Montenegro’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided that Unipan Green, a local company, will not need to conduct an environmental impact assessment for two planned solar power projects located south of Podgorica. The first project will have an installed capacity of 30 MW and will cover about 294,000 square meters on the site of the […]
Greece: PPC advances major solar and energy storage projects Read More »
The PPC Group is accelerating renewable energy projects in northern Greece, focusing on the former lignite power plant sites of Ptolemaida, Kardia, Agios Dimitrios, and Amyntaio. Once fully operational, the solar power plants currently under construction are set to become the largest in Europe, generating nearly 3,150 GWh annually—over 6% of Greece’s total yearly electricity
Montenegro’s state-owned power utility, EPCG, has announced a call for bids to supply solar modules for its Kapino Polje L1 and L2 solar plants near Niksic. The procurement is divided into two lots. Lot 1 covers modules for Kapino Polje L2, with an estimated value of 525,000 euros, while Lot 2 covers modules for Kapino
Romania: EBRD weighs €40 million financing for 190 MW of new solar capacity Read More »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering providing up to 40 million euros in financing to support the development of three solar power plants in Romania with a combined planned capacity of 189.7 MW. The funding would go to local special purpose vehicles Solar World, RB Solar Energy, and Energie Soleil, which
Montenegro: Over 200 MW of solar projects planned around Niksic Read More »
A wave of large solar projects is emerging around Niksic in western Montenegro, with several developers preparing to add significant capacity to the country’s renewable energy pipeline. Privately held S2P Tupan has submitted plans for a solar power plant of up to 90 MW and asked the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether a full
Romanian electricity producer Hidroelectrica has launched a 31.6 million euro tender for the Tudor Vladimirescu solar power plant in Braila County. The 45 MW project, dormant since 2012 due to the company’s insolvency, covers 55 hectares of Hidroelectrica-owned land near high-voltage corridors and substations, facilitating grid connection. The contract includes full delivery of the project:
Blue 1, a 50 MW solar power plant developed by Albanian companies Matrix Konstruksion and Blessed Investment near Fier, generated 118 GWh of electricity in its first year of operation. According to operations and maintenance partner Abkons, the output matches the developers’ annual forecast and can supply around 14,750 households. The facility has been fully
Slovenia: Koncar and HESS to build 9.2 MW solar power plants near HPP Brezice Read More »
In June, Croatian company Koncar and Slovenian hydropower operator HESS, which runs plants on the lower Sava in Slovenia, signed a contract to build two new solar power plants, SE FEBR-D1 and SE FEBR-D2, near the Brezice hydropower plant. The facilities will be located on the left bank of the Sava River and will feature
Shikun and Binui, a long-time player in Romania’s real estate sector and an expanding investor in renewable energy, has received a commercial operation permit for its first solar project in the country—a 71 MW solar power plant located in Satu Mare. With the permit in place, Shikun and Binui Energy Satu Mare can now register
Solar energy developer GoldenPeaks Capital has completed and connected two new solar power plants in Hungary, contributing a total of 92 MW of installed capacity to the country’s energy system. The larger of the two, the Zemplén solar power plant near Bodroghalom, has a capacity of 64.56 MW and has been fully operational since March.
