The final investment decision regarding a 462 MW small modular reactor system northwest of Bucharest could be delayed to early 2027, according to NuScale CEO John Hopkins. RoPower Nuclear, the joint venture established for the SMR project, intends to use NuScale’s technology. The facility in Doicești in Dâmbovița county in the Muntenia region would be […]
More than 100,000 aggregated home batteries have recently supplied power at over 500 MW to California’s electricity system in a virtual power plant event covered by a new analysis. The test virtual power plant (VPP) event occurred on July 29, and Brattle produced the analysis. The consultancy’s experts studied the data from the operation, called […]
Former Minister of Environment and Water of Bulgaria Borislav Sandov is urging the country’s authorities to deploy alternative water supply solutions, including desalination, to counter shortages. Greece is preparing a radical change in its water management model. Turkey got its first floating seawater purification platform, running on solar and wind power. Southeastern Europe is among […]
Last year, for the first time in decades, no smoke rose out of coal plants in the Peloponnese peninsula. The last two units had 500 MW together. Megalopolis is one of the two coal regions in Greece, along with Western Macedonia in the country’s north. According to Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) the units […]
The European Union approved EUR 240 million in non-repayable assistance to Serbia from pre-accession funds for projects worth an overall EUR 325.2 million. The investments, intended for the period through 2032, are for waste and wastewater management, energy efficiency improvement and the transition to renewable energy sources. Serbia and the European Union signed a financing […]
The Romanian Commodities Exchange – Bursa Română de Mărfuri (BRM), the country’s second nominated electricity market operator (NEMO), has joined intraday auctions (IDAs) under the European Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC) framework. With this move, BRM becomes part of the operational IDA system, launched across Europe in June 2024, according to a press release from European […]
North Macedonia has prepared legislative changes to increase the capacity threshold for prosumers and speed up rooftop solar permitting and grid connection. Under the proposed amendments to the Law on Energy Efficiency, the capacity threshold for rooftop solar installations would be increased to 10 kilowatts (kW) for households and 70 kW for legal entities, according […]
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania signed the Project Development Agreement with Voltalia for the construction of the photovoltaic plant in Remas – Karavasta (near the Lushnja area) with an installed capacity of 140 MW, where the power generation from 70 MW will be offered as part of the support measures at a price of […]
Montenegro’s transmission system operator CGES achieved a net income of EUR 12.9 million in the first six months of this year. It is 28.1% more than in the same period of 2024 and on a 2.5% higher revenue. The dedication to quality and operational efficiency is materializing in concrete results, and the outlook remains bright, […]
Israeli renewables company Nofar Energy is set to secure a EUR 68 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for three large-scale photovoltaic projects in Romania, with a combined capacity of 515 MW, including the 265.5 MW Corbii Mari solar park. The EBRD’s loan, with an expected approval date of September […]