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Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
09 September 2025 - Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Croatia installs one million smart meters, Serbia reaches 650,000
09 September 2025 - Digital or smart meters offer numerous advantages for consumers and distribution system operators
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism
Uncertain future of Greece-Cyprus Great Sea Interconnector project
09 September 2025 - Greece and Cyprus find themselves at odds when it comes to Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), their big project for a subsea electricity cable
Airport in Cluj-Napoca secures grant for battery-backed solar park
08 September 2025 - International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj will cover more than half of the costs for a solar farm with battery storage from European funds
Bajramović: Investments of BAM 1.4 billion needed for distribution grids in BiH
08 September 2025 - Necessary investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s electricity distribution grids by 2030 amount to BAM 1.4 billion (EUR 716 million)
Romania preparing to include biomethane in gas grid
08 September 2025 - Romania has drafted a directive that would regulate biomethane and mitigate the impact of the extension of an EU emissions pricing scheme
Serbia’s EPS plans to build 500 MW of wind farms with strategic partner
05 September 2025 - A 1,000 MW solar power project is expected to be online by 2029, according to Aleksandar Latinović, Head of Ancillary Services at EPS
Europe’s wind installations in H1 2025 insufficient to meet EU’s 2030 targets – WindEurope
05 September 2025 - Europe installed 6.8 GW of new wind farms in the first six months of the year, according to a report by WindEurope
New generation of sodium-ion batteries developed in Estonia
05 September 2025 - Estonian company Freen OÜ has introduced a new generation of sodium-ion battery systems
EU mulls steps to prevent bypassing of CBAM
05 September 2025 - Brussels fears exporters from third countries could ship low-emission goods to the EU, while selling high-carbon products in other markets
Wind installations in Greece remain low this year as new applications drop
05 September 2025 - WindEurope expects Greece to add 300 MW of wind capacity in 2025, after installing 152 MW during the first half of the year.
EDF, Westinghouse complete technical feasibility studies for Krško 2 nuclear power plant
04 September 2025 - GEN Energija has presented technical feasibility studies for the site of the future Krško 2 nuclear power plant.
Montenegro’s power utility seeks contractor for two battery storage systems
04 September 2025 - State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore has launched a tender for the purchase of two battery energy storage systems.
Romania begins overhaul to extend operating life of Cernavodă nuclear reactor by 30 years
04 September 2025 - An international consortium led by South Korea's KHNP will reconstruct the Unit 1 reactor at Romania's only nuclear power plant, Cernavodă.
Record solar panel imports in Africa: a lifeline for a continent where 600 million people lack electricity
04 September 2025 - Half of Africa's population still lacks access to electricity, but record growth in solar panel imports could signal a turning point.