It could help ease a power crisis that had threatened a shift away from coal.

But are their power grids equipped for new energy feeds?

Solar parks are popping up across North Macedonia.

The power importing country's boom in solar energy investments has transformed it into a regional hub for renewable energy sources.

Since 2021, solar parks with 139-Megawatt capacity have been built, while up to 300-Megawatts of new solar energy is planned to be produced by the end of 2023.

Marko Bislimoski is the president of North Macedonia's energy regulatory commission.

He says the new plants can provide enough electricity to power eight cities - and that capacity will only increase.

The downfall, he says, is that transmission and distribution grids are not prepared to absorb such sudden feeds of solar energy.

The grids also need to expand in order to accept and balance energy generated during daylight.

One solution is to store the energy in batteries...

and legislation has been amended to require investors to secure battery storage of electricity in areas where the grid is already booked.

Certified producers of solar panels, like business owner Goran Paunov, also warn that further regulation of companies is needed to avoid glitches - like faulty installation - in the energy system down the road.

Solar plants are also emerging across Bosnia - the only Balkan country that exports electricity - with no signs of slowing down.

Stolac, the town that pioneered solar energy 12 years ago, has become a big construction site.

The town's mayor says their initial plan for 90 hectares of solar power plants mushroomed into around 300 hectares, with another 140 planned out.