wind power
Kosovo* to hold its first wind power auction in 2024
17 October 2023 - After the current pilot auction for solar power, Kosovo* is planning a competitive bidding process in 2024 for 150 MW of wind power
Bulgaria could add as much as 42 GW from wind outside protected areas
29 September 2023 - A study found that Bulgaria is expected to increase its total wind power capacity by...
Alcazar Energy fund acquires rights to wind power project Bijela in Montenegro
28 September 2023 - Luxembourg-based Alcazar Energy took over the Bijela wind farm project in Šavnik in Montenegro, of 118 MW
Green electricity corridor envisaged to run from Greece to Poland
27 September 2023 - A proposed corridor between Greece and Poland would carry solar power from the Balkans to northwestern Europe and wind power in the opposite direction
Eurelectric: Europe must attract unprecedented investments in grid expansion
22 September 2023 - After a period of historic hardship, the electricity sector in Europe showed several positive trends, according to Eurelectric.
Call for land lease for wind park project issued in Montenegro
21 September 2023 - Energy 2 will likely bid for a lease of land in Kolašin in Montenegro for its Sinjajevina wind park project, as the government issued a call
Construction works start on Bulgaria’s first hybrid power plant
20 September 2023 - The Tenevo hybrid power plant, the first in Bulgaria, will consist of a solar and wind power plant and a battery storage system
EU fossil-fired power plant production slumps to all-time low – Ember
31 August 2023 - The first half of 2023 saw a collapse in electricity production from fossil fuels in the EU to a record low, think tank Ember said
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