Energo - CEE/FSU Power
Estonian firm to invest €100mn in hybrid energy park in Latvia, partner with Rolls-Royce
Sunly has emerged as one of the Baltic region’s fastest-growing renewable energy developers, focusing on solar, wind and storage projects across the Baltics and Poland.
Putin highlights Kazakh-Russian energy transit and nuclear power ahead of state visit to Kazakhstan
Bulgaria tops global rankings for battery storage share
Bulgaria has emerged as the world’s leading market for battery energy storage systems (BESS) relative to the size of its electricity system, after a surge in investment that is transforming its role in the Balkan energy market.
The Iberian blackout was a grid failure, not a renewables failure
When the lights went out across almost all of Spain and Portugal last year in one of the biggest blackouts since the war, experts quickly blamed the explosion of renewable generating capacity as the cause. They were partly right.
China’s JinkoSolar signs 1-GW supply deal in Uzbekistan
Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co (NYSE: JKS) has signed a 1GW supply agreement to provide its latest Tiger Neo 3.0 photovoltaic modules in Uzbekistan.
Heavy spring rains push Turkey’s hydropower generation to record high in April
Heavy rainfall during the spring months swelled dam water levels in Turkey, resulting in a record monthly output from the country’s hydropower plants in April.
Output of Czech hydro plants drops by 30-50% amid continued drought
Fears this year’s drought could be the worst in 65 years, after Czechia registered only 32mm of rainfall in March and April.
Diplomatic progress prompts cautious resumption of Hormuz transit
The tentative reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has allowed critical LNG and crude tankers to resume transit amid progressing US-Iran diplomatic negotiations.
Ukraine launches 1.3 GW power generation tender as rebuilding of destroyed plant continues
Ukraine has announced a competition to build more than 1.3 gigawatts of new power generation capacity in regions hardest hit by electricity shortages.
Kazakhstan plans gas and renewable energy mix for Alatau City
Kazakhstan plans to supply the future Alatau City near Almaty with electricity generated from a combination of gas-fired power plants and renewable energy sources.
Hungary in talks to buy 1bn cubic metres of Romanian Black Sea gas annually
Hungary's new government is expected to decide within weeks on a contract to buy 1bn cubic metres of gas annually from Romania's Neptun Deep Black Sea field, Index has reported, citing informed sources.
Kazakhstan targets $4.5bn in local content in construction of nuclear plants
Kazakhstan plans to increase domestic participation in the provision of goods, equipment and services in the construction of its planned nuclear power plants to 30%, The Astana Times reported on May 21.
Construction of waste-to-energy plant to begin in Almaty
Kazakhstan will begin construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Almaty on May 29 following the signing of an investment agreement with China’s Hunan Junxin Environmental Protection.
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