North Macedonia’s Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources has invited households in energy poverty to apply for free inverter air conditioners and financial aid to help cover electricity bills. The ministry issued two separate public calls under the 2025 program to assist households classified as vulnerable electricity consumers. Inverter air conditioners (ACs) with a […]
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy has launched a public consultation on a new round of its subsidy program for battery energy storage projects, aimed at facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources. The plan is to support the deployment of 1.9 GWh of new battery capacity with around EUR 118 million. In the first round of […]
ENNA Geo completed additional production testing of the well at the site of the planned geothermal power plant GTE Zagocha in northeastern Croatia. It found even higher temperatures at the reservoir than before. In addition, drilling of the exploratory well Babina Greda GT-1 for another geothermal power plant began this week. ENNA Geo, a member […]
Airports in Istanbul and Athens are becoming completely self-reliant with their large solar power projects. Many other airports in Southeastern Europe are investing in photovoltaics as well. Together with energy efficiency, electric mobility and waste and wastewater management projects, they aim to decarbonize their operations and reduce their environmental impact. Surfaces around infrastructure such as […]
A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation. The system consists of a wind turbine, solar power plant, batteries, electric boilers and a district heating network. It is a benchmark for the non-interconnected islands that won’t be connected to the mainland grid with undersea power […]
The latest data showed that prosumers in Romania don’t have a much larger total capacity anymore than commercial solar power plants, a segment accelerating in expansion. The share of units for self-consumption that include energy storage reached 5.8% in the first half of the year, compared to 1.2% six months earlier. Total number of prosumers […]
Akdeniz University in Antalya established a partnership with Kopuz Group, which will build and operate a solar power plant of 50.4 MW in peak capacity. The company is completely covering the cost for the facility, which they expect to meet the university’s entire electricity needs. Municipal authorities in Turkey are emerging as a pillar of […]
In partnership with Resalta, CWP Europe led the investment in a rooftop photovoltaic system of 6 MW in peak capacity in Kruševac in Serbia. They completed the project under an innovative ESCO model, contributing to the decarbonization efforts of the manufacturer of detergents and other chemical products. CWP Europe has successfully completed and commissioned a […]
In partnership with Resalta, CWP Europe led the investment in a rooftop photovoltaic system of 6 MW in peak capacity in Kruševac in Serbia. They completed the project under an innovative ESCO model, contributing to the decarbonization efforts of the manufacturer of detergents and other chemical products. CWP Europe has successfully completed and commissioned a […]
Kosovo’s distribution system operator, KEDS, has disconnected around 90% of electricity meters belonging to businesses that have not signed an agreement with a licensed supplier following the power market liberalization. KEDS, owned by Turkish companies Çalik Holding and Limak, claims the law prohibits it from keeping any consumers on the grid who do not have […]