Renewable energy

Greece's power grid is getting greener fast, but, at the same time, is still clinging to the old fossil fuels, data show.

Indeed, the share of natural gas in power generation is still increasing.

BELGRADE - Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced on Thursday the Serbian government had adopted an integrated energy and climate plan under which 45 pct of the country's electricity should come from renewable energy sources by 2030.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Greek energy company DEPA Commercial a total of 390 million euros to build and operate solar-energy farms across the country.

The EIB funding covers 75% of total cost of the new photovoltaic (PV) sites, which is expected to reach up to €521 million. DEPA Commercial will create PV farms in western Macedonia, Thessaly and Central Greece.

Türkiye has a huge potential in renewable energy that should be put to use, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.

"We want to increase the installed capacity of 27,000 megawatts in solar and wind with an additional 60,000 megawatts by 2035," Bayraktar told a meeting with businesspeople in the northern province of Trabzon.

PPC‘s management continues to surprise with its new ventures. As stated yesterday to analysts by Chairman and CEO Mr.

China is building almost twice as much wind and solar energy capacity as every other country combined, research published on Thursday showed.

The world's second-largest economy is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change.

China has committed to bring carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060.

With a vision to transform into an economically and environmentally sustainable, modern, digital company, PPC is securing a leading position in the field of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).

The significant growth in renewable energy sources (RES) and the drastic reduction in carbon emissions were emphasized by the Chairman and CEO of PPC during the introductory discussion at the Euroelectric Power Summit.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill on Friday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.

Greece can play very important role for the energy security of the Southeast Mediterranean, according to Geoffrey Pyatt, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy and former US Ambassador to Greece.