Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Croatia’s HEP to invest EUR 157 million in HPP Varaždin
19 January 2026 - HEP and Končar have signed a contract for the reconstruction of the generating units at the Varaždin hydropower plant
Croatia’s Zagreb to add new park & ride locations
16 January 2026 - Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, currently has only one operational park & ride location, in the Borongaj neighborhood
CBAM go-live: no electricity imports in week one
16 January 2026 - Iron and steel dominated the CBAM imports declared in the first reporting window, January 1-6, according to the European Commission
Zagreb prepares draft waste management plan
15 January 2026 - The draft waste management plan establishes a framework for the reduction of the waste production and sustainably waste management
Sunotec advances Germany’s largest EEG hybrid power plant
15 January 2026 - Located on a 41-hectare former gravel pit, the site combines 73,000 solar modules with a capacity of 46.4 MWp and a 57 MWh BESS
EPCG, Masdar sign cooperation agreement
14 January 2026 - Montenegro’s power utility EPCG and UAE-based Masdar today signed a cooperation agreement as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Zhongbo group advances in preparation for construction of Leotar wind park
14 January 2026 - It would be the largest wind power plant in the Western Balkans by capacity and one of the largest in Southeast Europe
Slovenia again uses shortcut to meet national renewables target
13 January 2026 - Slovenia will purchase renewable energy from Croatia through a statistical transfer to meet its 2024 renewable energy target
Bulgaria proposes changes to electricity trading rules to include new market participants
13 January 2026 - New categories include active customers (active buyers), citizen energy communities, prosumers, and renewable energy communities
Montenegro’s EPCG finishes study on gas power plants
12 January 2026 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore officially received a feasibility study for gas power plants in Montenegro
Croatia prepares first bioeconomy strategy
09 January 2026 - The Government of Croatia has adopted the Draft Bioeconomy Strategy until 2035, which foresees investments of EUR 200 million
EU’s amendments to CBAM: possibility of relief, but January 1 brought market uncertainty
06 January 2026 - Long-awaited implementing acts and amendments to the CBAM Regulation brought only a minor relief for...
Montenegro’s TSO CGES to invest EUR 200 million
05 January 2026 - Montenegrin TSO CGES plans to invest EUR 200 million, according to Ranko Redžić, manager of the company's national dispatching center
Slovenian DSO registers enormous interest in connecting BESS to distribution grid
05 January 2026 - Elektro Ljubljana has observed a rise in investor interest last summer in directly connecting batteries to distribution substations
Đedović Handanović: Construction of 1 GW solar project to start in 2026
31 December 2025 - The shareholders' assembly of of Elektroprivreda Srbije adopted the Three-Year Business Plan for the period 2026-2028
EU4CAET project pre-selects 43 ideas for first renewable energy communities in BiH
30 December 2025 - The EU for Collective Action for Energy Transition (EU4CAET) project is jointly financed by the European Union and Germany