Will there be a demand for all the available electricity if all countries in the region become an energy hub? Bankwatch.org published an analysis on its website, saying the answer had seemed to lay in Italy, which looked like it would have difficulty in reaching its obligatory 2020 renewable energy target, but that the situation has changed.
According to available construction plans, the region shall have to start importing power between 2018 and 2023, the study said.
16 January 2026 - Bulgaria joined Finland as a host country for renewables projects funded by Luxembourg, under the RENEWFM program for 2026
16 January 2026 - Electricity capacity in Turkey reached 122 GW in 2025, of which 62% was from renewables, according to the SHURA Energy Transition Center
16 January 2026 - EUSEW Young Energy Ambassadors explore how energy communities and community-benefit clauses can help citizens fairly join Europe’s clean energy transition.
16 January 2026 - Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, currently has only one operational park & ride location, in the Borongaj neighborhood
