Featured in Europe's PV heavyweights – 06-2014

The Balkan PV balk

Bulgaria and Romania: Having developed early promise, the PV markets of Bulgaria and Romania have disappointed in recent months, with questions around future energy policy and grid expansion left unanswered. Will their slumbering potential be roused in the coming years, or are both nations sleepwalking towards the PV wilderness?

By

Ilias Tsagas

27 May 2014

Cumulative solar PV capacity in Romania reached 1.05 GW at the beginning of March, according to Transelectrica, Romania’s transmission company and electricity system operator. Of this, 834 MW of new PV capacity was installed last year, while an additional 192.6 MW has been added in the first two months of 2014, the company told pv …

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