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Poland’s PKN Orlen to Build Hydrogen Refueling Stations 

Polish fuel giant PKN Orlen said it will build three hydrogen refueling stations in Wałbrzych, Poznań and Katowice....

Energy Trade

LNG Croatia Opens Tender for Design of Refueling Spot in Zadar

LNG Hrvatska, the operator of Croatia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Krk island, said it has launched a...

Green Energy

EDPR Wins Grid-Connection Permit for 226-MW Romanian Wind Project

The Romanian arm of Portugal's EDP SA has secured technical approval for the grid connection of a 226.5-MW wind farm...

Energy Trade

Czech Gas Consumption Down by 20% in Q3

Gas consumption in the Czech Republic fell by 20% year-on-year in the third quarter, the ČTKnews agency reported citing Kamil...

Green Energy

Equinor’s 1st Solar Plant in Poland Ready

The construction of the 58-MW Stępień solar plant in Poland is completed, and the plant is ready for operation, Norwegian...

Green Energy

Taaleri Energia Refinances 158-MW Wind Farm in Serbia

Helsinki, Finland-based renewables developer, and fund manager Taaleri Energia said that it has refinanced the 158-MW (megawatt) Cibuk wind farm...

Green Energy

1st Phase of 290-MW Zwartowo Solar Park in Poland Goes Online

The construction of Poland's largest solar park is progressing with the first 204-MWp (megawatt-peak) phase of the Zwartowo project already...

Green Energy

RWE Acquires Polish Solar Developer

German power company RWE said it has acquired the Polish solar developer alpha Solar, granting it ownership of a 3,000...

World

Serbia to Stop Importing Russian oil From November, Minister Says

Serbian Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlović said that Serbia will no longer be able to import Russian crude oil from November...

Debt

Bosnia’s End-June Foreign Debt Rises on Quarter

Bosnia and Herzegovina's foreign debt totaled BAM 9.741 billion (EUR 4.98 billion) at the end of June, up from BAM...

Energy Trade

Serbia Spends EUR 1.5 bln on Import of Electricity and Gas

So far, Serbia has spent EUR 1.5 billion on the import on electricity and gas, Minister of Energy Zorana Mihajlović...

World

Slovenia’s Gov’t Cuts VAT on Energy Products From Sep 1

Slovenia's government decided to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on energy products for all users at Thursday's session, Finance Minister Klemen...

Green Energy

Photon Energy starts to build 3 PV power stations in Romania

Dutch renewable energy developer Photon Energy announced that it has broken ground on the construction of another three Romanian PV...

Green Energy

Romania’s Electrica Group builds new PV plant for beverage producer Albacher

Electrica Furnizare, part of Electrica Group, announced the turnkey construction of a new photovoltaic (PV) plant with an installed power...

Green Energy

Lithuania’s Ignitis starts building 50 MW wind farm in Poland

Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Grupe AB said it will invest some EUR 70 million (USD 71.7 million) to build a...

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)...