State Grid Corp. of China commissions world’s largest pumped storage hydropower plant
After testing the last units in its Fengning pumped storage system, State Grid now operates the largest such facility on the planet
Slovenia adopts updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Slovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
Wrecked pumped storage hydropower plant Chaira gets one unit back online
One of four units in the Chaira pumped storage facility is back on the grid, the first repaired after the entire system crashed in 2022
Croatia’s HEP is searching for locations for wind farms, projects to acquire
State-owned power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda will research the remaining potential for wind farms in Croatia
Renewable energy project frenzy in Greece defies curtailments
Applications for new renewable energy projects continued unabated in Greece in 2024 according to Independent Power Transmission Operator
Financing secured for three hydropower plants on Bistrica river
The Republic of Srpska has signed an agreement with Chinese company AVIC to finance three hydropower plants on the Bistrica river
Vjosa campaign declares victory against small hydropower plants on Shushica river
A court in Albania scrapped the project for small hydropower plants on the Shushica upon a complaint by locals and environmentalists
Global pledge signed to boost energy storage six times to 1.5 TW
The COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge calls for increasing capability by six times to 1.5 TW by 2030
