Journalist
Igor Todorović
OX2 completes 99 MW wind farm in Romania, starts building another – for clients
24 December 2025 - OX2 installed the last turbine at Nala Renewables' Green Breeze wind farm in Romania, just after breaking ground on the Ansthall project for HELLENiQ Energy and buying three wind projects
UAE’s Mubadala to invest EUR 300 million in Rezolv Energy
24 December 2025 - Mubadala Investment Compan has committed EUR 300 million to a joint venture with Actis that operates Rezolv Energy
Greek company Aktor sets up BESS subsidiary after entering LNG trade
23 December 2025 - Power storage services are the core activity of Aktor's new subsidiary Aktor BESS, but it could also generate electricity
OMV Petrom, CE Oltenia building solar parks of 550 MW in total
23 December 2025 - Romanian state-owned CE Oltenia is turning its coal land into PV plants in partnership with OMV Petrom. The four projects total 550 MW.
TotalEnergies sells half of 424 MW portfolio in Greece
23 December 2025 - TotalEnergies agreed to divest of 50% of its 424 MW wind and solar portfolio in Greece, as part of a global savings strategy
Polat Enerji completes largest wind-BESS hybrid power plant in Turkey
22 December 2025 - Polat Holding's joint venture with İş Enerji has received the license for the BESS of 12.8 MW integrated with its Ege wind park
DRI’s 126 MW photovoltaic plant comes online in Romania
22 December 2025 - DRI has put into operation its Văcărești solar park near Bucharest, boosting the operational portfolio in Romania to just under 300 MW
Bulgaria approves RESTORE funds for over 4 GWh in BESS projects
19 December 2025 - Developers of 31 standalone battery storage facilities in Bulgaria won EUR 117 million from European Union funding
Enery obtains financing for 600 MWh battery project in Bulgaria
18 December 2025 - Austria-based Enery intends to commission a four-hour battery storage system of 150 MW in central Bulgaria by the end of March
Applications open for first wind power auction in Kosovo*
18 December 2025 - The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* invited the three prequalified entities to submit bids for a wind power auction for up to 100 MW
EU simplifying CBAM exemption for electricity, improving emissions calculation
17 December 2025 - Energy Community contracting parties that transposed EU aquis will be eligible for earlier exemptions from CBAM for electricity
KEK seeks contractor for 100 MW solar power project near Prishtina
16 December 2025 - KEK is receiving bids within the prequalifications call for its Solar4Kosovo photovoltaic project until January 22
Turkey awards 1.15 GW in wind power auctions – all at just EUR 35 per MWh
12 December 2025 - The six winners from the latest round of wind power auctions under the YEKA mechanism in Turkey have EUR 35 per MWh guaranteed
Fearful about oil sanctions, Serbia’s Vučić seeks support from EU leaders
11 December 2025 - Facing NIS's imminent halt due to US sanctions, President Aleksandar Vučić met with EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
Bulgarian firm Hydrogenera gets electrolyzer order from Volkswagen
10 December 2025 - Hydrogenera will integrate its electrolyzer with a gas burner at Volkswagen Poznań's automotive factory in western Poland.
Energy Community: Serbia best in Western Balkans in alignment with EU regulations
10 December 2025 - The decade ahead must sustain the momentum, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said in Annual Implementation Report 2025