Shikun and Binui Energy is about to begin delivering electricity to the grid from its Satu Mare photovoltaic plant. It is the company’s first renewables project in Romania and the surrounding region. More than two and a half years after the start of construction, the Satu Mare solar power plant of 71 MW secured the […]
The largest hybrid power plant in Bulgaria is beginning to take shape – a joint venture of Eurowind Energy and Renalfa IPP commissioned the first segment of a solar park, and it is building a battery energy storage system (BESS). The Tenevo facility is planned to include a wind power plant as well. Almost two […]
The rising number of maturing wind power projects and the ones under construction in Romania has highlighted the increasing role of the technology for the country’s energy transition. The recent updates are for three locations in the country’s east. Investments in wind power in Romania are rebounding from a long lull. According to the International […]
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 […]
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 […]
NGEN Group, a high-tech company with a strong focus on innovation in the energy sector, particularly in the management and construction of battery storage systems, announced that it has launched an energy storage project in Poland. The initiative marks a significant step in the company’s expansion into the Polish market, where it leverages cutting-edge technology […]
An almost complete hydropower project that was launched in the late 1980s in Romania is stuck again as a court in Cluj suspended a government’s decree that allowed clearing 31 hectares of forest. Hidroelectrica’s endeavor on the Răstolița river is for 35.2 MW. What was labeled by the Romanian media as the last big investment […]
State-controlled hydropower plant operator NEK said it would launch auctions for gurarantees of origin in Bulgaria, providing liquidity in the market segment. There is currently no offering scheduled on the IBEX electricity exchange. Following the first auction for guarantees of origin (GOs) in Bulgaria last month, state-owned hydropower operator Nаtsionalna elektricheska kompania (NEK) is preparing […]
The pace of large photovoltaic projects in Bulgaria indicates that total capacity can reach 6 GW by the middle of next year. The expansion isn’t slowing down. Investors in large solar power plants in Bulgaria don’t seem intimidated by zero and negative wholesale electricity prices eating away at their revenues. One of the factors is […]
CW Enerji earmarked USD 520 million for the expansion of its solar panel manufacturing capacity in Antalya to 5 GW per year. It said it would benefit from the government’s HIT-30 incentives program. While Europe is stagnating in solar panel production and some large facilities are even closing under pressure from China’s increasing global dominance, […]