WindEurope: EU building less than half capacity needed for 2030 goal
10 January 2025 - Europe gets 20% of its electricity from wind, but not enough new wind farms are being built, WindEurope said
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2024
31 December 2024 - In 2024, the readers of Balkan Green Energy News were mostly interested in investments in the region's energy transition as well as the EU's CBAM carbon dioxide border tax
Kostadinov: The Green for Growth Fund is accelerating its expansion after topping EUR 1 billion mark
23 December 2024 - The Green for Growth Fund recently topped EUR 1 billion in AUM and the demand for its offering is steadily picking up, the Director for GGF at Finance in Motion Borislav Kostadinov revealed
Romania declares winners of its wind, solar power CfD auctions
18 December 2024 - Wind and solar power projects in Romania of over 1.5 GW in total are eligible for contracts for difference (CfD) after the first auctions
Kosovo* invites firms to qualify for 100 MW wind power auction
18 December 2024 - The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* started the first phase of the first of two planned auctions for wind power
Bulgarian citizens demand referendum on wind farms on agricultural land
09 December 2024 - Citizens from four Bulgarian districts protested in Varna, calling for a referendum on constructing solar and wind farms on agricultural land
Bulgaria fails to meet conditions for EUR 653 million in EU grants
02 December 2024 - Bulgaria is risking delays in or losing payments from a EUR 653 million grant package under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility
Serbia issues call to wind, solar power auctions with much lower ceiling prices
27 November 2024 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia is organizing the second round of auctions for market premiums for wind and solar power projects
Electrica proposes EUR 253 million for wind park Crucea Est
26 November 2024 - Electrica has asked shareholders to greenlight the Crucea Est wind farm near Constanța, worth as much as EUR 253 million
PPC repowers oldest wind farms in Greece, starting construction of another 100 MW
26 November 2024 - Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) has repowered 130 old wind turbines and said it is starting the construction of three new wind farms
Danske Commodities signs its biggest renewables deal so far
25 November 2024 - Energy trader Danske Commodities has signed contracts for Polish offshore wind projects Bałtyk 2 and 3, of 1.44 GW in combined capacity
Greece establishes Islands Decarbonization Fund with EU
22 November 2024 - The Islands Decarbonization Fund was launched in Naxos, with financing from the European Investment Bank