The first wind power tenders in Kosovo* will be conducted in two rounds of 75 MW to 100 MW each. The Ministry of Economy published the draft criteria for participants. It intends to issue the first call in October. Instead of a single first tender, the Ministry of Economy in Prishtina said it would auction […]
Millennium Challenge Account Kosovo invited qualified companies to respond to the prequalification call for a battery storage project. The two lots are for 45 MW and 125 MW in operating power, with a duration of two hours. The United States, acting through its Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) and the Government of Kosovo*, entered into a […]
The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* started the first phase of the first of two planned auctions for wind power. The target capacity for the first round is 50 MW to 100 MW, out of a total of 150 MW. Qualified companies can submit documentation for the first wind power auction in Kosovo*. They will […]
Wind power projects Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, majority-owned by SANY Renewable Energy, a leading global wind turbine manufacturer based in China, have ranked second and third, respectively, in Serbia’s latest renewable energy auction for market premiums in the wind power segment. The auction was organized by the Ministry of Mining and Energy as part […]
Israeli company Nofar Energy said its photovoltaic park in northern Serbia of 27 MW in peak capacity began delivering electricity to the grid. The project consists of two adjacent units, Ada1 and Ada2, connected to the distribution grid. After installing Romania’s largest solar power plant in a partnership, Nofar Energy now operates the largest photovoltaic […]
Cypriot Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project still faces very serious political obstacles. He highlighted the pressure from Turkey, alongside the financing disputes with Greece regarding the EU-backed bilateral investment to lay an undersea electricity cable that would connect the two countries. Following a second incident this month when […]
EDP Renewables declared its two new wind farms in Central Greece and Thessaly open, adding almost 70 MW to the transmission grid. The country expanded its wind power capacity by only 125 MW last year. EDP and its subsidiary EDP Renewables held an inauguration ceremony for two wind parks in Greece. It secured government support […]
Greek authorities are rushing to secure the electricity system against a possible blackout during Easter. Greece currently produces much more electricity than it needs on certain days due to a high renewables penetration and insufficient energy storage. It should be noted that in 2024 the country became a net power exporter for the first time […]
On the day when it was supposed to get the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal in Greece back online, its operator Gastrade extended the outage by another month. The company never revealed the details of the malfunction. Just as gas storage in the European Union slipped below 40% of capacity, the operator of the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal […]
Terna Energy is developing a project for a 130 MW photovoltaic plant near Burgas in Bulgaria. The company, owned by Masdar, plans to connect it to the grid already by the end of next year. Recently it also reached landmark points in the development of wind power projects in Greece. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. […]