New wind turbine installations reached an all-time high 117 GW last year, slightly above the 2023 level, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) revealed in its annual report. According to its calculations, China’s share in the additions was 68.2%. At the end of December, the country hosted 45.8% of all wind power capacity, which climbed to […]
Developers of 82 standalone battery storage projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9.71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies from the Ministry of Energy. Another 30 landed below the line, but the government intends to boost the program by EUR 120 million. More than four months after the deadline for […]
Three potential bidders met the legal, technical and financial criteria for the upcoming wind energy auction in Kosovo*, for a quota of 100 MW. Ahead of its request for proposals in the competitive bidding process for wind power projects, the Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* confirmed that all applicants passed the qualifications stage. The quota […]
The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* will install wind gauges this year at many locations to develop projects that it intends to auction or build capacities in public ownership or within public-private partnerships. The government never had precise data on wind energy potential, as various potential investors measured it themselves, but they didn’t do it […]
A consortium led by Switzerland-based construction company Orllati was selected to build and operate a solar park of up to 105 MW in connection capacity for 30 years including a 15-year contract for difference. The group won the first renewable electricity auction in Kosovo* with a bid of EUR 48.88 per MWh. Almost a year […]
Only after the first auction was held, lawmakers in Prishtina enabled subsidizing renewable electricity plants through contracts for difference (CfDs). Passing the Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, they also cleared the way for the introduction of guarantees of origin, a renewable energy operator and support fund, energy communities and […]
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 […]