North Macedonia unveils EUR 5.7 billion plan for new power plants, energy storage
North Macedonia's 2026 plan includes 67 power plant projects of at least 1 MW each, for investments totaling an estimated EUR 3.74 billion
Renewables grant call issued for municipalities, energy communities in BiH
The EU4CAET Grant Facility launched its first call for proposals for community-led sustainable energy projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Record battery installations in EU in 2025 as Bulgaria enters top 3
The European Union added 27.1 GWh of battery capacity last year, marking a 12th consecutive record – driven by utility-scale storage
Researchers in Romania developing agrisolar system with batteries
An agrisolar power plant with batteries is being set up in a research and demonstration project in Romania
ContourGlobal enters Greece with battery projects, small PV plants purchase
KKR-owned ContourGlobal bought a group of small PV plants in Greece, alongside a portfolio of battery storage projects totaling 500 MW
Turkey’s first large solar-BESS power plant inaugurated
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.
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
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
Bulgaria joined Finland as a host country for renewables projects funded by Luxembourg, under the RENEWFM program for 2026