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Slovenia’s GEN-I enters US energy market
18 February 2026 - GEN-I Trading North America LLC is headquartered in Houston, the city considered one of the world's key energy hubs
Croatia triggers Espoo Convention procedure against BiH over Gornji Horizonti project
18 February 2026 - Gornji Horizonty project is being implemented by Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske, with construction of the HPP HPP Dabar currently underway
War on green transition: US threatens to pull out of IEA
18 February 2026 - US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has urged the International Energy Agency (IEA) to focus on energy security, instead of promoting renewables
Scatec starting construction of 190 MW of solar power in Romania
18 February 2026 - Norwegian company Scatec has reached financial close for its 189.7 MW photovoltaic portfolio in Romania, enabling it to break ground
ElevenEs brings heavyweights on board LFP battery cell factory project
18 February 2026 - ElevenEs has completed the first closing of its series B investment round backed by Caterpillar Venture Capital and an affiliate of BST (HK)
Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia signs MoU with Balkan Green Energy News on cooperation and partnership
17 February 2026 - The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia will expand its cooperation with Balkan Green Energy News in advancing the energy transition in the region
Four out of four: all geothermal sites in Croatia show significant potential
17 February 2026 - Significant geothermal potential for heating has been confirmed near Zaprešić. It is the fourth out of the four explored sites in Croatia.
First Greek batteries to claim up to EUR 157.000 per MW in 2026
17 February 2026 - The first standalone batteries to enter the system in Greece will get significant income, according to the electricity distribution system operator
Slovenia introduces air pollution, noise fee for trucks
16 February 2026 - The amendments to the Toll Act transpose the European Union’s Eurovignette Directive into national legislation
Serbia, Azerbaijan sign agreement to build gas-fired power plant
16 February 2026 - The combined cycle plant is expected to have an installed capacity of around 500 MW, with the investment estimated at EUR 600 million
BiH starts working on national hydrogen strategy
13 February 2026 - The implementation of the CEI Support to Hydrogen Strategy Development and Know-How Transfer for BiH project began in Sarajevo
Spain’s solar power capacity tops 50 GW
13 February 2026 - Spain’s total solar capacity currently stands at around 50.2 GW, or 34% of the overall electricity generation capacity, according to REE
Sarajevo installs digitalized containers for textile waste
13 February 2026 - Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has introduced ten special containers for the separation and recycling of textile waste
Romania to build one small reactor to test before proceeding with six-unit SMR project
13 February 2026 - Nuclearelectrica voted to launch the investment in an SMR project of 462 MW. Reportedly, it would build and test one of the six units before continuing.
Serbia’s new electricity market rules bring important changes
12 February 2026 - Nikola Tošić, Market Division Manager at Serbia's transmission system operator EMS, explains new electricity market rules
Von der Leyen: EU working with member states to cut taxes and lower energy prices
12 February 2026 - The taxes that industry pays on power are 15 times higher than on gas, Ursula von der Leyen said at the Antwerp European Industry Summit