Electricity
Slovenia’s Novo Mesto makes important step on path to energy independence
18 September 2025 - The Municipality of Novo Mesto has made an important step toward becoming the first major local authority in Slovenia to achieve energy independence.
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy Efficiency
18 September 2025 - The new Law on Energy Efficiency brings a long-term refurbishment strategy and the obligation to set up solar collectors on public buildings
Murat Çinar appointed as new CEO of DRI
18 September 2025 - New Chief Executive Officer of DRI Murat Çinar is taking office on September 3, replacing Ivan Geliukh. The company is part of DTEK Group.
RES Croatia to Brussels: Renewables have no future in Croatia
17 September 2025 - RES Croatia, together with SolarPower Europe and WindEurope, has sent a letter to the European Commission in Brussels
EU opens energy, environment cluster in accession talks with Albania
17 September 2025 - Albania started negotiations with the European Union on the so-called cluster 4, encompassing the green agenda and sustainable connectivity
Environmental approvals for 403 MW of wind power on Montenegrin mountain
16 September 2025 - Companies intend to build wind power plants of 403 MW in total on Sinjajevina mountain, a vast pastureland in Montenegro
Power the Balkans: Optimizing Solar & BESS projects with RatedPower – webinar announcement
16 September 2025 - RatedPower is organizing a webinar to showcase software that boosts the efficiency and profitability of PV and battery storage projects.
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Zen Energy Group kicks off construction of hybrid PV-BESS project in North Macedonia
15 September 2025 - Zen Energy Group has started the installation of a hybrid energy project, combining a solar power plant and a battery energy storage system
ELES, Hitachi Energy launch Next Generation Control System project
15 September 2025 - ELES and Hitachi Energy plan to develop advanced digital solutions for transmission grid control centers
Coal plant operator KEK to begin construction of Solar4Kosovo PV plant
15 September 2025 - Government-controlled Kosovo Energy Corp. said it is preparing to build the Solar4Kosovo 1 plant on a coal ash dump near Prishtina
ElevenEs mulls building advanced battery cells gigafactory in Poland
12 September 2025 - Battery technology developer ElevenEs, which has production facilities in Serbia, plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory
Croatia considering nuclear power plant on its territory – minister
12 September 2025 - Croatia and Slovenia jointly operate the Krško nuclear power plant, and cooperation on building a second unit is also possible
Von der Leyen: EU needs more homegrown renewables with nuclear as baseload
11 September 2025 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Montenegro plans to develop LNG terminal with JERA
11 September 2025 - The Ministry of Energy and Mining of Montenegro and Japanese company JERA signed a memorandum of cooperation
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe