Bulgaria: CEE’s Quiet Overachiever – Solar and Storage Without Subsidies
Bulgaria is one of Europe’s most compelling subsidy-free solar stories. With gigawatt-scale additions and massive projects advancing, the market faces declining capture rates and new eco-taxes. This session explores the country’s next phase, detailing merchant strategies, hybrid project economics, and the impact of the 2026 Eurozone adoption.• How has Bulgaria sustained three consecutive years of […]
Czechia: Unlocking Opportunity
Examining development opportunities, grid capacity, and PPA structures in a market showing promise but requiring deeper corporate buyer engagement.
Romania: Solar-Plus-Storage – From First Movers to Mainstream
Romania’s co-located solar and battery storage market has moved faster than almost any other CEE market. The first hybrid projects are operational, financing structures are being tested against real performance data, and the pipeline behind them is substantial. This session focuses entirely on the co-located solar-plus-storage opportunity, what is working, what is not, and what […]
Zoning, Permitting & Regulatory Bottlenecks: The Hidden Project Killer
Grid connection gets most of the attention, but permitting is quietly killing as much pipeline across CEE. Planning timelines that stretch years beyond EU targets, environmental consenting processes that vary wildly between markets, and municipal opposition that emerges late in the development cycle are collectively responsible for a significant share of project failures that never […]
Ukraine: Solar and Storage Investment Under Wartime Conditions
Ukraine’s renewable energy market has not stopped. Solar and battery storage projects continue to reach financial close, supported by international donors, duty exemptions, and a growing cohort of private developers willing to underwrite the risk. This session examines how deals are getting done, what the risk mitigation toolkit looks like, and whether Ukraine represents a […]
From Ready-to-Build to Fully Deployable: What Utility-Scale Projects Require
The CEE utility-scale market has fundamentally shifted. Investors and funds are no longer accepting projects that simply hold planning consent, grid connection agreements, and land rights. Today’s market demands fully deployable assets that can move seamlessly from financial close to energisation, with discharged planning conditions, resolved physical site challenges, and proven construction readiness that goes […]
Module Sourcing: Navigating European Production and Global Pricing Dynamics
Module sourcing decisions have become increasingly complex as developers balance cost competitiveness, supply chain security, and evolving local content requirements. With significant price disparities between Chinese and European production, and varying regulatory approaches across CEE markets, this panel examines the practical considerations shaping procurement strategies. From the economics of local content mandates to supply chain […]
Hybrid Projects in CEE: From Bankable Structure to Profitable Operations
Battery-plus-solar has moved from concept to pipeline across CEE, but the gap between projected and actual economics remains wide. This session covers the full arc from how to structure and finance a hybrid project to whether the numbers work once it is built.• What revenue gap between projected and actual battery performance are developers and […]
Building Sellable Assets: What Makes Projects Attractive to Buyers?
Understanding what buyers truly value is essential for developers seeking to maximise returns. This session examines the critical factors that differentiate highly attractive assets from those that struggle to find buyers, exploring the gap between developer assumptions and investor requirements across different buyer types and market conditions.• What specific technical, commercial, and legal attributes do […]
PPAs in CEE: What the Next Generation of Deals Looks Like
While hybrid projects dominate industry conversations, PPA closures in Central and Eastern Europe remain scarce due to complexity gaps between sellers and corporate buyers.• What PPA structures are successfully closing in CEE today versus what remains industry hype• How corporate buyers perceive battery economics and why they view hybrid investments as speculative prop trading• Utility […]
