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Enefit Green acquires Tootsi wind farm in Estonia

Enefit Green has agreed to acquire the Tootsi wind farm in Estonia from Eesti Energia in a EUR 27 million...

Green Energy

North Macedonia improves regulatory framework for rooftop PV

The government of North Macedonia has recently improved the net metering scheme for solar installations and has launched a EUR...

Green Energy

Bosnian utility to deploy 50 MW of solar on coal waste site

JP Elektroprivreda BiH (EBiH), the public utility of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Ministry of Economy...

Banking

EBRD to support Moroccan wind upgrade

The owner of one of Africa's oldest wind farms has secured financing to repower the facility to double its capacity...

Green Energy

EBRD lending EUR 25 mln to N. Macedonia’s ESM for solar parks

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is providing a loan of EUR 25 million (USD 26.1 million)...

Banking

EBRD and ProCredit promote energy efficiency in Albania

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is stepping up efforts to improve energy efficiency in Albania with a EUR...

Green Energy

Alternus Energy to buy 184 MW Polish PV

Dublin, Ireland-based independent power producer (IPP) Alternus Energy Group said it has signed agreements to acquire additional solar farms in...

Energy Trade

Black Sea Oil & Gas delivers 1st gas from Romanian offshore MGD project

Romania-based Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) said on Wednesday, as reported by SeeNews, that production has started from the...

Energy Trade

Poland imports record monthly number of LNG shipments

Poland received a record number of shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its terminal in Świnoujście in May, according...

Green Energy

Work starts on 45 MW of solar in Bosnia

Bosnia's Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA) said on the last week that Bergen, Norway-based developer Greenstat has started working on...

Green Energy

Green Genius, Polenergia team up for Lithuanian offshore wind tender

Renewable energy developer Green Genius, part of Lithuania's Modus Group, and Polish energy company Polenergia SA have signed a cooperation...

Energy Trade

Croatia’s INA starts gas production from new Adriatic well

Croatian oil and gas company INA said on Thursday it has started natural gas production from a new well on...

EU

EC approves Czech compensation scheme for high energy prices

The European Commission has approved a EUR 1.4 billion Czech scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices,...

Green Energy

Lithuania’s Ignitis scraps deal to buy 170-MW PV portfolio in Poland

The renewables arm of Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Grupe AB has canceled an agreement for the acquisition of up to...

Green Energy

Poland generated record amount of electricity from wind power in Jan

Poland generated a record amount of energy from wind in January, with turbines meeting around a third of the country's...

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)...