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Jantzen Renewables gets building permit for 360 MW battery in Romania
12 March 2026 - The investment in Repono1 battery energy storage system reached the ready-to-build point, its developer Jantzen Renewables said
The moonshot moment for energy communities: expectations from the Citizens Energy Package
12 March 2026 - Can the EU’s Citizens Energy Package unlock the full potential of energy communities? REScoop experts examine targets, finance, grids and regulation.
Greece races to complete more energy projects and reforms before RRF ends
12 March 2026 - Greece has made significant progress in its energy transition with the help of the Resilience and Recovery Fund (RRF)
Visoko set to host BiH’s first energy community
11 March 2026 - The Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency has signed the implementation agreement for the first phase of the BIHREC project
There is no power price crisis in Europe – analysis
11 March 2026 - Intervening in wholesale electricity markets would increase costs for consumers, while undermining investor confidence, according to a paper that Eurelectric commissioned
RGreen, Renalfa Solarpro start another joint venture for Romania, Poland
11 March 2026 - RGreen Invest and Renalfa Solarpro Group are establishing one more joint venture company – Renalfa Power Clusters (RPC)
HELLENiQ Energy gets its first PV plants in Romania online
11 March 2026 - Athens-based conglomerate HELLENiQ Energy started commercial operations of its first two photovoltaic parks in Romania
HGK: Croatia has only 11 MW of battery power, regulations stall investments
10 March 2026 - The Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) has published a position paper on barriers to battery investments in the country
No bids in Montenegro’s second tender for battery energy storage
10 March 2026 - The tender was for only 200 kWh to 260 kWh of battery storage, whereas the previous, cancelled bidding envisaged 240 MWh
Swiss S2P Electric signs grid connection deal for solar project in Montenegro
10 March 2026 - The contract represents the eighth such deal for grid connection for renewable energy power plants signed by Montenegro’s TSO CGES
Threat of mass exodus as desalination plants targeted in Gulf countries, Iran
09 March 2026 - The Iran war could heavily disrupt the water supply in the region, and desalination plants in particular, alongside environmental disasters
Croatia reduces air polluting emissions by up to 98% – ministry
09 March 2026 - The Government of Croatia issued a report on the air pollutant emissions inventory for 2026, covering the period from 1990 to 2024
Božinovska: Interconnections crucial for Western Balkans energy security
09 March 2026 - North Macedonia is actively working on several key projects for interconnections with electricity systems in the region, said Sanja Božinovska
Đedović Handanović: Serbia must start building nuclear power plant before 2035
09 March 2026 - President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented the national strategy Serbia 2030. It is divided into 11 points
Children’s first solar village in Croatia rushes toward energy independence
06 March 2026 - SOS Children's Village Lekenik, located between cities of Zagreb and Sisak, has installed a 100 kW solar power plant
Major BESS investments in Romania advancing to completion
06 March 2026 - Several companies achieved progress in their projects for large battery energy storage systems in Romania, both for colocated and standalone facilities