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Spain's Solar Industry Warns of Price Threat to Energy Transition

Τετ, 8 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 07:50

Spain this year has clocked a growing number of hours with solar power prices at zero or even negative levels, which arise when supply exceeds demand and producers need to pay to offload power or stop plants, industry group UNEF said on Tuesday, a trend that could compromise the country's green energy shift.

Bulgaria's YTD Power Output Grows 7%, Consumption up 5.6%

Τρι, 7 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 10:26

Bulgaria's electricity production added 7.01% to 30,806 GWh between January 1 and October 5, the country's Electricity System Operator (ESO) said on Monday. Domestic power consumption grew 5.62% on the year to 28,645 GWh, ESO said in a data release.

IEA Trims Renewables Outlook as US Policy Shifts and China Auction Reforms Weigh

Τρι, 7 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 10:24

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday cut its global forecast for renewable power growth by 2030 by 900 gigawatts from last year's outlook, citing weaker prospects in the United States and China, even as solar power continues to drive record additions

Iberian Blackout Was First Known Caused by Excessive Voltage, Report Says

Δευ, 6 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:48

The massive power outage that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, the European network of electricity transmission system operators said in a report on Friday

Kurdistan Resumes Oil Exports to Turkiye After Brief Halt

Δευ, 6 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:41

Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to Turkiye resumed on Friday after a temporary suspension, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources In a statement, the ministry explained that exports through the Ceyhan terminal stopped

Indonesia Regrets EU's Move to Appeal on WTO Biodiesel Ruling

Παρ, 3 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:37

The Indonesian trade ministry on Thursday urged the European Union to adopt World Trade Organization's panel ruling to remove countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports and regretted the block's move to appeal the WTO ruling. The European Union said last week it will appeal the

Bulgarian Regulators Clear Uni Energy Acquisition of Gazprom-Linked Nis Petrol

Παρ, 3 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:16

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) in Bulgaria has approved a concentration in the fuel retail sector, allowing Uni Energy to acquire full control over Nis Petrol EOOD, BGNES reported. Following an investigation, the CPC concluded that the deal would not significantly hinder competition in the retail fuel market, where there is a horizontal overlap between the companies’ activities.

India's Assam State Scraps Clean Energy Policy, Threatening Renewable Investment

Πεμ, 2 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:02

India's northeastern state of Assam has withdrawn its flagship clean energy policy announced in February, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and sources with direct knowledge of the matter, clouding millions of dollars of planned investments

Ankara Seeks Refinery Role in New Oil Agreement with Baghdad, Erbil

Πεμ, 2 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:00

Turkiye sent Iraq a draft for a new joint oil agreement that includes significant revisions, among them the construction of four refineries in northern Iraq with limited Turkish participation, a source told Shafaq News on Wednesday

Bulgaria to End Russian Gas Flows to Hungary and Slovakia in 2027

Τετ, 1 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:41

Bulgaria is backing an EU plan to end Russian gas exports to the bloc by late-2027, the country's top energy official said — a move that would effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia

EU Will Have New Climate Targets by COP30 Summit, von der Leyen Says

Τετ, 1 Οκτωβρίου 2025 - 09:40

The European Union will set emissions-cutting targets for 2035 and 2040 in time for the COP30 climate summit in November, the European Commission president said on Tuesday, after the bloc missed a U.N. deadline to approve the goals this month

Amid Maritime Boundary Talks in the Region, Cypriot President Receives International Energy Expert, Roudi Baroudi, on UN Demarcation Tools

Τρι, 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2025 - 14:05

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met with the international energy policy expert, Roudi Baroudi, who presented copies of his two latest books, “Settling Maritime Boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Who Will Be Next?” and “One Key, Multiple Prizes: Settling Maritime Boundaries Among Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria”