Rumen Radev’s cabinet including Minister of Energy Iva Petrova takes office in Bulgaria
08 May 2026 - Prime Minister Rumen Radev's cabinet took office today. New Minister of Energy Iva Petrova comes from the position of deputy minister.
ReLi energy wins first prize at European Solar Startup Awards 2026
07 May 2026 - Germany’s reLi Energy won gold at the European Solar Startup Awards 2026. It has outperformed three other finalists to claim the top spot
Romania exceeds 1 GWh in battery storage capacity
07 May 2026 - Excluding prosumers, Romania has thirty battery energy storage systems (BESS) totaling 599 MW, while the overall capacity has surpassed 1 GWh
Enery inaugurates region’s largest battery system in Nova Zagora in Bulgaria
07 May 2026 - Austria-based Enery has commissioned the Nova Zagora BESS. It is the largest battery system in Central and Eastern Europe, the company said.
Rezolv Energy commissions 225 MW solar park St. George in Bulgaria
07 May 2026 - One of Bulgaria’s largest solar parks is now fully operational. Rezolv Energy built the St. George facility on the site of the former Silistra airport.
Montenegrin utility EPCG developing 639 MW of power generation and storage projects
06 May 2026 - EPCG is developing solar, wind, battery, and hydropower projects totaling 639 MW, with an expected annual output of over 1 TWh, wrote Milutin Đukanović, President of the Board of Directors
Montenegro’s TSO eyes EUR 25 million loan to upgrade two substations
06 May 2026 - The Government of Montenegro is providing a guarantee for a loan agreement with France's AFD
Gramos Hashani appointed as permanent head of KEK in Kosovo*
06 May 2026 - The Board of Directors of Kosovo Energy Corp. promoted Interim Chief Executive Officer Gramos Hashani to the power utility's regular head
North Macedonia’s MEMO power exchange launches intraday market
06 May 2026 - North Macedonia’s National Electricity Market Operator – MEMO marked the launch of its intraday market
Final countdown to Belgrade Energy Forum 2026 on May 11-12
06 May 2026 - BEF 2026, the premier B2B and B2G energy conference in Southeast Europe, is welcoming a plethora of institutional partners and a record number of energy ministers in its fourth edition
Western Balkans request earlier exemption of electricity from CBAM
06 May 2026 - Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and North Macedonia are asking for the amendments to the European Union's CBAM Regulation to be adjusted
CIP: Europe could reduce electricity prices by 40% by 2050 with clean energy
05 May 2026 - CIP built an integrated energy system model and based on that, conducted an analysis of how Europe’s energy system could evolve towards 2050