Romanian renewables industry demands change in conditions for upcoming auctions
30 August 2023 - Renewable energy firms in Romania proposed changes in the CfD mechanism to the Ministry of Energy to reduce project development risks
Romania allocates EUR 500 million to help public institutions become prosumers
21 August 2023 - Romania’s Ministry of Energy has launched a EUR 500 million subsidy scheme for installing renewable energy facilities for self-consumption at public institutions
Serbia awards CfDs for 400 MW in wind power capacity, 11.6 MW for solar in first auctions
17 August 2023 - Four projects filled the 400 MW quota in Serbia's first wind power auction while the competitive bidding for CfDs for solar power landed heavily undersubscribed
Serbia publishes qualification results for its first wind, solar power auctions
16 August 2023 - Eligible bids from the wind power auction surpassed the 400 MW quota by almost 30%. In the solar power segment, only 11.6 MW met the requirements to bid for 50 MW
Greece surpasses 11 GW in renewable energy capacity
14 August 2023 - Power plants in Greece that run on renewable sources had 11.3 GW in total capacity at the end of June, DAPEEP said
Turkey selects its first offshore wind power zones
09 August 2023 - Studies are underway for four maritime areas that Turkey intends to declare offshore wind power zones under the YEKA support mechanism
Wind turbine repairs at Siemens Gamesa amplify Siemens Energy’s multibillion loss
08 August 2023 - Siemens Gamesa took out EUR 2.2 billion from Siemens Energy's results due to quality issues and rising costs in the wind power business
Hidroelectrica’s Danube Delta wind park project angers environmentalists
08 August 2023 - Hidroelectrica is working on a wind farm project worth over EUR 650 million in a protected area in the Danube Delta, with the government's support
Energy Vault completes world’s first gravity energy storage system in China
07 August 2023 - Energy Vault is commissioning the world’s first grid-scale gravity energy storage system. It is adjacent to a wind power plant near Shanghai.
Eurowind Energy starting construction of 48 MW wind farm in Romania
03 August 2023 - Danish company Eurowind Energy, present in the Romanian market since 2011, is beginning to build its 48 MW Pecineaga wind power plant
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
Hidroelectrica to install battery at its loss-making Crucea Nord wind farm
27 July 2023 - Romania's Hidroelectrica is preparing to integrate a 1.2 MW battery system with its only wind power plant – Crucea Nord