Energy Country Profiles

The biggest solar panels manufacturer on the Balkans, Solarpro Holding, begins the construction of 2 new solar parks in the Bulgarian towns of Malko Tarnovo and Devnya.

EWEA reports that Romania is set to significantly expand its wind energy capacity over the coming years, improving on its position as one of the European countries with the lowest amount of wind energy capacity installed.

In upcoming years, the HSE Group will jointly construct more than 700 MW of new production facilities from renewable electricity sources, which account for almost 50 percent of the Group's jointly planned investments.

Leading experts of the business community in Ukraine and EU, as well as representatives of governmental authorities, NGOs and Donor communites will join efforts to address the most problematic issues concerning energy efficiency...

Serbia: The Energy Country Profile of Serbia has been thoroughly updated. You will for example find a compilation of new feed-in tariffs for green electricity (as of September 2009).

By the end of June 2010 EU member countries will have to hand in their Renewable Energy Action Plans to the European Commission. These will have to set out what measures the countries plan to put in place in order to meet their...

On March 17th 2010 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova Valeriu Lazăr and Fatmir Besimi, the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia, in his function as the presdident in office...

According to the Romanian Law on Energy Certification, holding an energy certificate is prerequisite for all real estate transactions, including sales and rental of property from March 2010 onwards.

Poland will construct its first nuclear power plant in Zarnowiec near Gdansk. The location has already been confirmed by the government and according to the current plans the plant will begin its operation in 2020.

On March 3rd 2010 Austrian company Verbund announced the beginning of construction works to build Ashta HPP o the Drin River in North Albania. The kick-off is already scheduled for late March 2010. The overall project costs are...

The Czech Republic's leading power company, CEZ, has promised to turn to energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly projects. The company says it will increasingly focus its efforts on energy savings and efficiency in order...

The Energy Country Profile of Slovenia has been thoroughly updated. You will for example find detailed information on subsidy schemes for electricity generated from renewable energy sources and a compilation of new feed-in...

Contracted by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia (MoE), the Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) and the Macedonian Energy Agency (EARM) will collaborate in implementing the project “Enabling the Environment for...

As the EU Directive 2009/28/EC requires EU Member States to adopt national Renewable Energy Action Plans (REAPs), this workshop will focus on policy options to support sustainable bioenergy production and use in the framework of...

The interest in commercially viable and environmentally sustainable bioenergy solutions is growing rapidly worldwide. World Bioenergy is an international forum which substantially facilitates the transfer of bioenergy technology,...

A block of buildings on the high street of Budapest, offering 43.500 m2 of living space, has been refurbished. Accordant subsidy schemes for thermal refurbishment allowed for renovation of all 886 housing units, e.g. applying...

After a tender to build the Skavica hydropower plant failed to attract foreign investors, the Albanian government announced to provide the funds for constructing the HPP itself.

Electricity trading company NECO (owned by 50 % by Bulgaria’s National Electricity Company) is planning to construct 28 wind generators with a total capacity of 56MW in south-western Bulgaria.

ENREG® ENERGIA REGENERABILA is an international trade fair and conference for renewable energy and energy efficiency in building and renovation that takes place annually since 2009 at Expo Arad International.

Ljubljana is going to host the seat of the New European Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators, EU member states decided on December 6th. According to the founding regulation of ACER, the Agency needs to be fully operational...