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.
Motor Oil’s MORE completes three battery systems in Greece
MORE, standing for Motor Oil Renewable Energy, built three standalone battery energy storage systems in Greece
KOSTT takes over land in Kosovo* for battery system in US-funded project
KOSTT obtained the 2.3 hectares of land for its 45 MW battery project, funded by Millennium Challenge Corp. of the United States
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