Electricity
Kosovo’s electricity market liberalization sparks protest by businesses
28 May 2025 - Starting on June 1, businesses with an annual turnover of over EUR 10 million will be required to buy electricity on the open market
ACER’s Zinglersen: Integrate electricity markets to bolster flexibility as new era is already here
28 May 2025 - The number of hours with negative power prices reached an all-time high for two years in a row, which means a new era is here, ACER's Director Christian Zinglersen said at BEF 2025
NGEN showcases solutions at BEF 2025 for decentralized electricity grid of tomorrow
28 May 2025 - Slovenia-based NGEN is expanding throughout Europe with its software platforms and equipment and BESS for decentralized grids
BEF 2025: Digitalization, open markets, time are major preconditions for flexibility services mainstreaming
27 May 2025 - The panel called Market Flexibility: The Backbone of a Resilient Energy System was one of the eight sessions at Belgrade Energy Forum 2025
Velimir Gavrilović, Fortis Energy: We are developing huge portfolio in SEE
27 May 2025 - Fortis Energy is working on renewable energy projects of 2 GW altogether in Southeast Europe, of which half is in Serbia
Electrify Europe – to be competitive and sustainable, the EU needs to speed up electrification
27 May 2025 - As Europe grapples with sluggish economic growth and soaring energy costs, electrification has emerged as the linchpin for reversing industrial decline, accelerating decarbonisation, and restoring global competitiveness
North Macedonia issues first guarantees of origin for renewables
27 May 2025 - The first guarantees of origin were awarded to state power utility ESM, for electricity produced from hydropower.
Largest battery storage system in Balkans commissioned in Bulgaria
26 May 2025 - A BESS facility of 124.1 MW was inaugurated in Lovech in Bulgaria, next to a photovoltaic park in the local industrial zone
North Macedonia in talks on project to build two hydropower plants
26 May 2025 - The construction of hydropower plants Čebren and Galište is expected to cost between EUR 1.2 billion and EUR 1.3 billion
Greece launches Attica-Crete subsea power interconnector
26 May 2025 - Thanks to the new interconnector, Greece's largest island is now fully integrated into the national power grid, IPTO says
Clock is ticking for introducing carbon tax in Western Balkans, many ambiguities still remain
26 May 2025 - Even though the Governments might not have been proactive enough in the previous years, the participants of the CBAM panel on BEF 2025 believe there is still time for the regional actors to come up with more proactive approach towards the EU
Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects
26 May 2025 - Battery energy storage systems are still rare in Southeastern Europe, but state support and financing models in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have paved the way for rapid deployment
BEF 2025: Corporates’ education, product diversification crucial to speed-up PPA uptake
24 May 2025 - A panel on power purchase agreements (PPAs) held at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 gathered stakeholders from all segments of the PPA market
BEF 2025: Technologies for energy transition are here, getting cheaper every day
23 May 2025 - The missing parts are grids and regulations, according to the investors and lenders gathered at Belgrade Energy Forum 2025
Greece’s DEPA joins forces with Clavenia to build 792 MW gas power plant
23 May 2025 - The planned gas power plant is expected to be Greece's most efficient combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility, DEPA said
BEF 2025: Regional cooperation can facilitate energy transition, energy security
22 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum featured representatives from the governments of Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, the Republic of Srpska, and Serbia, and from UNECE