ClientEarth: Bulgaria, Croatia are hindering development of energy communities
ClientEarth filed complaints with the European Commission against Bulgaria and Croatia
Gas power plants sweep up Germany’s first capacity auction as battery storage can’t meet criteria yet
Germany awarded all 5.16 GW in its inaugural capacity auction to gas-fired power plant projects, and published another call. Battery storage is effectively ineligible until the second phase.
EU signs up to COP31 Global Geothermal Ambition 2050
The EU joined the global geothermal energy pledge. Launched by the Turkish COP31 Presidency with IRENA, it aims to scale up the segment's power and heat supply 12 times by 2050.
Croatia offers EUR 30 million for solar, batteries in agriculture
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has launched a public call
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey launch clean energy strategic partnership
Energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia and Turkey signed the Agreement on a Strategic Partnership in the Field of Clean Energy on the sidelines of COP31
Montenegro plans to launch intraday electricity market in 2027
The representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mining met with representatives of BELEN, ADEX, and EPEX Spot
European power prices hit four-year highs amid gas price surge, weak wind
Average day-ahead electricity prices have surpassed EUR 400 per MWh in several countries in CEE, while the peaks have lately been the highest since the 2022 energy crisis
Akuo submits lowest bid at wind power auction in Kosovo*
Among the two valid bids in the first wind power auction in Kosovo*, France-based Akuo Energy had the lower one. The target capacity is 100 MW.
Ireland tops EU non-household power prices as Serbia leads Western Balkans
In the first half of 2026, the average price of electricity for non-household consumers in the EU was 18 eurocents per kilowatt-hour, Eurostat said
ACER: Investments in electricity transmission nearly triple, distribution CAPEX up 51%
ACER’s 2026 Monitoring Report on energy infrastructure development in Europe examines electricity, gas and hydrogen networks
Bayraktar presents Turkey’s electrification-focused 2040 energy vision in runup to COP31
Ahead of the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar of Turkey unveiled the National Energy 2040 plan
