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Croatia prepares first bioeconomy strategy
09 January 2026 - The Government of Croatia has adopted the Draft Bioeconomy Strategy until 2035, which foresees investments of EUR 200 million
Serbia developing legal framework for CO2 storage
08 January 2026 - Serbia's draft law on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation will include permanent disposal of CO2 in geological formations of depleted deposits
Semi-transparent solar systems not cost-efficient if transparency is above 50%
08 January 2026 - Transparency of over 50% in semi-transparent solar modules significantly reduces system efficiency per unit area, which directly increases electricity generation costs
Romania plans to lease unproductive land for renewable energy projects
08 January 2026 - Romania is drafting legislation that would enable awarding concessions on unproductive and degraded agricultural land for renewable energy plants
Kelag International strengthens European presence with brand unification
08 January 2026 - Kelag International has unified its subsidiaries under its single brand, saying it is strengthening the group’s European identity
Why nobody in Slovenia bothers to remove snow from solar panels
08 January 2026 - Slovenian solar power plant operators are not attempting to remove snow from panels, as doing so would cause more harm than good
New auction announced in Greece for 600 MW for electricity for vulnerable households
08 January 2026 - The Greek government specified the conditions for a renewable energy auction. The Apollo initiative is aimed at reducing costs for vulnerable households.
EU’s amendments to CBAM: possibility of relief, but January 1 brought market uncertainty
06 January 2026 - Long-awaited implementing acts and amendments to the CBAM Regulation brought only a minor relief for...
After adding PV unit, Slovenian gas power plant TEB launches battery project
06 January 2026 - The management of the Brestanica gas power plant has decided to diversify its activities further with a battery energy storage system
D.Trading to offtake 200 MW of solar in PPA with Econergy in Romania
06 January 2026 - DTEK Group's D.Trading signed an offtake deal with Econergy for 200 MW of solar power in Romania, including the country's largest PV plant
Montenegro’s TSO CGES to invest EUR 200 million
05 January 2026 - Montenegrin TSO CGES plans to invest EUR 200 million, according to Ranko Redžić, manager of the company's national dispatching center
Serbia to put mining strategy to parliament vote
05 January 2026 - The Government of Serbia passed the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and Other Geological Resources
Slovenian DSO registers enormous interest in connecting BESS to distribution grid
05 January 2026 - Elektro Ljubljana has observed a rise in investor interest last summer in directly connecting batteries to distribution substations
Shared power, shared security: Nordic lessons for Europe’s energy resilience
05 January 2026 - What can Europe learn from the Nordic countries about energy resilience? This opinion explores how grids, interconnections and market integration can support a reliable net-zero power system.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Đedović Handanović: Construction of 1 GW solar project to start in 2026
31 December 2025 - The shareholders' assembly of of Elektroprivreda Srbije adopted the Three-Year Business Plan for the period 2026-2028