SolarGaps has become the first start-up in Ukraine to receive a EUR 1-million grant in equity free funding under the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Phase 2. SolarGaps became the first Ukrainian start-up, which received SME Instrument Horizon 2020 Phase 2 grant since the interview stage in Brussels was introduced. The start-up secured EUR 1 million…
Although sunlight in Latvia is an underappreciated source of energy, there has been an increase of interest towards use of solar energy among Latvian households. This is proven by the fact that in the last three years the number of households that produce their own electricity has doubled, according to data compiled by energy company…
Placing floating solar panels in dams of hydroelectric plants Lithuanian Business Support Agency sees potential in the innovation and has granted 235,000 euros for the project at the Kruonis hydroelectric plant. The first stage of the project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021. State-owned enterprise Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba will be developing…
Vice Minister of Energy Magzum Mirzagaliyev informed about preliminary results of the country’s gasification and plans for the future. “As for gasification, in 2014 we adopted the country’s general gasification scheme that reflected priority areas and domestic demand in gas. The general gasification scheme is financed from the national budget, national operators’ revenues and other…
At least 25 private companies sell electricity in Kyrgyzstan, the State Agency for Regulation of Fuel and Energy Complex and Subsoil Use reported. An average set tariff is 181.6 tyiyns per kilowatt-hour. On average, private companies buy electricity from Electric Stations OJSC at 101.43 tyiyns per kilowatt-hour. The tariff for non-domestic consumers is 223.54 tyiyns,…
Investors will build seven solar power plants in different districts of Zhytomyr region, the press service of Zhytomyr Regional State Administration has reported. “After signing memorandums of cooperation with Head of Zhytomyr Regional State Administration Ihor Hundych, investors are launching seven projects to create alternative energy sources,” the report says. In particular, industrial solar power…
Some 19 solar power plants with a total capacity of 55 MW operate in Khmelnytsky region, President Petro Poroshenko stated at a meeting of the Regional Development Council in Khmelnytsky region. “There are 19 solar power plants with a total capacity of 55 MW in the territory of Khmelnytsky region,” Poroshenko said. In addition, according…