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Greece: Renewable energy production exceeded 8 TWh in the first four months

In the first four months of 2024, renewable energy sources surpassed fossil fuels in Greece’s electricity mix for the first time, reducing the sector’s emissions to a new low. Renewable energy sources plus large hydro accounted for 8.09 TWh of total production from January through April, while natural gas, lignite and oil contributed 498 GWh […]

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Montenegro: Offshore wind potential estimated at 2.3 GW

A Study on the Resource Viability of Offshore Wind Energy in Montenegro, authored by Miloš Bogdanovic and Špiro Ivoševic at the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Montenegro, suggests the country has potential for more than 2.2 GW of offshore wind.  The authors of the study investigated areas in the Adriatic suitable for the construction of offshore windfarms. Seven

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Greece to free reserved network capacity for shelved RES projects

Network capacity reserved for RES investment plans now shelved without development prospects will be freed, Greek energy minister Thodoros Skylakakis has told the Balkan Energy Forum in Kozani. The country faces an energy-storage capacity shortage. Big energy-storage projects are in progress but still have some way to go. Pumped storage is a technology that requires

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Serbia: EPS to receive 100 million euros loan for decarbonisation projects

Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will provide a 100 million euro financing package to Serbian power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije to support the decarbonisation process, EPS said in a press release. The initiative aims to bolster renewable energy use, enhance energy sector security, and promote sustainability, supporting Serbia’s plans for renewable energy expansion and

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Bulgaria: The share of solar power plants in the electricity network increased by 115% in 2024

The share taken by photovoltaic plants in the electricity transmission network in Bulgaria increased by 115.01% between January 1 and May 19, 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data published on Tuesday by the system operator in Bulgaria on its website, BTA informs. According to the data, from the

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Bulgaria: The share of solar power plants in the electricity network increased by 115% in 2024

The share taken by photovoltaic plants in the electricity transmission network in Bulgaria increased by 115.01% between January 1 and May 19, 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data published on Tuesday by the system operator in Bulgaria on its website, BTA informs. According to the data, from the

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Serbia: EPS to receive 100-million-euro Italian loan for decarbonisation projects

Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will provide a 100 million euro financing package to Serbian power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije to support the decarbonisation process, EPS said in a press release. The initiative aims to bolster renewable energy use, enhance energy sector security, and promote sustainability, supporting Serbia’s plans for renewable energy expansion and

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Western Balkans: Alcazar receives 490 million USD to finance renewables

Luxembourg infrastructure fund Alcazar Energy Partners II has reached a final closing of US$490 million after successfully acquiring the project rights for its first two wind farms in the Western Balkans, totaling 456 MW. Since first closing in November 2022, the fund has attracted eight additional investors, including the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

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