Energo - CEE/FSU Power

16 March 2023

China drives global wind turbine orders to new record in 2022

15 March 2023

Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2022, with 44 GW procured in the fourth quarter and 134.6 GW for the year. Both of these order intakes were records, says a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

DTEK to commission wind project in Ukraine despite war

15 March 2023

DTEK Group is completing the construction of the first 114-MW phase of the 500-MW Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine. This is despite Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

Energy chiefs say Slovenia must invest in renewables to cut power imports

15 March 2023

At the peak of the energy crisis in October, Slovenia imported 56% of its electricity.

Croatian finance minister says HEP can count on state for recapitalisation if needed

15 March 2023

State-owned energy company HEP can count on the state for recapitalisation, loans or any other benefits, Finance Minister Marko Primorac told Parliament on March 15.

PPC purchases Enel’s 5.4-GW green pipeline in Romania in $1.33bn deal

14 March 2023

Public Power Corporation (PPC), a Greek utility, will acquire Italian group Enel's Romanian assets as part of a €1.26bn ($1.33bn) deal.

Germany’s AE Solar to construct solar factory in Romania

14 March 2023

AE Solar, a German solar panel company, has announced plans to construct a solar panel facility in Romania for €1bn ($1.07bn), according to the Romanian government.

DTEK reduces eurobond buyback to $30mn

10 March 2023

DTEK Holdings Limited reduced its offer to buy back DTEK Energy eurobonds to $30mn, Interfax Ukraine reported on March 10.

Latest mass missile attack kills at least six civilians in Ukraine and cuts off Zaporizhzhia NPP

10 March 2023

Russia launched its first mass missile attack since mid-February, killing at least six people and causing blackouts across the country on March 9.

EU court rules Bulgaria unlawfully allowed coal-fired Maritsa East 2 plant to pollute the air

9 March 2023

The Bulgarian government granted the Maritsa East 2 TPP a derogation to burn more coal and emit almost double the amount of sulphur dioxide allowed by EU law.

PPC reportedly seals deal to buy Enel’s Romanian assets for €1.26bn

9 March 2023

Italian utility Enel plans to sell its subsidiaries in several countries including Romania.

DTEK invested over $100mn into coal mining in Ukraine last year

9 March 2023

Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, invested UAH3.9bn ($110mn) in coal mining last year, Interfax Ukraine reported on March 8.