Coal plants in Bulgaria to be shut not by government but by market – minister
The country has officially set 2038 as the year when the phaseout of the coal power plants will be completed
Global players bid to replace coal with 455 MW of solar power in Romania
Tenders for 455 MW of PV capacity replacing CE Oltenia's coal plants drew investors from China, Turkey, the US, Germany and Ukraine
Turkey’s largest wind power plant to add battery storage
Polat Enerji said an energy storage system would lower balancing costs for its wind park Soma, the largest in Turkey
North Macedonia to reconsider strategic partnership model for Čebren, gas-hydrogen power plants
Kovačevski said an analysis would show the best option for projects for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower plant and two gas-hydrogen facilities
Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change
Kosovo* failed to include all the 2030 Energy Community climate and energy targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective in its new law
EU adds record 17 GW of wind power in 2023 but must double pace
The EU saw 14 GW of onshore wind and 3 GW of offshore capacity coming online in 2023. WindEurope warned that the goal is 30 GW per year.
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
North Macedonia looking for strategic investor for two gas-hydrogen-fuelled power plants
The government has decided to initiate the process of transforming electricity production to gas-hydrogen power plants