Journalist
Vladimir Berbatović
Romanian bourse BRM joins power auctions within European Single Intraday Coupling
08 August 2025 - With this move, BRM becomes part of the Intraday Auctions (IDA) system, launched across Europe in June 2024.
North Macedonia raising capacity threshold for prosumers, speeding up permitting
07 August 2025 - Under the proposed changes, the threshold for rooftop solar would be increased to 10 kW for households and 70 kW for businesses.
Nofar Energy set to secure financing for 515 MW of solar in Romania
07 August 2025 - Nofar is set to secure a EUR 68 million loan from the EBRD for three projects in Romania, including the 265.5 MW Corbii Mari solar park.
WindEurope urges Germany to drop negative bidding in wind auctions, switch to CfDs
07 August 2025 - Germany’s auction for 2.5 GW of offshore wind failed to attract bids, exposing the inadequacy of negative bidding, says WindEurope.
Kragujevac heating plant begins ash removal from disposal site in city center
06 August 2025 - The city of Kragujevac in Serbia has begun removing ash from an uncovered disposal site that has been polluting air and soil for years.
Renewables keep top spot in Greece’s power mix despite surge in curtailments
06 August 2025 - In the first half of 2025, curtailments amounted to 1,327 GWh, equivalent to 9.6% of Greece’s total renewable electricity output.
WindEurope: EU must boost investment in ports, ships to meet offshore wind targets
05 August 2025 - In the past three years, EUR 6.7 billion has been invested in ports and new vessels, but a further EUR 6.4 billion is needed, WindEurope says.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s power utility keeps posting losses amid weak output, increased imports
04 August 2025 - EPBiH failed to turn a profit in the first half of 2025, posting a EUR 23.25 million loss instead.
World far off track from tripling renewables by 2030
04 August 2025 - Two years after the COP28 agreement to triple global renewables capacity to 11 TW by 2030, the world is only on track to double it.
China-based Envision opens world’s largest green hydrogen, ammonia plant
14 July 2025 - The plant can deliver 320,000 tons of green ammonia per year, with annual output projected to rise to 1.5 million tons by 2028.
Ex-Yugoslav hydrogen scientists call for funding research with real-world applications
14 July 2025 - A team of scientists from Slovenia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina is working on a hydrogen project based on seawater electrolysis.
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
04 July 2025 - Focusing on renewables, grids, storage, and energy efficiency, the funds will support projects in Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Romania.
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
04 July 2025 - The 600 MW unit at Šoštanj will not be restarted until the end of September, when demand for heat is set to rise.
Serbia, North Macedonia working on gas interconnector project
03 July 2025 - Srbijagas and Nomagas have expressed their intention to build the Serbia – North Macedonia gas interconnector soon.
Project underway for 99 MW Bokšić solar plant with battery storage
03 July 2025 - The Bokšić solar power plant project includes a battery energy storage system, BESS, with a capacity of 70.8 MWh.
SolarPower Europe: EU needs ten times more battery storage by 2030 to meet renewables targets
02 July 2025 - SolarPower Europe has launched an initiative called the Battery Storage Europe Platform to promote battery growth across the EU.