Verbund Wind Power Romania, a subsidiary of Austria’s Verbund, has acquired a 272 MW wind project from Monsson, a Sweden-based renewable energy group. The project, taken over at a ready-to-build stage, is expected to enter the construction phase in 2026. The planned wind farm in Caraș-Severin county in Romania is expected to produce 569 GWh […]
According to Ember’s new figures, renewable energy sources met almost three quarters of last year’s increase in the world’s electricity demand. Together with nuclear energy, they would have covered almost the entire jump if it wasn’t for the share attributed to the annual increase in temperatures. Looking at it the other way around, the need […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Power network operators won’t need to compensate renewable energy producers in Greece for curtailments, according to the latest bill of law. It prompted reactions in the renewable energy market. The bill, submitted for public consultation, received damning remarks from the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA or ELETAEN) and various other bodies and corporations for the […]
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. […]
Denmark-based Eurowind Energy signed a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) with Autoliv in Romania, for the supply of electricity from the Pecineaga wind park. The automotive manufacturer headquartered in Stockholm also signed one such deal for a solar park in Finland. The strongest wind turbines in Romania will generate electricity for Autoliv, which makes […]