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Bloomberg ($): Greece is moving faster than expected to phase out coal-fired power plants, as the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis steps up efforts to tackle the effects of the global climate crisis. “We said we would do it by 2028,” Mitsotakis said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday, referring to his government’s target […]
Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz, Arjun Flora and Press Release
Spain’s gas regulations benefit Enagás and burden consumers
September 15, 2021 (IEEFA) – Empresa Nacional de Gas (Enagás) has benefited from a “security and diversity of supply” strategy as an excuse to build or expand liquefied natural gas regasification terminals, natural gas pipelines and gas storage facilities. The resulting overcapacity has meant low utilization rates for gas infrastructure assets in Spain, as well […]
Ana Maria Jaller-Makarewicz, Arjun Flora and Press Release
La regulación del gas en España beneficia a Enagás y perjudica a los consumidores
15 de septiembre de 2021 (IEEFA) – La Empresa Nacional de Gas (Enagás) se ha beneficiado de una estrategia de «seguridad y diversidad del suministro» como excusa para construir o ampliar plantas de regasificación de gas natural licuado, gasoductos de gas natural e instalaciones de almacenamiento de gas. Según un informe del Instituto de Economía […]
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ReNews.biz: New analysis by energy think tank Ember reveals that, for the first time, solar panels generated a tenth of EU-27 electricity during their peak months of June and July this year. Solar panels generated 39 terawatt-hours in June-July 2021, up from 28TWh in the same period in 2018. Eight EU countries set a new […]
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Balkan Green Energy News: State-owned power utility ESM is seeking consultants for feasibility studies for solar power plants of 60 MW and 100 MW in Bitola and its 50 MW Miravci wind power project in Gevgelija. After Germany’s KfW Development Bank provided a EUR 2.4 million grant to North Macedonia to produce feasibility and environmental […]
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Balkan Green Energy News: A combination of measures and investments from the current version of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan may lead to a rapid coal exit in Bulgaria, according to an analysis. The country told the European Union that it would replace its largest coal-fired thermal power plan with gas and that it […]
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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 […]
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 […]