Central East Europe

/LONDON, December 27, 2021, EBRD, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ To boost Bulgaria’s renewable energy sector, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed earlier this month new funds to the 156 megawatt (MW) Saint Nikola wind farm located in the Kavarna region of northeast Bulgaria.

/LONDON, December 27, 2021, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ 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…

/LONDON, November 10, 2021, 14:30 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ 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…

/LONDON, November 5, 2021, 9:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind power sector of the country for the next long term period 2021 ÷ 2030. 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…

/LONDON, October 12, 2021, 10:45 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This is the first-ever made thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the wind energy sector of Central East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) countries for the next long term period 2021 ÷ 2030. 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 small wind market segment for turbines below 500 KW…

/LONDON, September 29, 2021, 10:30 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The country’s primary strategy to meet the growing need for power includes reducing energy dependence by increasing energy efficiency, renewable resources, natural gas, nuclear sources and connecting to the European power infrastructure. The country imports nowadays approximately 30% of its power (the main import countries are Slovakia, Austria, and Ukraine, while the main export countries are Croatia and Serbia). Hungary is ranked among the top 10 countries by attractiveness for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy by the Renewable Market Watch in their yearly…

/3rd September 2021, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ 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…

/LONDON, August 19, 2021, 9:30 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the photovoltaic sector of the country for the next long term period 2020 ÷ 2030. 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…

/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.,…