Demolition of two small hydropower plants underway in Šar Mountains
The removal of two small hydropower plants has begun in Šar Mountain National Park in North Macedonia
Romania to sink loaded barges in Danube to secure cooling water for nuclear plant
Romania is struggling to ensure cooling water for the Cernavodă nuclear power plant amid low river levels caused by the heatwave
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments
Prosumers: We are sustaining Romania’s energy system amid crisis
Prosumers group APCE claimed merits for keeping the Romanian grid in balance as the drop in Danube water flows jeopardized power supply
Water rationing looms as Danube remains at critical lows
The drop in water flow in the Danube is breaking multi-decade records, so water restrictions in Serbia may be imminent, hydrologist Dejan Vladiković warned
Serbia opens operational diesel reserves to maintain supply stability
Oil companies in Serbia gained access to operational diesel fuel reserves, as low river water levels are hindering imports, and the global situation is becoming more complex
Cyclades islands including Santorini get direct power link to mainland Greece
The subsea electric interconnection project for Santorini, Folegandros, Milos and Serifos is done, rounding up IPTO's wider investment in cables linking the Cyclades islands to the mainland grid
Bucharest building rainwater retention basins in bid to become ‘sponge city’
Bucharest is building three large rainwater retention basins in parts of the city most vulnerable to flooding during heavy rainfall