Journalist
Igor Todorović
Hungary’s Szijjártó: MOL to supply more oil, fuel to Serbia amid sanctions
10 October 2025 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó said Serbia can count on an increase in supply of oil and fuel from MOL
CJR Renewables completes construction of 102 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania
09 October 2025 - The Urleasca wind farm in Brăila county in eastern Romania is complete, contractor CJR Renewables said
Karatzis, Metlen to install Greece’s largest battery in joint venture
09 October 2025 - Metlen and Karatzis Group of Companies are establishing a joint venture for a standalone BESS of 330 MW and 790 MWh
Bulgaria’s BEH wants direct link to future Black Sea cable to participate in project
09 October 2025 - CEO of BEH Valentin Nikolov hinted that Bulgaria would opt for an electricity corridor via Turkey if the proposed cable under the Black Sea doesn't include a direct link to his country
Serbia’s economy in uncharted territory amid imminent US sanctions against oil company NIS
08 October 2025 - For NIS in Serbia, doing business is becoming exceptionally difficult as the United States is imposing sanctions, starting with payment systems
Montenegrin TSO CGES buying power transmission lines from its Serbian counterpart EMS
08 October 2025 - Serbian TSO EMS agreed with CGES agreed that each would become the owner of the parts of overhead transmission lines on its country's territory
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to equip hydropower plants with battery storage
08 October 2025 - Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to integrate battery storage with all its run-of-river hydropower plants
Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy – North Macedonia to host 14-IFESD forum on October 28-30
07 October 2025 - Officials, policymakers, experts, business leaders, scholars and civil society representatives are gathering in Skopje on October 28-30 at the 14-IFESD
Econergy to assume 100% ownership of Romania’s biggest solar park, add batteries
06 October 2025 - Econergy agreed to buy Nofar's stake in the Rătești PV plant, the largest in Romania. It intends to add a 120 MW battery storage system.
Green light for one of first standalone battery investments in Cyprus
06 October 2025 - The Department of Environment of Cyprus issued an approval for what could become one of the country's first battery energy storage systems
Software maker Volue acquires power trading, battery optimization platform smartPulse
06 October 2025 - Volue took over smartPulse, accelerating the expansion into CEE, Southern Europe and Turkey with its power trading and battery optimization
Romanian town signs partnership for 200 MW solar park with BESS
03 October 2025 - A public-private partnership between the local authority in Târgu Lăpuș and a project firm is aimed at building the biggest PV plant in Transylvania
Sunterra RE equips its PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries totaling 156 MW
03 October 2025 - Bulgarian solar power plant operator Sunterra RE expanded its operational portfolio with co-located energy storage
Serbia proposes taxes on greenhouse gas emissions, imported carbon-intensive products
03 October 2025 - The draft Law on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and draft Law on Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax in Serbia both envisage EUR 4 per ton of CO2 equivalent
European day-ahead power market rolls out 15-minute trading intervals
01 October 2025 - The Single Day-Ahead Coupling area split its hourly units into 15-minute intervals for electricity trading
Bayraktar: Dongfang plans 2 GW wind turbine factory in Turkey
01 October 2025 - China-based Dongfang Electric is planning a wind turbine production facility in Turkey, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar revealed