Electricity
CJR Renewables completes construction of 102 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania
09 October 2025 - The Urleasca wind farm in Brăila county in eastern Romania is complete, contractor CJR Renewables said
Slovenia begins preparations for closure of Velenje coal mine
09 October 2025 - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob visited the Velenje coal mine to present a draft law on its gradual closure
Karatzis, Metlen to install Greece’s largest battery in joint venture
09 October 2025 - Metlen and Karatzis Group of Companies are establishing a joint venture for a standalone BESS of 330 MW and 790 MWh
Policy changes in US will have marginal impact on global energy transition
09 October 2025 - AI energy use may seem alarming, but it is projected to stay below EV charging and the cooling of buildings, DNV calculated
Bulgaria’s BEH wants direct link to future Black Sea cable to participate in project
09 October 2025 - CEO of BEH Valentin Nikolov hinted that Bulgaria would opt for an electricity corridor via Turkey if the proposed cable under the Black Sea doesn't include a direct link to his country
Indian ChemVolt Global, Serbian ElevenEs forge strategic partnership for batteries
08 October 2025 - India-based ChemVolt Global and ElevenEs, headquartered in Serbia, established a strategic partnership
Turkey’s TEİAŞ signs USD 750 million loan contract with World Bank
08 October 2025 - A USD 750 million loan will be used for the Transforming Power Transmission System Project, Turkey’s transmission system operator TEİAŞ said
Montenegrin TSO CGES buying power transmission lines from its Serbian counterpart EMS
08 October 2025 - Serbian TSO EMS agreed with CGES agreed that each would become the owner of the parts of overhead transmission lines on its country's territory
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to equip hydropower plants with battery storage
08 October 2025 - Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to integrate battery storage with all its run-of-river hydropower plants
Under Reform Agenda, BiH commits to aligning electricity prices with market
07 October 2025 - The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Reform Agenda, after a delay longer than one year
Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy – North Macedonia to host 14-IFESD forum on October 28-30
07 October 2025 - Officials, policymakers, experts, business leaders, scholars and civil society representatives are gathering in Skopje on October 28-30 at the 14-IFESD
GridFlex to install standalone BESS in Serbia
06 October 2025 - GridFlex is one of 11 companies seeking approvals for the connection of planned standalone battery energy storage systems to the grid
Econergy to assume 100% ownership of Romania’s biggest solar park, add batteries
06 October 2025 - Econergy agreed to buy Nofar's stake in the Rătești PV plant, the largest in Romania. It intends to add a 120 MW battery storage system.
Green light for one of first standalone battery investments in Cyprus
06 October 2025 - The Department of Environment of Cyprus issued an approval for what could become one of the country's first battery energy storage systems
Software maker Volue acquires power trading, battery optimization platform smartPulse
06 October 2025 - Volue took over smartPulse, accelerating the expansion into CEE, Southern Europe and Turkey with its power trading and battery optimization
City of Pirot in Serbia plans solar power plant on remediated unsanitary landfill
03 October 2025 - In 2013, Pirot closed its unsanitary landfill on the right bank of the Nišava river, and opened a sanitary landfill