wind farms
Croatia awards premiums for 420 MW of solar, hydropower projects
29 July 2024 - No wind farm project received subsidies at the auctions, according to the Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE)
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
25 July 2024 - Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
Renewable energy spatial plan delayed again in Greece
19 July 2024 - It has now been ten years since the European Commission first asked Greece to modernize its renewable energy spatial plan
Serbia opens new round of grid connection applications for wind, solar
17 July 2024 - TSO EMS has announced that September 1 would mark the start of the new interval for the preparation of studies for the grid connection
Western Balkans have as many prospective solar, wind projects as Germany
17 July 2024 - Prospective utility-scale solar and wind capacity amounts to 23 GW or 70% more than a year ago, according to the latest study
Grid access is new permitting – 500 GW of total wind capacity is halted in ten European states
08 July 2024 - In a new report, WindEurope examined grid access challenges in Europe and proposed practical actions to overcome them
BiH-based Lager acquires one of largest wind projects in Serbia
01 July 2024 - Lager from Posušje in Bosnia and Herzegovina has acquired the Snaga Istoka wind farm project, with a capacity of 300 MW, in Serbia
Iberdrola plans Portugal’s first wind-hydro hybrid power project
18 June 2024 - A 274 MW wind farm will be linked to the Tâmega hydropower complex in Portugal's biggest hybrid energy project, says Iberdrola
Croatia launches second phase of premiums auctions for wind, solar, hydropower
17 June 2024 - The premiums will be awarded for 150 MW in wind farms, 450 MW in solar parks, and 7.25 MW in hydropower plants
Chinese eye Hrgud wind farm project in BiH after German pullout
17 June 2024 - Despite an official notification that Germany's KfW bank is pulling financing for the Hrgud wind farm, ERS is not giving up on the project
Croatia’s long-awaited grid connection fee may unlock EUR 1 billion in renewables investment
13 June 2024 - By 2030, Ivo Milatić expects renewable sources will account for 8 GW of Croatia’s 10.5 GW electricity production capacity
New wind farm to produce one-fifth of North Macedonia’s current power output
12 June 2024 - One of the first foreign investments in the new government's term will be a wind park, according to Hristijan Mickoski
Alcazar eyes new acquisitions in Western Balkans, eyes 1 GW of renewables
30 May 2024 - Alcazar Energy is developing wind farm projects with a combined capacity of almost 500 MW in the Western Balkans
Montenegro’s offshore wind potential estimated at 2,300 MW – study
27 May 2024 - Miloš Bogdanović from Kotor, Montenegro, and Špiro Ivošević, professor at the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Kotor, authored the study
Serbia’s energy-intensive industries brace for CBAM, seek state support to apply decarbonization solutions
22 May 2024 - Companies in Serbia are not afraid of decarbonization and CBAM, but are worried the state does not recognize what needs to be done to help the affected industries
Decarbonizing Western Balkan power utilities: ambitious but flexible plans, with focus on investments and new technologies
17 May 2024 - Power utilities in the Western Balkans have ambitious goals for 2050, but are flexible in mapping the path because the development of technologies is unpredictable