Renewables
Romania launches renewables auction for 3.5 GW
13 May 2025 - The Romanian Ministry of Energy issued a call for 3.47 GW of wind and solar power capacity. The deadline for submissions is July 11.
Citizens, activists in Bulgaria oppose wind farm project that would destroy forest
13 May 2025 - In the Avren municipality of Bulgaria, citizens and activists are preparing a protest against a planned wind farm that would result in the felling of 30 hectares of forest.
Significant step for citizen energy in BiH – Republic of Srpska enables establishment of first renewable energy communities in region
12 May 2025 - The Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities making up BiH, adopted a rulebook on renewable energy communities
Second HVDC link from mainland Greece to Crete coming online
12 May 2025 - IPTO is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world
Everything is ready for Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – welcome!
11 May 2025 - On May 14 and 15, Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 will gather four hundred participants from more then 30 countries from the region, Europe, and beyond
Bulgaria’s IBEX launches guarantees of origin market
09 May 2025 - The first four participants registered last month at the guarantees of origin platform of the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX)
Major offshore wind projects shelved in another blow to industry
09 May 2025 - Ørsted decided to halt its Hornsea 4 project in the UK, while the US stopped the construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 facility
Serbia’s EPS signs PPAs for wind parks Alibunar 1, Alibunar 2
08 May 2025 - Serbia's state-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije will offtake electricity from future wind parks Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, of 168 MW in total.
Serbia’s TSO EMS signs grid connection contracts for 11 renewable power plants
08 May 2025 - TSO Elektromreža Srbije said the contracts were signed after the second interval for the preparation of grid connection studies
Croatia’s HEP to install first floating PV plant on reservoir of HPP Dubrava
07 May 2025 - State-owned company Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has already installed one photovoltaic facility near its HPP Dubrava
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – top delegations coming from EU, Southeast European countries
07 May 2025 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 features eight panel discussions and more than 50 speakers: distinguished energy experts and representatives of energy companies
Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers
06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found
Croatia’s Pag island to produce green hydrogen using wave energy
06 May 2025 - The island town of Novalja could become one of the first in Croatia to begin the production of green hydrogen, and a rare example in the region
Self-consumption capacity set to break 1 GW in Greece
06 May 2025 - Renewable energy projects for self-consumption are expected to reach 1 GW this year in Greece
Republic of Srpska awards concession for Trebinje 3 solar project
05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh