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DRI secures financing for Vacaresti solar park in Romania
13 August 2025 - DRI obtained non-recourse loans of up to EUR 60 million to finance its Vacaresti solar park in Romania
Worrying results of coal, overburden production in BiH’s power utility
13 August 2025 - Increasing coal production is the only way to stabilize the energy system in the Federation of BiH, EPBiH CEO Sanel Buljubašić said
Slovenia’s HESS inks 9.2 MW deal for two solar power plants near HPP Brežice
13 August 2025 - Hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi will install two PV plants near its Brežice hydropower plant
Bulgaria, Romania offer much higher renewable energy project returns than Greece – HELLENiQ Energy
12 August 2025 - Greece-based HELLENiQ Energy has purchased three projects at a ready-to-build phase in Romania and Bulgaria
New solar park in Romania of 71 MW gets final permit for launch
12 August 2025 - Shikun and Binui Energy is about to begin delivering electricity to the Romanian grid from its Satu Mare photovoltaic plant
Bulgaria to add batteries of up to 10,000 MWh in capacity within months – ESO
12 August 2025 - Bulgaria’s Electricity System Operator has received grid connection applications for batteries with 12 GW in total capability
First part of Tenevo PV plant comes online, batteries are under construction
12 August 2025 - The largest hybrid power plant in Bulgaria is beginning to take shape as the Tenevo PV park came online and the BESS is under construction
Wind power takes lead in new renewables investment wave in Romania
12 August 2025 - The number of maturing wind power projects and the ones under construction in Romania is rising steadily after a decade-long pause
Final investment decision for Romania’s SMR project could be delayed
11 August 2025 - RoPower Nuclear, the joint venture established for the SMR project, intends to use NuScale’s technology
100,000 home batteries in California act as 500 MW power plant
11 August 2025 - Residential batteries provided over 500 MW of capacity to the California power system during the test event
Water shortages in Southeastern Europe point to desalination as strategic approach
08 August 2025 - Turkey got its first floating desalination facility, running on wind and solar power, while other Balkan countries are examining such options
Greek coal region of Megalopolis opens new chapter after lignite
08 August 2025 - Megalopolis, in the Peloponnese peninsula, is one of Greece's two coal regions, along with Western Macedonia
Romanian bourse BRM joins power auctions within European Single Intraday Coupling
08 August 2025 - With this move, BRM becomes part of the Intraday Auctions (IDA) system, launched across Europe in June 2024.
Critics of Serbia’s draft mining strategy barred from public hearing
08 August 2025 - A public consultation was held on the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and other Geological Resources in Serbia
EU donates EUR 240 million to Serbia for environment, energy efficiency
07 August 2025 - The EU approved EUR 240 million in non-repayable assistance to Serbia from IPA funds for projects worth an overall EUR 325.2 million
North Macedonia raising capacity threshold for prosumers, speeding up permitting
07 August 2025 - Under the proposed changes, the threshold for rooftop solar would be increased to 10 kW for households and 70 kW for businesses.