Renewable energy in the United States

The share of renewables in Türkiye's total electricity installed capacity reached 59 percent as of September, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.

Renewable energy investor Alcazar Energy Partners said on Tuesday it has launched the largest wind farm project in North Macedonia with an investment of at least $500 million in debt and equity to help generate 400 megawatts of renewable energy. 

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The share of solar power in Türkiye's electricity generation reached an all-time high on June 16, the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Energy Ministry has said.

Türkiye produced 682,233 megawatts of electricity on June 16 and 109,501 of this was generated by solar power, according to Energy Minister Alparaslan Bayraktar.

A remarkable shift in Bulgaria's energy landscape has been unveiled in the latest report from the Commission for Energy and Water Regulation, submitted to the Bulgarian parliament. The data reveals a staggering increase of over 140% in electricity production from photovoltaic plants, accompanied by a significant decline in output from coal-fired power plants in the year 2023.

PPC Renewables on Tuesday announced it has won a tender by the Energy Regulatory Authority to develop a hybrid energy station of renewable energy sources (RES) in Astypalaea in the framework of an innovative program "Astypalea: smart and sustainable island".

The National Energy and Climate Plan anticipates investments in the greening of the electricity, transportation and building sectors totaling roughly 200 billion euros by 2030, creating 38,000 job positions.

Hellenic Petroleum on Monday announced the acquisition of a solar power park in Kozani with a power of 204 MW, the largest project of renewable energy sources in Greece and one of the top 5 photovoltaic farms in Europe.

The project is currently under development by German company juwi and it is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2021.

The consumption of energy from renewable sources has increased by nearly ten percent in Bulgaria during the first seven months of 2017, according to data from the Electricity System Operator, announced on Wednesday, reports Mediapool. 

Solar park opens in northern Serbia

BEOČIN -- Serbian Minister of Energy Aleksandar Antić has opened a 1 MW solar power plant in the Beočin municipality, near Novi Sad, in northern Serbia.

The investment is worth EUR 2 million, with EUR 1.4 million secured from an Erste bank loan.

BEOCIN - Serbian Minister of Energy Aleksandar Antic has opened a 1 MW solar power plant in Tancos, Beocin municipality, near Novi Sad.

The investment is worth EUR 2 million, with EUR 1.4 million secured from an Erste bank loan.

The 2.5-hectare solar park, which has 4,500 solar panels, is one of the largest in Serbia, Antic told reporters on Wednesday after opening the plant.