Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Croatia releases handbooks for permits for renewable energy investors
25 February 2026 - The Croatian Energy Market Operator (HROTE) and the Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute (EIHP) have issued two handbooks for investors
First e-buses to arrive in Sarajevo in 2027
24 February 2026 - Sarajevo will receive its first electric buses for public transportation under a project to improve air quality
Axpo, Advance Green Energy ink agreement on BESS in Bulgaria
24 February 2026 - A BESS facility of 124.1 MW in operating power was inaugurated in May last year. It is located next to a solar power plant
Global clean PPA market shrinks for first time in nearly one decade
23 February 2026 - Tech giants contracted almost half of the total volume, and firm power deals are set to become dominant, according to a BloombergNEF report
Electric vehicles clearly dominate European city bus market
23 February 2026 - Last year 60% of new city buses in the EU were powered by electricity, and hydrogen, according to Transport & Environment
Sekulić: Montenegro is preparing for hydrogen energy era
20 February 2026 - Zorana Sekulić, Director of the Directorate for Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mining, is finishing doctoral studies in hydrogen
Montenegro wraps up transposition of EU’s Electricity Integration Package
20 February 2026 - Montenegro has completed the transposition of the EU’s Electricity Integration Package, according to the Energy Community Secretariat
Slovenia is capable of going solo with financing Krško 2 nuclear project
19 February 2026 - The latest report of the working group for the preparation of the financing model for the project was presented to the government
Slovenia’s GEN-I enters US energy market
18 February 2026 - GEN-I Trading North America LLC is headquartered in Houston, the city considered one of the world's key energy hubs
Croatia triggers Espoo Convention procedure against BiH over Gornji Horizonti project
18 February 2026 - Gornji Horizonty project is being implemented by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske, with construction of the HPP HPP Dabar currently underway
Slovenia introduces air pollution, noise fee for trucks
16 February 2026 - The amendments to the Toll Act transpose the European Union’s Eurovignette Directive into national legislation
North Macedonia, US agree trade deal including natural gas purchases
16 February 2026 - North Macedonia and the United States have reached a trade agreement that includes the procurement of liquefied natural gas
BiH starts working on national hydrogen strategy
13 February 2026 - The implementation of the CEI Support to Hydrogen Strategy Development and Know-How Transfer for BiH project began in Sarajevo
Sarajevo installs digitalized containers for textile waste
13 February 2026 - Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has introduced ten special containers for the separation and recycling of textile waste
Serbia’s new electricity market rules bring important changes
12 February 2026 - Nikola Tošić, Market Division Manager at Serbia's transmission system operator EMS, explains new electricity market rules
Von der Leyen: EU working with member states to cut taxes and lower energy prices
12 February 2026 - The taxes that industry pays on power are 15 times higher than on gas, Ursula von der Leyen said at the Antwerp European Industry Summit