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China launches world’s largest compressed-air energy storage plant
30 January 2026 - The 600 MW / 2.4 GWh energy storage facility uses compressed air stored in underground salt caverns to generate electricity during peak demand periods
Romania preparing to build giant AI hub, data centers
29 January 2026 - Romania is developing its Black Sea AI Gigafactory project, of up to EUR 5 billion, and several other investments in new technologies
Montenegro identifies 16.3 GW of low-conflict solar and wind potential
29 January 2026 - The Montenegro Energy Growth and Acceleration project was implemented by The Nature Conservancy and Montenegrin NGO Eco-Team
Record battery installations in EU in 2025 as Bulgaria enters top 3
28 January 2026 - The European Union added 27.1 GWh of battery capacity last year, marking a 12th consecutive record – driven by utility-scale storage
Šušnjar: Croatia allocated EUR 4 billion so far to boost renewables; subsidies for wind, solar to end
28 January 2026 - Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar said at an energy conference that the money could have been put to better use
Croatia’s Končar to invest EUR 500 million in manufacturing over three years
27 January 2026 - Končar has opened a power transformer tank factory with Siemens Energy and it plans to develop anti-drone protection for energy facilities
Researchers in Romania developing agrisolar system with batteries
27 January 2026 - An agrisolar power plant with batteries is being set up in a research and demonstration project in Romania
ContourGlobal enters Greece with battery projects, small PV plants purchase
27 January 2026 - KKR-owned ContourGlobal bought a group of small PV plants in Greece, alongside a portfolio of battery storage projects totaling 500 MW
Enery secures EUR 250 million for hybrid power plants in four EU states
27 January 2026 - The transaction is structured as portfolio project finance, with a single borrower and a single lender, supported by several guarantors
BiH’s electricity imports double to record EUR 321.6 million in 2025
26 January 2026 - Electricity imports to Bosnia and Herzegovina doubled in 2025, mainly due to coal shortages and power plant overhauls
North Seas region signs landmark offshore wind deal
26 January 2026 - Seven heads of state and government and energy ministers of nine countries gathered in Hamburg today to boost the expansion of offshore wind
Enercon inks first delivery of its 7 MW wind turbines to Turkey
26 January 2026 - Enercon and Reges Elektrik have launched a strategic partnership by signing a turbine supply agreement
BIG Mega Renewable Energy secures financing for Văcăreni wind farm project
26 January 2026 - BIG Mega Renewable Energy has reached financial close for its Văcăreni onshore wind project in Tulcea county in Romania
Empowering the next generation: Youth engagement as a pillar of the Energy Transition
26 January 2026 - From youth engagement to real impact: how young people can accelerate fast & fair renewables through local projects and energy communities.
Montenegro’s landfill gas power plant entering electricity market
24 January 2026 - The first landfill gas power plant in the Western Balkans is in test operation, at the Možura landfill in Montenegro
Concession agreement signed for 50 MW Vlašić wind farm in BiH
23 January 2026 - EPBiH's wind farm Vlašić will have up to nine turbines, generating between 112 GWh and 116 GWh annually