Electricity
Montenegro to renew first solar power auction call as soon as possible
14 January 2026 - Montenegro has disqualified all bidders in its first solar power auction and vowed to urgently remove procedural shortcomings and renew the call
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
Hidroelectrica installs battery storage facility at its Crucea Nord wind park
13 January 2026 - Hidroelectrica's battery energy storage system (BESS) of 36 MW and 72 MWh, at its only wind park, is coming online in May
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
Albania gives green light to CWP Europe for 600 MW wind park
13 January 2026 - Albania issued a preliminary approval for CWP Europe's wind power project Tropoja of 600 MW in the country's north
Electrification is redefining energy: Volue appoints Stephan Sieber as CEO
13 January 2026 - Volue's new Chief Executive Officer Stephan Sieber is responsible for the expansion and transformation ahead
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
Greece’s IPTO mulls capital increase with existing shareholders
12 January 2026 - Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece reportedly needs a capital boost of EUR 1.1 billion to keep the development plan on track
Belgium’s former Ministry of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten to become CEO of WindEurope next month
12 January 2026 - WindEurope's CEO-appointee Tinne Van der Straeten, Belgium's former minister of energy, will assume office on February 2
Why CEE is one of most attractive regions for investment in new energy projects
12 January 2026 - Munir Hassan and Thomas Hamerl, partners in CMS's energy practice, outlined the developments in the renewable energy market for 2026
Spajić: Japanese company Itochu eyes Montenegro’s waste-to-energy project
09 January 2026 - Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić said a 50 MW incinerator is about to be built for municipal waste
ContourGlobal installs 500 MWh standalone BESS facility in Bulgaria
09 January 2026 - ContourGlobal inaugurated a standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW. It is participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.