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Green Energy

Romania to hold first renewables tender in H1

The Romanian government has revealed plans to hold the country's first tender for utility-scale renewables projects in the first half...

Energy Trade

LNG Alliance to construct LNG import terminal in Montenegro

Singapore-based project developer LNG Alliance has partnered up with Montenegro's state-owned power firm EPCG to look into liquid natural gas...

EU

EBRD, EU promote energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union are stepping up support for Bosnia and Herzegovina by...

Power

Majority of Poles support the construction of NPP in Poland

As much as 74% of Poles support the construction of nuclear power plants in Poland, according to a study commissioned...

Banking

EBRD invests EUR 5 mln in Lithuanian Green Bond

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it is investing EUR 5 million in a EUR 25 million Green...

Green Energy

Masdar, Taaleri inaugurate 51-MW onshore wind trio in Poland

Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company Masdar and the Finnish Taaleri SolarWind II fund have inaugurated three onshore wind farms of...

World

Polish president signs bill preventing sharp gas price hikes

An act enabling natural gas prices to be increased within three years instead of a sharp hike in 2022 has...

Energy Trade

Romania to increase gas storage capacity 

Romania wants to increase its natural gas storage capacity from 3 billion cubic meters to 4 billion cubic meters by...

Energy Trade

EC approves Bulgartransgaz participation in Greek LNG terminal project

The European Commission said on Monday that it has approved the acquisition of joint control of Gastrade, the Greek company...

Energy Trade

Polish PGNiG increases gas production in Norway

Polish oil and gas company PGNiG estimates its gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) at around 2.6 billion...

Energy Trade

RWE to sell solar developer Belectric to Czech ČEZ

German energy company RWE AG is selling solar PV (photovoltaic) plant developer subsidiary Belectric to Czech power group ČEZ, Germany's...

Energy Trade

Market volatility squeezes Romanian gas traders out of business

Swiss-based natural gas supplier Restart Energy has abandoned its 18,000 clients in Romania quicker than initially announced, and it was...

Power

Bulgaria’s day-ahead power market posts new price record

The Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX) day-ahead market recorded a new all-time high price of electricity for industrial consumers, according...

Green Energy

Lithuania’s Ignitis plots Polish solar expansion

Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Group said it is bolstering its position in Poland through the acquisitions of companies that are...

Energy Trade

Romanian energy trader Restart pulls out of natural gas supply market

Restart Energy, an independent energy supplier in the Romanian market with a portfolio of around 50,000 customers on the electricity...

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)...