Journalist
Igor Todorović
Aurora: Romania’s third CfD auction is key for 2030 targets as solar outpaced wind
24 September 2025 - Aurora Energy Research expects strike prices at the additional wind power auction in Romania to land near the ceiling of EUR 80 per MWh
EPBiH receives EUR 2 million from KfW for green, market-oriented transformation
24 September 2025 - Germany's KfW Development Bank is donating EUR 2 million to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey starts building solar parks on former coal land
23 September 2025 - After the first two units of 5 MW each, state-owned Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI) is planning two solar power plants of 14 MW in total
Half of EU auction-backed hydrogen projects pull out
23 September 2025 - Seven projects for 1.88 GW of total electrolyzer capacity are unfeasible even with grants won at the second European Hydrogen Bank auction
Prime Batteries expanding battery storage manufacturing capacity in Romania
22 September 2025 - Prime Batteries is expanding its battery storage equipment factory in Bucharest, despite strong headwinds for its industry segment
YESS Power set to commission Western Balkans’ first large battery energy storage system
22 September 2025 - YESS Power is building a 60 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Mey Energy at the client's PV plant in North Macedonia
Fortis Energy preparing to build solar-battery hybrid power plant in Serbia
21 September 2025 - Fortis Energy has obtained a construction permit for a solar park of 270 MW on the territory of the city of Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, Mayor Branislav Nedimović said
Romania risks blackouts if it shuts coal plants as scheduled
19 September 2025 - Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants
Maglizh solar power plant of 161 MW in Bulgaria enters commercial operation
18 September 2025 - Solar park Maglizh in central Bulgaria has begun commercial operation. It is a JV of 360 Energy and the majority shareholders of Eurohold
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy Efficiency
18 September 2025 - The new Law on Energy Efficiency brings a long-term refurbishment strategy and the obligation to set up solar collectors on public buildings
Murat Çinar appointed as new CEO of DRI
18 September 2025 - New Chief Executive Officer of DRI Murat Çinar is taking office on September 3, replacing Ivan Geliukh. The company is part of DTEK Group.
EU opens energy, environment cluster in accession talks with Albania
17 September 2025 - Albania started negotiations with the European Union on the so-called cluster 4, encompassing the green agenda and sustainable connectivity
Environmental approvals for 403 MW of wind power on Montenegrin mountain
16 September 2025 - Companies intend to build wind power plants of 403 MW in total on Sinjajevina mountain, a vast pastureland in Montenegro
Turkish oil company Tüpraş to produce sustainable aviation fuel
16 September 2025 - Oil refiner Tüpraş is working on a technology for biofuel from algae and yeasts, using solar energy. It has partners from Greece, Serbia and other countries.
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Coal plant operator KEK to begin construction of Solar4Kosovo PV plant
15 September 2025 - Government-controlled Kosovo Energy Corp. said it is preparing to build the Solar4Kosovo 1 plant on a coal ash dump near Prishtina