/17^th January 2018, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The Hungarian Government is willing to establish a sustainable energy economy in all aspects, where beside environmental and social sustainability, cost-effectiveness also prevails. The expansion of renewable energy systems can help to decentralize our power supply system, and it opens up new directions of development such as a smart grid system. Hungary imports nowadays approximately 30% of its power. In the meantime, 50% of the country’s power is generated from a single nuclear plant (Paks Nuclear Power Plant). János Lázár, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced in the middle of December 2017, the government’s plans to minimize Hungary’s energy imports in the next 10-20 years. He said Hungary should cover one half of the country’s total demand from the upgraded Paks Nuclear Power Plant, and the other half from solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants.

/LONDON, June 12, 2023, 11:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This is the first-ever made, thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Hungary for the next long-term period 2023 ÷ 2032. The Hungarian wind power market is underdeveloped and creates opportunities for the entrance of new investors. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry.

/LONDON, January 30, 2024, 11:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This is the first-ever made, thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Hungary for the next long-term period 2024 ÷ 2033. The Hungarian wind power market is underdeveloped and creates opportunities for the entrance of new investors. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry.

/28^th December 2020, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The Swiss-based MET Renewables Holding AG has notified the Commission for Protection of Competition in Bulgaria of its intention to acquire sole direct control over Enel Green Power Bulgaria EAD. The parent company is a subsidiary of the Italian Enel Green Power, which is part of the Enel Group and its activities are related to the management of 42 MW wind farm consisting of two sites with a total number of 14 wind turbines, all in Northeastern Bulgaria. The buyer, MET Renewables Holding AG is a new company, but it is backed by the Swiss group MET, with direct owner MET Holding AG. However, it has been operating in Bulgaria since 2017 through its subsidiary MET Energy Trading Bulgaria. It is active in the electricity trading market at freely negotiated prices.

/LONDON, December 27, 2021, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The Swiss energy company MET Group finalised the transaction for a 100% stake in a 60MW wind park in Bulgaria. MET Group signed a share purchase agreement with Spanish Grupo Enhol to acquire the operating wind asset earlier (on 30 July 2021) this year. With this acquisition, the company continues to follow its target of 500MW operational renewable energy power plants in the Central East Europe (CEE) region by 2023. The transaction is essential in achieving MET’s renewables growth targets in the CEE region of 500 MW in operation by 2023.

/3^rd September 2021, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The Czech Republic is the fourth most energy-intensive country in the EU mainly due to the high intensity of its industry (such as metallurgy, steel and coal). After Germany and Poland, the Czech Republic is the third-largest coal producer in the EU. Although gains have been made in reducing energy intensity in the industry sector, the potential for energy efficiency improvements in the buildings and transport sectors is substantial. Energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in these sectors are growing. Energy efficiency improvement is considered a priority to reduce energy consumption and address climate change while also providing benefits for energy security. Investments in new renewable energy generation capacity in the Czech Republic are moderate in the past five years. Coal remains the primary energy source for electricity production, followed by nuclear power and hydropower. However, activity on the solar photovoltaic (PV) power market in the Czech Republic has been increasing since 2018, according to the recently published study Czech Republic Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook 2021 ÷ 2030.

/LONDON, January 14, 2022, 10:30 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ By the end of 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will prepare an update of the State Energy Concept of the Czech Republic with regard to the EU's climate and energy goals. The government's program statement also envisages the rehabilitation of photovoltaics as an important key resource. By 2025, at least one hundred thousand solar photovoltaic roofs should be set up in the Czech Republic. The Green Savings program will also continue.

/BUCHAREST, July 13, 2022, 9:30 GMT, PHOTON ENERGY N.V./ Photon Energy N.V. announces that it has broken ground on the construction of its second Romanian PV power plant, which will have a generation capacity of 4.7 MWp. High-efficiency bifacial solar modules mounted on single-axis trackers will deliver around 6.8 GWh of renewable energy annually to the grid of Distribuție Energie Electrică Romania, which will be sold on the energy market on a merchant basis, without any support or a power purchase agreement with an energy offtaker. The new power plant is scheduled to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2022. Located near Aiud in Romania’s Alba County, the power plant will extend over 6.6 hectares of greenfield land and will be equipped with some 8,700 solar panels.

/BUCHAREST, August 29, 2023, 9:30 BST, PHOTON ENERGY N.V./ Photon Energy N.V. announces that Photon Energy Engineering Romania S.R.L. – the Group's Romanian subsidiary dedicated to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services – has completed and grid-connected two photovoltaic (PV) power plants in its Romanian market. The power plants have a combined generation capacity of 10.3 MWp. We are excited to have expanded our portfolio of operating solar PV assets by an additional 10.3 MWp,’ said Georg Hotar, CEO of Photon Energy Group. ‘Following the commissioning of our first six power plants in Romania earlier this year, the commissioning of the installations in Făget and Săhăteni represents another important milestone for Photon Energy in the Romanian renewable energy market, where we have an additional capacity of around 20 MWp in five different locations at an advanced stage of construction.’

/LONDON, December 8, 2023, 9:00 GMT, EBRD, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Photon Energy N.V. applied for up to EUR 15 million senior secured loan to finance a portfolio of up to 20-30MW of solar power plants in Romania and investments in Lerta R&D and capacity market collateral capex, including in the associated Virtual Power Plant ("VPP") software and hardware platform. The EBRD loan is to be approved under the EBRD InvestEU Framework for Sustainable Transition (OpID 54197). The Bank's proceeds will be used to finance the completion of the Company's solar projects in Romania and will allow the Company to proceed with projects currently in a less advanced development phase across Romania and Poland. EBRD financing will also enable Photon's subsidiary Lerta to participate in the incoming capacity market and energy system services auctions, thus expanding the product offer towards over 1GW of capacity currently supported by the Lerta's VPP software.

/19^th February 2019, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/  Poland is a promising country among Central East European (CEE) countries for investors in solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facilities. According to the research department of Renewable Market Watch™, the Polish economy is safe for the business environment and long-term planning with a low risk of the financial crisis, offering excellent opportunities for renewable energy investments. In times of global economic crisis, Poland has strengthened its position in the region of Central and Eastern Europe and all over the continent. The country offers a wide range of investment incentives. Poland adopted the New Investment Support Act in June 2018. The new law is intended to expand the area offering tax incentives up to almost 100% of Poland’s investment space. 

/LONDON, November 10, 2021, 14:30 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The 155MW project will be one of Romania's largest solar photovoltaic power plants. It is located on Ratesti, Arges county, on a land plot with approximately 165 hectares. There is no information disclosed about the deal price. Earlier this year, Portland Trust announced its plans to create a portfolio of more than 500MW solar projects in Romania. According to the Renewable Market Watch, this deal is only the beginning of many deals for new large scale solar projects in Romania that local and international investors will announce in 2022 and 2023.

/15^th August 2019, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Energy Strategy of the Republic of Kosovo 2013-2022 is the main document outlining energy policies and development objectives of the energy sector, in line with international standards on sustainable development, environmental protection and social wellbeing, which aims to maximize profits from the use of the country’s energy resources. The Energy Strategy aims to establish effective mechanisms for implementing requirements set in this strategy, taking into account the effective management of existing energy resources and environmental protection. It focuses on enhancing the security of supply in line with European standards and diversification of energy sources. This strategy aims to encourage rational use of energy and increased energy efficiency, utilization of renewable energy sources, the introduction of new technologies while respecting international standards of environmental protection and community care. Kosovo has solar, wind, hydro and biomass resources available that are more than sufficient to meet the country's energy supply needs, has been mentioned in the regular update of 'Western Balkans Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook 2019÷2028'.

/LONDON, June 9, 2021,  PRNewswire/ Nowadays, there is an increased demand for solar power all over Europe. The cumulative installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Europe reached 151.7GW at the end of 2020, which is а 10 per cent increase compared to 138GW at the end of 2019, according to the recently published study Europe Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook: 2021 ÷ 2030. Germany was the largest market in 2020, adding 4.8GW new capacity, followed by the Netherlands (2.8GW), Spain (2.6GW), Poland (2.2GW), and France (0.9GW). Amarenco, Axpo, BayWa r.e., Enel Green Power, Hanhwa Q-Cells, Huawei, Iberdrola, First Solar, Jinko, Lightsource bp, LONGi Solar and SMA, are among the key players in the market.

/LONDON, December 1, 2022, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This is the first-ever made thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the solar photovoltaic sector of Central East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) countries for the next long term period 2023 ÷ 2032. The number of fully permitted and ready-to-build projects is promptly increasing. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry. The rooftop market segment in many countries is not developed and is forecasted to score significant growth soon.

/LONDON, October 11, 2023, 10:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the photovoltaic sector of the country for the next long-term period from 2023 ÷ 2032. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia and Moravia and a small part of Silesia. The population of the Czech Republic is 10,352,284 at the end of 2022, and 73.5 % of the population is urban (7,326,511 people in 2022). The total land area is 77,240 Km2 (29,823 sq. miles). Renewable Market Watch™ registered that after a 6-year stagnation in the solar photovoltaic market in the Czech Republic since 2018, the small-scale residential and commercial segment activity increased. 

/LONDON, November 29, 2023, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This is the first-ever made, thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Hungary for the next long-term period 2023 ÷ 2032. The Hungarian wind power market is underdeveloped and creates opportunities for the entrance of new investors. This study is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the economics and regulation of the industry.

/LONDON, January 18, 2022, 9:15 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This 50MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project is the first crucial step in the planned 500MW pipeline of renewable energy projects in Romania by 2025. It is located in Sărmăşag, Sălaj County of Romania, and the estimated investment for its realisation is EUR 40 million. The estimated аnnual energy production (AEP) is 60,000 MWh. The final commissioning of the project is scheduled for the end of Q1 2022. Through this project, Restart aims to create 100 temporary jobs (during construction) and 15 permanent jobs - during operation. Furthermore, Restart Energy has planned to purchase or develop 100MW renewable energy projects (solar, wind, biogas, biomass and geothermal) each year.

/16^th April 2021, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the photovoltaic sector of the country for the next long term period 2020 ÷ 2030. Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12^th largest country and also the 7^th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. The current cumulative installed PV capacity grew up from 29 MW in 2012 to over 1380 MW in 2020. 

/23^rd December 2020, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The global energy system is undergoing rapid transformation. With the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement serves as inspiration, countries, cities, and corporations worldwide continue to take meaningful action on renewable energy development. 2019 was another historic year for the global renewable power sector mix over the past year. Renewable energy sources have continued to dominate new additions to the world’s power generation over the past year. Renewable capacity reached 2,537GW globally by the end of 2019, up 176GW from the previous year. More solar PV capacities were installed globally than any other power generation technology. Solar alone saw more new capacity deployed than fossil fuels and nuclear combined. Solar added almost twice as much capacity as its renewable peer, wind power. A total of 97.08GW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity was installed globally in 2019, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This led to a total global cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) power capacity of over 580GW in 2019 after the solar exceeded the 300GW mark in 2016 and the 400GW level in 2018.