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Ekathimerini.com: Four of the country’s most polluting power production plants are being formally shut down as Greece phases out the use of brown coal, or lignite, in line with European Union environmental protection rules and government pledges for a transition to sustainable energy sources. According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), energy regulator RAE published […]
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ReNews.biz: The EDP Renewables and Engie offshore wind joint venture Ocean Winds has signed a collaboration agreement with Terna Energy to co-develop floating projects off the coast of Greece. The partners said they will identify the most suitable areas and develop a pipeline of projects in excess of 1.5GW with a consistent development roadmap rolled […]
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Renewables Now: Greek renewable power producer Terna Energy is seeking permission to install 265 MW of floating solar plants in artificial reservoirs in central Greece. The company said on Tuesday it has submitted applications with Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) to get a producer certificate in relation to the three projects. It estimates it […]
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Ekathimerini.com: The government on Monday approved four new investment projects in electricity production from renewable energy sources with a total budget of 2.02 billion euros. The projects that the Ministerial Committee for Strategic Investments, led by Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis, approved have a combined capacity of 2,810.3 megawatts and will create more than […]
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Reuters: Greece’s biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) will spend 3.4 billion euros ($4.11 billion) to expand its footprint in renewables and modernise the country’s distribution grid, it said on Wednesday. The coal-reliant utility, which is 51% owned by the state, has pledged to shut down all but one of its coal-fired plants by […]
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Economics, EU membership ambitions point to renewables as best path for country’s future electricity needs
October 29, 2020 (IEEFA) — Strong performance by Kosovo’s first large-scale wind and solar farms show the coal-dominated, Western Balkan country can exploit falling renewables costs and green lending appetite to align better with a low-carbon European transition and reduce losses from stranded fossil fuel assets. According to a new report by the Institute for […]
Press Release, Gerard Wynn and Arjun Flora
Ekonomia, ambiciet për anëtarësim në BE drejtojnë nga burimet e ripërtëritshme si rruga më e mirë për nevojat e ardhshme të energjisë për vendin.
29 tetor 2020 (IEEFA) – Performanca e mirë nga fermat e para të erës dhe diellit në shkallë të gjerë në Kosovë tregon se vendi i Ballkanit Perëndimor i dominuar nga qymyri mund të shfrytëzojë rënien e kostove të ripërtëritshme dhe gatshmërinë për kredi të gjelbëra për tu lidhur më mirë me një tranzicion evropian […]
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Ekathimerini.com: France’s Akuo Energy International is planning to implement an investment program close to 1 billion euros in Greece over the next five years. Its plans include the entire range of renewable energy sources, from wind and solar power on mainland Greece to storage and floating photovoltaic units on the islands. They will also include […]
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Greek Reporter: On September 14th, according to WindEurope, wind power covered 40% of Greece’s energy use, the highest percentage covered by wind power in Europe. According to national data released on the same day, wind and solar power sources provided for 51% of the country’s needs, a percentage that is increased to 57% when also […]
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Reuters: Greece will spend 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) to offset the impact of ditching coal in power generation by 2028 and cutting carbon emissions in line with European Union climate targets by 2050, a government official said on Wednesday. Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis told reporters the total will include state money, funds from the […]
IEEFA: Renewables’ strong performance and falling costs can help Kosovo break from a coal-powered past
Economics, EU membership ambitions point to renewables as best path for country’s future electricity needsOctober 29, 2020 (IEEFA) — Strong performance by Kosovo’s first large-scale wind and solar farms show the coal-dominated, Western Balkan country can exploit falling renewables costs and green lending appetite to align better with a low-carbon European transition and reduce losses from stranded fossil fuel assets. According to a new report by the Institute for […]