Featured in The ASEAN story – 08-2013

End of the PV honeymoon?

Eastern Europe: The honeymoon period between governments and photovoltaic developers in the eastern Balkans is definitely over. After several years of rapid growth of photovoltaic capacity, mostly in Romania and Bulgaria, governments in the region are speedily rethinking their vows to bold development plans once laid out for solar energy.

Nevertheless by focusing on certain aspects of the market, such as the rooftop segment, and by seeking out soft government support, exemplified by the ambitious export-oriented OneGiga project in Serbia, the PV industry could weather the storm and maintain an important foothold in the energy sector of the region.Bulgaria The mood in the Balkans has …

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