Journalist
Igor Todorović
Romania’s coal town Turceni starts EUR 380 million green energy transformation
20 October 2025 - Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and green hydrogen
NGEN inaugurates Austria’s most powerful battery energy storage system
17 October 2025 - NGEN Group commissioned its expanded BESS, which is again the largest grid-supporting facility of its kind in Austria
CEO Dejan Paravan leaving Slovenian state-owned GEN energija
16 October 2025 - Dejan Paravan has resigned as Slovenian state-owned GEN energija's chief executive and is reportedly joining NGEN
Von der Leyen: EU is guarantee that Serbian families will be warm in winter
16 October 2025 - The EU is connecting Serbia to its energy market, and it is the true guarantee that Serbian families will be safe and warm, Von der Leyen said
Principia builds CfD-backed battery storage facility in Greece
15 October 2025 - Principia built its first BESS in just six months. The Themelio facility in Chalkidiki in northern Greece has 49 MW in operating power.
Romanian company to build geothermal hydroponic greenhouses on 50 hectares
15 October 2025 - Geothermal well developer and operator Green Tech International started the construction of a geothermal hydroponic greenhouse in Romania
Renalfa IPP expands its Tenevo, Kaolinovo PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries
14 October 2025 - Renalfa IPP built a 65 MW battery energy storage system in Tenevo within a hybrid project, and expanded its Kaolinovo PV plant and added a BESS to it
Türk Telekom puts solar power plant into operation as part of 530 MW project
14 October 2025 - Telecommunications operator Türk Telekom inaugurated the first part of a solar power plant of 128 MW in peak capacity, out of 530 MW planned
International Power Supply inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery gigafactory
13 October 2025 - International Power Supply (IPS) opened its Factory X1 on the outskirts of Sofia, with a capacity of 3 GWh per year
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