Journalist
Vladimir Berbatović
Germany, France move to bridge nuclear divide with joint EU energy policy
02 September 2025 - Germany and France have agreed to work together on a common European energy policy that would include nuclear power as a low-carbon source.
Deep Adriatic temperatures already hit end-of-century estimates
29 August 2025 - Deep Adriatic temperatures forecast for the end of the century are already being recorded, according to scientists from Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia.
North Macedonia tackles energy poverty with free inverter air conditioners
27 August 2025 - North Macedonia's energy poverty package includes free inverter ACs and financial aid to help cover electricity bills.
Bulgaria opens public consultation on subsidies for 1.9 GWh of battery projects
27 August 2025 - Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy is launching a new round of subsidies for battery energy storage projects, worth EUR 118 million.
Bosnia and Herzegovina could set up power exchange in second half of 2026
25 August 2025 - A power exchange helps manage electricity surpluses and shortages and, based on supply and demand, set electricity prices.
CE Oltenia to set up subsidiary to take over coal power plants slated for closure
25 August 2025 - CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission.
German startup Voltfang turning used EV batteries into energy storage for solar, wind
22 August 2025 - Voltfang says the facility is the largest of its kind in Europe, with annual output set to reach 250 MWh in 2026.
Turkish firm Astor Enerji to install 2 GWh of battery capacity at its solar projects in Romania
22 August 2025 - Swiss energy storage provider Energy Vault will supply 2 GWh of battery storage capacity for Astor Enerji's solar power projects in Romania.
Serbia’s power utility to take no loans in 2025, fund coal projects on its own
21 August 2025 - EPS will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, says CEO Dušan Živković.
Enerjisa Enerji to rebuild grid, install solar in earthquake-hit region in Turkey
21 August 2025 - Enerjisa Enerji will rebuild and upgrade the power distribution grid and install solar power plants to supply corporate customers.
Montenegro’s power utility gets EUR 25 million loan to expand Gvozd wind farm
20 August 2025 - The installed capacity will be increased to 75.6 MW, making Gvozd the largest wind farm in Montenegro.
Google secures 50 MW of nuclear power for data centers
19 August 2025 - Nuclear facility Hermes 2, set to go online in 2030, will feed electricity to the grid that supplies Google's data centers in Tennessee and Alabama.
EU preparing roadmap on digitalization, AI in energy
19 August 2025 - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a roadmap for digitalization and AI in the energy sector.
Kosovo* power distributor KEDS cuts off businesses without supplier after market liberalization
18 August 2025 - KEDS has disconnected 90% of electricity meters at businesses that have not secured a supplier following market liberalization.
Hidroelectrica seeks to buy wind, solar projects totaling 520 MW
18 August 2025 - Romania's hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica plans to take over a 250 MW wind project and 270 MW of solar projects.
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.