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Nofar Energy inks deal for 265 MW solar power plant near Bucharest

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

The operator of the biggest solar power plant in Romania is about to start building a much bigger facility. Nofar Energy signed a turnkey contract including operation and management for a 265 MW system in Corbii Mari in Dâmboviţa County. Just west of Bucharest, one of the largest photovoltaic projects in Romania is nearing materialization.
Solar park of 46.6 MW integrated with Turkey's fifth-largest wind farm

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

The newest hybrid power plant in Turkey consists of wind turbines of 168 MW and a solar park with 46.6 MW in capacity. Polat Enerji is about to expand the Geycek facility with a 10 MW battery energy storage system. Hybrid power plants are all the rage in Turkey and the ones coming online are bigger and bigger. The latest addition to the fleet is Polat Enerji’s Geycek facility. It is the country’s fifth-largest wind park, and now it also features a 46.6 MW photovoltaic unit.
Elektroprivreda BiH seeks contractor for three solar power projects

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) called on companies to apply for designing and building three solar power plants. Two sites are on depleted coal land and the third one could become a hybrid power plant with existing wind farm Podveležje. Within a project called EPBiH Solar Transition Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state-owned company Elektroprivreda BiH launched a tender for three photovoltaic facilities of 28 MW in total.
Upgrade for prosumers to avoid grid curtailment costs up to EUR 1,000

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

To use electricity from their photovoltaic systems in periods when grid operators disconnect them to stabilize the system, citizens can install equipment that costs EUR 300 to EUR 1,000. Cyprus passed a bill enabling prosumers to switch to a zero-export mode. Cyprus, the only non-interconnected European Union member state, is struggling to maintain the stability of its electricity system.
Eurowind Energy completes its 60.2 MW solar park in Romania

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Eurowind Energy’s 60.2 MW photovoltaic park in Transylvania will be put into operation in late April, Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja said. The facility is joining the almost 600 MW in new capacity funded from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. In addition, the ministry prepared a EUR 450 million package of grants for companies for energy efficiency and self-consumption.
Romania's Hidroelectrica picks contractors for 36 MW battery system at its Crucea wind farm

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Prime Batteries Technology and Enevo Group won Hidroelectrica’s tender for the installation of a battery energy storage system of 36 MW with a two-hour duration at the power utility’s Crucea Nord wind park. A renewable energy hub is in the making in the small communes of Crucea and Pantelimon in the Dobruja (Dobrogea) province in Romania’s east.
Turkey's renewables failing to cover power demand growth despite solar boom

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

Turkey switched in 2024 from a net electricity importer to net exporter, but renewables are still not growing fast enough to meet rising domestic power demand – one of the highest in the world, Ember found. The country has become Europe’s biggest coal power producer and there are plans for more such capacity. Wind and solar generated 18% of electricity last year or 62 TWh, according to data from Ember’s Türkiye Electricity Review 2025.
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria doesn’t intend to publish the second call for subsidies for households for solar panels with batteries and solar collectors. The program is partly covered by the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, so now the country risks losing the funds. The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria told Kapital that it does not plan to launch a second procedure to support households in purchasing and installing rooftop photovoltaic panels and solar water heaters.
Feasibility study complete for Romania's East-West underground high-voltage line

1 week ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

A project for underground high-voltage power link East-West across Romania entered a new phase with the completion of the feasibility study. It would run alongside existing energy infrastructure. A year and a half after Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja declared the project for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) line across Romania “the number one priority,” the feasibility study is complete.
EU lawmakers urge for rule of law in Jadar lithium project in Serbia

2 weeks ago | balkangreenenergynews.com | Igor Todorović

A group of members of the European Parliament is asking the European Commission to demand from the Government of Serbia to comply with domestic and European law as regards Rio Tinto’s disputed Jadar lithium mining project. They pointed out that arresting and intimidating opponents who criticize the proposed investment is unacceptable. The European lawmakers invited Serbian activists to the European Parliament.