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Siemens Gamesa signs Polish offshore pact

Siemens Gamesa and Grupa Przemyslowa Baltic have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to work together to further the Polish...

Green Energy

Northland, PKN Orlen win offshore wind CfD in Poland

Canadian power producer Northland Power has won a contract for difference (CfD) for the 1,2 GW (gigawatt) Baltic Power offshore...

Green Energy

Three Seas investment fund investing in owner of PV assets in Bulgaria

The investment fund of the Three Seas Initiative has acquired a 'significant' stake in Austrian renewable energy group Enery Development,...

Green Energy

Vestas to equip wind farm in Finland and Poland

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S will provide turbines of its EnVentus platform for a 102-MW (megawatt) project...

Energy Trade

ČEZ Distribution Bulgaria to invest in grid automation

ČEZ Distribution Bulgaria, the local unit of Czech state-owned energy company ČEZ, said that it will invest some BGN 1.7...

Green Energy

Italy’s Alerion Clean Power buys 3 solar plants in Romania

Italian renewable energy holding Alerion Clean Power said on Tuesday that it has acquired three companies that own as many...

Energy Trade

Bulgaria’s ESO opens tender for repair, construction of power lines

Bulgaria's state-owned Electricity System Operator (ESO) said on Monday that it launched a BGN 275.5 million (USD 171.8 million) tender,...

Green Energy

Bulgaria’s Varna TPP to build 550 MW combined-cycle capacity

Bulgaria's Varna Thermal Power Plant (TPP) said that it plans to build two steam-gas combined cycle units of 275 MW...

Trade

Bulgaria’s energy regulator endorses 20% hike of natgas price

Bulgaria's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has endorsed a price of BGN 45.27/MWh (EUR 23.14/megawatt-hour) for natural gas, effective...

Green Energy

Bosnian utility seeks proposals for PV, wind, hydro plants

JP Elektroprivreda HZ HB d.d. Mostar, the public power utility of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has launched a call to acquire operational renewable...

Green Energy

Ignitis 94-MW Polish wind farm starts operation

Lithuanian renewables-focused utility Ignitis Group said it has started feeding power to the grid from its 94-MW (megawatt) Pomerania wind...

Green Energy

EU islands facility NESOI to support 28 clean energy projects

A total of 28 innovative clean energy projects have been selected to receive EUR 3.2 million (USD 3.9 million) in...

Energy Trade

Serbia to guarantee EUR 169 mln in Srbijagas loans for gas grid expansion

Serbia's government plans to issue guarantees on loans with a total value of EUR 169 million (USD 207 million) extended...

Green Energy

ENGIE Romania buys 5.46 MWp solar park 

The Romanian unit of French power company ENGIE said on Thursday that it has completed the acquisition of a 5.46...

Green Energy

EBRD, EU-backed fund invests in Armenia’s renewable energy sector

Private equity fund Amber Capital Armenia, supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union,...

Green Energy

European Solar Generation to Rise 50 TWh in 2024, Rystad Energy Says

Solar power generation in Europe will increase by about 50 TWh (terrawatt-hour) in 2024, more than any other generation source,...

Energy Trade

Bulgarian Regulator OK’s Natgas Price Cut for February

Bulgaria's utility regulator said it has endorsed a final price proposal by public supplier Bulgargaz for a wholesale natural gas...

Energy Trade

Serbia to Invest EUR 150 mln in Oil Link With Hungary

Serbia plans to invest EUR 150 million (USD 163 million) in the construction of a 128-km (79.5 mile) cross-border oil...

Green Energy

EBRD, PBZ Lend EUR 21 mln to Croatia’s Encro for PV Plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Croatian lender Privredna Banka Zagreb said on Friday they have lent...

Green Energy

Poland’s Enea Group Acquires 35 MW Solar Farm

Polish energy company Enea Group has a acquired a 35-MW solar farm from Pad Res, a joint venture between Kajima...

Green Energy

Albania Announces Results of 1st Onshore Wind Auction

The government of Albania has announced the results of the country's first utility-scale bidder-selected site auction for onshore wind....

Green Energy

Bulgaria’s Largest Solar Park Verila Begins Operation

Energy group Electrohold said Friday that it has put the 123-MW Verila solar farm in close to the town of...

New Projects

Investment Into EU Solar Startups Soars

New research reveals total investment in European solar energy startups is up 398% compared to this time last year. Solar...

Green Energy

Serbia to Call Renewable Energy Auctions in June

Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović said on Friday that the country this month will announce renewable energy...

Green Energy

Croatia Sees Great Interest in Geothermal Energy Exploration Tender

A tender for awarding permits for exploration of geothermal waters at six areas in Croatia attracted "great interest" that exceeded...

Green Energy

Polish Solar Market to Reach 27 GW in 2025

Poland is forecast to reach a total installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity of nearly 27 GW by 2025, according to...

Green Energy

Photon Energy Puts 2 Solar Plants Into Operation in Romania

Amsterdam-based developer Photon Energy NV said on Tuesday it has put on stream two PV solar plants of 4.73 MWp...

World

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Boost Geothermal Energy Use

The World Bank said on Thursday it signed an agreement with Bulgaria's Energy Ministry to provide it with analytical and...

Analysis

Think-tank Says Coal Use in EU Dropped This Winter

Coal power plants produced less electricity this winter despite the energy crunch in Europe, a climate think-tank said in a...

Green Energy

Poland’s ZE PAK Buys 88-MW Wind Project

Poland's energy group ZE-PAK said that its unit PAK-Polska Czysta Energia has bought the Eviva Drzeżewo special purpose vehicle (SPV)...

European Solar Generation to Rise 50 TWh in 2024, Rystad Energy Says

Solar power generation in Europe will increase by about 50 TWh (terrawatt-hour) in 2024, more than any other generation source,...

Bulgarian Regulator OK’s Natgas Price Cut for February

Bulgaria's utility regulator said it has endorsed a final price proposal by public supplier Bulgargaz for a wholesale natural gas...

Serbia to Invest EUR 150 mln in Oil Link With Hungary

Serbia plans to invest EUR 150 million (USD 163 million) in the construction of a 128-km (79.5 mile) cross-border oil...

EBRD, PBZ Lend EUR 21 mln to Croatia’s Encro for PV Plants

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Croatian lender Privredna Banka Zagreb said on Friday they have lent...

Poland’s Enea Group Acquires 35 MW Solar Farm

Polish energy company Enea Group has a acquired a 35-MW solar farm from Pad Res, a joint venture between Kajima...

Albania Announces Results of 1st Onshore Wind Auction

The government of Albania has announced the results of the country's first utility-scale bidder-selected site auction for onshore wind....

Bulgaria’s Largest Solar Park Verila Begins Operation

Energy group Electrohold said Friday that it has put the 123-MW Verila solar farm in close to the town of...

Investment Into EU Solar Startups Soars

New research reveals total investment in European solar energy startups is up 398% compared to this time last year. Solar...

Serbia to Call Renewable Energy Auctions in June

Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović said on Friday that the country this month will announce renewable energy...

Croatia Sees Great Interest in Geothermal Energy Exploration Tender

A tender for awarding permits for exploration of geothermal waters at six areas in Croatia attracted "great interest" that exceeded...

Polish Solar Market to Reach 27 GW in 2025

Poland is forecast to reach a total installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity of nearly 27 GW by 2025, according to...

Photon Energy Puts 2 Solar Plants Into Operation in Romania

Amsterdam-based developer Photon Energy NV said on Tuesday it has put on stream two PV solar plants of 4.73 MWp...

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Boost Geothermal Energy Use

The World Bank said on Thursday it signed an agreement with Bulgaria's Energy Ministry to provide it with analytical and...

Think-tank Says Coal Use in EU Dropped This Winter

Coal power plants produced less electricity this winter despite the energy crunch in Europe, a climate think-tank said in a...

Poland’s ZE PAK Buys 88-MW Wind Project

Poland's energy group ZE-PAK said that its unit PAK-Polska Czysta Energia has bought the Eviva Drzeżewo special purpose vehicle (SPV)...