Electricity
Second HVDC link from mainland Greece to Crete coming online
12 May 2025 - IPTO is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world
Everything is ready for Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – welcome!
11 May 2025 - On May 14 and 15, Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 will gather four hundred participants from more then 30 countries from the region, Europe, and beyond
Bulgaria’s IBEX launches guarantees of origin market
09 May 2025 - The first four participants registered last month at the guarantees of origin platform of the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX)
Major offshore wind projects shelved in another blow to industry
09 May 2025 - Ørsted decided to halt its Hornsea 4 project in the UK, while the US stopped the construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 facility
Serbia’s EPS signs PPAs for wind parks Alibunar 1, Alibunar 2
08 May 2025 - Serbia's state-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije will offtake electricity from future wind parks Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, of 168 MW in total.
Serbia’s TSO EMS signs grid connection contracts for 11 renewable power plants
08 May 2025 - TSO Elektromreža Srbije said the contracts were signed after the second interval for the preparation of grid connection studies
Europe has record battery storage capacity growth in 2024 but expansion slows
08 May 2025 - The leap in new battery storage capacity in Europe last year wasn't as impressive as in the previous years
Croatia’s HEP to install first floating PV plant on reservoir of HPP Dubrava
07 May 2025 - State-owned company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has already installed one photovoltaic facility near its HPP Dubrava
Electricity prices for Slovenian firms among highest in EU in 2024
07 May 2025 - Aleksander Mervar, CEO of Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES, published an analysis of electricity prices
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – top delegations coming from EU, Southeast European countries
07 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 features eight panel discussions and more than 50 speakers: distinguished energy experts and representatives of energy companies
Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers
06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found
Federation of BiH secures EUR 83 million for just transition of coal regions
06 May 2025 - The funds are intended for the implementation of the Just Transition in Select Coal Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Project
Kosovo* launches reconstruction of coal power plant unit
06 May 2025 - Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) began the reconstruction and modernization of one of the two units in its Kosovo B coal power plant
Croatia’s Pag island to produce green hydrogen using wave energy
06 May 2025 - The island town of Novalja could become one of the first in Croatia to begin the production of green hydrogen, and a rare example in the region
Croatia discusses installation of small modular reactors with US
05 May 2025 - The delegations from the two countries met on the sidelines of the 10th summit meeting of the Three Seas Initiative, held in Warsaw