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Croatia caps motor fuel prices for 30 more days

Croatia's government said last week it decided to cap the retail prices of petrol and diesel for 30 more days...

Green Energy

Polenergia lands deal to buy PV installer Edison Energia

Polish energy group Polenergia SA has signed an initial agreement to acquire compatriot solar systems developer Edison Energia in order...

Energy Trade

Gazprom begins implementing plan for gas injection into 5 European storages

Russia's state-controlled Gazprom said Tuesday it had started to implement a plan for gas injection this month into five of...

Energy Trade

Gas prices in Europe rise as supplies remain scarce

Gas prices in Europe surged past EUR 80 a megawatt-hour (MWh) in the second week of November, as gas orders...

Energy Trade

Bulgaria grants 35-yr natgas transmission license to ICGB

ICGB, the company developing the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria project, said that Bulgaria's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) granted it...

Power

Czech ČEZ to raise electricity prices from next year

Czech energy giant ČEZ has announced that it will be raising its electricity prices at the beginning of next year....

Energy Trade

Romania’s market regulator hikes regulated central heating price

Romanian energy market regulator ANRE approved the new regulated prices for the heat delivered to municipal distribution systems, local media...

Energy Trade

European Energy sells 3 Lithuanian projects

Danish renewable developer European Energy said it has divested three wind farms in Lithuania, its largest disposal to date....

Energy Trade

Slovakia ready for winter season, has sufficient gas supplies

A stress test ordered by the Economy Ministry showed that Slovakia has sufficient gas supplies for this winter season, state...

World

Slovakia ready to enable Ukraine role in boosting EU gas storage, PM says

Slovakia is ready to hold technical discussions with Ukraine so the country's natural gas storage capacity can be used to...

EU

Poland calls for EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate legislation to be revised or postponed

Poland has called for the revision or postponement of the European Union's 'Fit for 55' climate proposals ahead of this...

Energy Trade

BSOG to start gas extraction from Romanian offshore project in Q1

Romania-based Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) said on Tuesday that it expects to begin extracting natural gas from its...

Green Energy

Germany to back climate action in Serbia with EUR 309 mln package

Serbia and Germany have signed a declaration of intent on strategic cooperation in the field of climate action, worth EUR...

Green Energy

Bilfinger partnership to scale up green hydrogen in Europe

Mannheim, Germany-based Bilfinger has entered into a strategic partnership with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to make green hydrogen economically available on...

Green Energy

Bulgaria developing plans to phase out coal by 2040

The caretaker government of Bulgaria declared a U-turn with regard to the country's energy policy, disregarding the ongoing global energy...

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)...