Poland’s wind sector set three new records on February 3, with its highest-ever momentary, hourly and daily power output. So far this month, renewables have generated almost 43% of Poland’s electricity. Throughout February 3, wind farms in Poland operated above output of 8 GW every hour of the day, compared to around 10 GW of…
The picturesque city of Varna is experiencing a clash between its tourism sector and proposed plans for offshore wind farms, sparking controversy and opposition within the local community. The draft bill outlining the construction of these wind farms recently passed its first reading in the National Assembly, triggering dissent among various stakeholders. Stoyan Marinov, co-chairman…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko has signed an order to establish a working group on debt repayment in the electricity market. The group is to promptly develop an effective mechanism for balancing the financial condition of electricity market participants, in particular the transmission system operator, producers of electricity from alternative sources for which…
The tender for the construction of new highly efficient cogeneration stations for the Termoelectrica stock company will be repeated. The director of the Consolidated Unit for the Implementation and Monitoring of Projects in Energy Sector (UCIPE), Ruslan Surugiu, made statements to this effect on January 25. According to the quoted source, the repeating of the…
The Nuclear Regulation Agency (NRA) has officially granted Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) a permit for the storage of fresh RWFA-type nuclear fuel produced by Westinghouse, according to an announcement on January 24. This development marks a crucial step in the plant’s efforts to diversify its sources of nuclear fuel and enhance operational flexibility. The…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with the delegation Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway to Ukraine Helene Sand Andresenof the Standing Committee of the Stortinget (Parliament) of Norway on Foreign Affairs and Defense headed by Chairman Ine Eriksen Soreide. The meeting was also attended by Vice Chair Aukrust Asmund, Ambassador Extraordinary and…
The official opening of the second cross-border power line between Greece and Bulgaria marked a significant event during the ministerial meeting of the Central and South-East European Energy Connectivity Group (CESEC) on January 19. The inauguration, attended by European Union Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson and Bulgarian Energy Minister Rumen Radev, represents a crucial step toward…