Journalist
Igor Todorović
Share of private power producers in Albania tops 50%
27 October 2025 - There is more electricity generation capacity in private ownership in Albania than in the system under state-controlled utility KESH
Alerion to begin construction of wind parks in Romania totaling 336 MW
27 October 2025 - Italy-based Alerion has obtained all permits for three wind farms in southeastern Romania, with 336 MW in overall planned capacity
EU allows Romania to delay shutdown of coal plants until end-2029
24 October 2025 - Amid delays in gas power projects, the European Commission approved Romania's request to push back the closure of several coal-fired systems
Romania issues call for additional wind power auction for 290 MW
24 October 2025 - Wind farm project developers in Romania can bid by November 24 for state aid in the form of contracts for difference – CfDs
Montenegro, Italy sign memorandum on electricity market coupling
24 October 2025 - A new deal paved the way for electricity market coupling and installing the second cable within the Monita interconnector under the Adriatic
Renewable electricity should not be subject to EU’s CO2 import tax
23 October 2025 - The European Commission may solve CBAM's unintended effects on renewables in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski said in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
Several EU member states face uncertainty amid looming Russian gas ban
21 October 2025 - Hungary and Slovakia oppose the Russian gas ban, but the Energy Council envisages exceptions for EU states and even the Western Balkans
SANY International takes over large PV-BESS project in southwestern Romania
21 October 2025 - Sany International (Singapore) acquired a project for a solar power plant of 95 MW in peak capacity combined with 218 MWh in battery storage
Two large photovoltaic parks commissioned in Albania in 2025
20 October 2025 - In the first eight months of this year, Albania added two solar parks of 150 MW in total and a hydropower system of 48.9 MW to its transmission grid
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