Velimir Gavrilović, Fortis Energy: We are developing huge portfolio in SEE
Fortis Energy is working on renewable energy projects of 2 GW altogether in Southeast Europe, of which half is in Serbia
Interenergo launches its first wind farm in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivan Sedlo wind farm is the first in the Sarajevo Canton and the first for Interenergo in Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia issues first guarantees of origin for renewables
The first guarantees of origin were awarded to state power utility ESM, for electricity produced from hydropower.
Largest battery storage system in Balkans commissioned in Bulgaria
A BESS facility of 124.1 MW was inaugurated in Lovech in Bulgaria, next to a photovoltaic park in the local industrial zone
North Macedonia in talks on project to build two hydropower plants
The construction of hydropower plants Čebren and Galište is expected to cost between EUR 1.2 billion and EUR 1.3 billion
Battery storage market in SEE emerging, Western Balkans lagging behind with positive prospects
Battery energy storage systems are still rare in Southeastern Europe, but state support and financing models in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have paved the way for rapid deployment
BEF 2025: Corporates’ education, product diversification crucial to speed-up PPA uptake
A panel on power purchase agreements (PPAs) held at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 gathered stakeholders from all segments of the PPA market
Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up
Representatives of state-owned utilities and independent power producers discussed at BEF 2025 the different approaches to decarbonization in the region
