for 15-year contracts for difference
Europe will catch up with US in supporting nuclear energy revival
05 January 2024 - Director General of WNA Sama Bilbao y León is urging decision makers to convince investors that nuclear assets are investable
EU approves renewable energy projects in BiH, Albania of EUR 333 million in total
14 December 2023 - Two wind farm projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a solar park in Albania are getting EUR 75.4 million in grants from an EU package.
European Parliament seeks subsidies for nuclear energy within industry decarbonization package
22 November 2023 - EU lawmakers proposed a joint list of industry decarbonization technologies to be supported instead of sidelining nuclear energy
Hospitals in Romania’s Ilfov county to be powered by solar
21 November 2023 - The proposed solar power plant would cut electricity costs by 90% at public buildings and hospitals managed by the county
Germany plans power tax cut, more subsidies to prop up industry amid rising prices
13 November 2023 - The set of relief measures, which will mainly help power-intensive producers, is estimated to be worth EUR 12 billion in 2024 alone
Serbia kicks-off Public ESCO project – subsidies for energy renovation of residential buildings
10 November 2023 - The project was launched by the Ministry of Mining and Energy in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EU’s Growth Plan for Western Balkans of EUR 6 billion is conditional on reforms
09 November 2023 - Similar to funding from the EU's RRF for member states, the Western Balkans can obtain EUR 6 billion from the new Growth Plan by fulfilling reforms
Cyprus, Bulgarian capital Sofia preparing photovoltaics programs for vulnerable households
09 November 2023 - Cyprus and Sofia Municipality are launching public calls for solar panels for free for a number of households. Another option in Cyprus is to install a PV system without upfront costs.
EU presents European Wind Power Action Plan to prop up industry
24 October 2023 - The European Commission urged for immediate action to recover the domestic wind power industry and facilitate its global expansion
Local authorities in Croatia pursuing energy independence with geothermal projects
23 October 2023 - Municipal administrations in Bjelovar, Varaždin and Mali Bukovec are investing in geothermal projects to achieve energy independence
More than half of Romanians intend to install solar panels by 2025
20 October 2023 - Romanian energy regulator ANRE expects the number of prosumers in the country to hit 100,000 by the end of 2023
EU energy ministers achieve breakthrough in electricity market design reform
19 October 2023 - The Council of the EU adopted its so-called general approach to the electricity market design reform, breaking the Franco-German deadlock
Bulgaria readies subsidies for energy storage within wind, solar projects
11 October 2023 - Bulgaria has opened a public consultation on the design of the first tender for subsidies for renewables with collocated energy storage