Electricity
EBRD mulls investment in Fortis Energy’s solar-BESS project in Serbia
19 February 2026 - EBRD is beginning due diligence and structured talks with Fortis Energy on financing the company's Sremska Mitrovica PV and battery project
Cernavodă nuclear plant upgrade more feasible than SMR project in Doicești – Romania’s PM
19 February 2026 - Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan does not expect the SMR project to be completed any time soon, given its high estimated cost and complexit
Papastavrou: Greece enters new era with offshore hydrocarbon leases
19 February 2026 - Offshore concessions for Chevron and HELLENiQ Energy are marking a new era for Greece, said Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou
Terna Energy gets clearance for first part of Vrohonera pumped storage hydropower project
18 February 2026 - A pair of neighboring projects for twin pumped storage hydropower systems are under development in northern Greece
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
ElevenEs brings heavyweights on board LFP battery cell factory project
18 February 2026 - ElevenEs has completed the first closing of its series B investment round backed by Caterpillar Venture Capital and an affiliate of BST (HK)
Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia signs MoU with Balkan Green Energy News on cooperation and partnership
17 February 2026 - The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia will expand its cooperation with Balkan Green Energy News in advancing the energy transition in the region
First Greek batteries to claim up to EUR 157.000 per MW in 2026
17 February 2026 - The first standalone batteries to enter the system in Greece will get significant income, according to the electricity distribution system operator
Serbia, Azerbaijan sign agreement to build gas-fired power plant
16 February 2026 - The combined cycle plant is expected to have an installed capacity of around 500 MW, with the investment estimated at EUR 600 million
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
Romania to build one small reactor to test before proceeding with six-unit SMR project
13 February 2026 - Nuclearelectrica voted to launch the investment in an SMR project of 462 MW. Reportedly, it would build and test one of the six units before continuing.
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
YESS Power integrates battery system with Novaci PV plant in North Macedonia
12 February 2026 - Turkey-based YESS Power has commissioned, as a contractor, the first grid-scale BESS in North Macedonia and the region
PPC to install 60 MWh battery system at Sălbatica wind farm
11 February 2026 - PPC operates the Sălbatica 1 and Sălbatica 2 wind farms, with a combined capacity of 140 MW, located in Tulcea County
Next generation geothermal challenging competitiveness of gas power plants
11 February 2026 - With its new solutions and falling costs, geothermal power can already replace 42% of EU coal- and gas-fired plant output, Ember found