Renewables
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
Montenegro’s EPCG signs contract for Otilovići small hydropower plant
23 January 2026 - The contract, worth EUR 6.8 million excluding VAT, was concluded following an open tender, according to the announcement
Slovenia opens its first highway solar power plant
23 January 2026 - Slovenia’s road management firm DARS installed a solar power plant on a noise barrier at a highway, the first of its kind in the country
Turkey’s first large solar-BESS power plant inaugurated
23 January 2026 - Oze Grup has built a 49 MW photovoltaic facility with a 34 MWh battery storage system. It is the first such hybrid power plant in Turkey.
HEP plans to build 91 MW solar power plant on Adriatic coast
22 January 2026 - The photovoltaic facility will be slightly smaller than the 99 MW Korlat system - HEP’s largest, which it is building nearby
Twin pumped storage hydropower projects in Greece get environmental approval
22 January 2026 - Proposals for pumped storage hydropower plants Flampouro and Trani Rachi in northern Greece obtained environmental conditions
Davos: China reaffirms green agenda as US slams EU’s net-zero goal
21 January 2026 - China reiterated its commitment to green development, in contrast to the US, whose commerce secretary said in Davos that America should rely on oil and gas
Energy Community Secretariat seeks expert for its Centre for Renewables Acceleration
21 January 2026 - The Energy Community Secretariat is seeking a senior expert with a thorough understanding of renewable energy planning and permitting workflows
Greece adds 340 MW of wind farms in 2025, acceleration seen for this year
21 January 2026 - New wind capacity came in at 340 MW in Greece last year, with 76 onshore turbines installed, according to HWEA
Energy Community invites applications for 10th Summer School
21 January 2026 - The Energy Community has invited postgraduates, researchers, and young professionals to apply for the 10th Summer School in Tirana, Albania
From Austria to Albania: Verbund, Nordex to deploy 105 wind turbines across Europe
20 January 2026 - Verbund Green Power has entered into a multiyear framework agreement with leading wind turbine producer Nordex Group
Petrović: ERS to launch construction of Trebinje 3, Hrgud this year
20 January 2026 - Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske already has projects in a ready-to-build phase through its subsidiary companies, Luka Petrović explained
Croatia’s HEP to invest EUR 157 million in HPP Varaždin
19 January 2026 - HEP and Končar have signed a contract for the reconstruction of the generating units at the Varaždin hydropower plant
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
19 January 2026 - IRENA expects the world's electricity system flexibility needs, on a daily timescale, to quadruple by 2050 from the 2019 level
Bulgaria to host renewable electricity plants on Luxembourg’s behalf
16 January 2026 - Bulgaria joined Finland as a host country for renewables projects funded by Luxembourg, under the RENEWFM program for 2026