The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy published the first list of households that will benefit from the national program for modernizing heating systems. In total, more than 100,000 households have been accepted, of which 5,000 are classified as vulnerable. The renewable heating program had an original budget of EUR 223 million, with support from […]
The two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 is taking place in Brazil. It brought together delegations from more than 190 countries to discuss the challenges of climate change and measures for mitigation and adaptation. The current COP marks ten years since the Paris Agreement, at a time of significant hurdles on the path to […]
Croatia’s highway management enterprise, Hrvatske Autoceste, is implementing a project for solar power plants along its highways. The company plans to use the electricity for self-consumption and for electric vehicle chargers. It would reduce costs and increase its energy independence. After a tender procedure, Hrvatske Autoceste (HAC) selected ETS Farago to produce project designs for […]
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has partnered with ING Leasing Türkiye, a subsidiary of ING Türkiye, through a EUR 20 million financing agreement to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invest in cleaner, smarter, and more efficient technologies, from energy-efficient equipment and machinery upgrades to self-consumption photovoltaic systems and other low-carbon solutions. GGF’s first […]
Aluminium producer Talum plans to install solar power plants of up to 60 MW overall. The project could boost utility-scale solar in Slovenia, where small PV facilities installed by firms and households account for almost the entire operating capacity of 1.5 GW. Currently the largest solar power plant in Slovenia has a capacity of 7.1 […]
Investors in photovoltaic projects were mostly willing to pay large sums at Turkey’s latest YEKA auction to secure a minimum guaranteed price for five years, followed by 20-year power purchase agreements. The government earned EUR 84.8 million overall from the secondary bidding for 650 MW, split into six areas. One zone is for a floating […]
Kosovo* joined the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) as a full member at the last meeting of the organization’s general assembly. However, the Western Balkans and other Energy Community contracting parties require full alignment with the European Union’s regulations to enable cross-border trading in renewable electricity. The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO or ZRrE) of Kosovo* […]
Econergy Renewable Energy has signed a EUR 40.5 million project finance agreement with UniCredit Bank for its 87 MW Oradea solar power plant in the Crișana region in north-west Romania. The Oradea photovoltaic facility has been fully connected to the grid since August 2025, and is generating revenues, according to Israel-based Econergy. The proceeds will […]
The City of Novi Sad plans to produce electricity and heat from solid municipal waste and has invited bids for a preliminary feasibility study for a cogeneration plant that would burn processed waste from a planned regional waste management center. Surplus energy could be stored within the future solar thermal system. Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, already […]
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its annual Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target, assessing the state of global greenhouse gas emissions. The document outlines the gap between where global emissions are headed – based on announced national policies and pledges – and what is needed to meet international temperature targets. Ten years […]