decarbonization
Prinos CO2 storage project offshore Greece gets EU endorsement
06 February 2026 - The EU issued a positive opinion on EnEarth's Prinos CO2 storage project for offshore geological oil reservoirs under the Aegean Sea
Slovenia earmarks EUR 1.13 billion for gradual closure of Velenje coal mine
05 February 2026 - Coal mining in Velenje is planned to end by 2033, with mine closure activities expected to proceed gradually until 2045
Serbia’s power utility EPS boosts profit to over EUR 360 million in 2025
03 February 2026 - Elektroprivreda Srbije posted a profit of RSD 42.3 billion for 2025, a significant increase from 2024, when net income was RSD 26.1 billion
Renewables grant call issued for municipalities, energy communities in BiH
02 February 2026 - The EU4CAET Grant Facility launched its first call for proposals for community-led sustainable energy projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šoštanj authorities demand clear benefits for citizens from Slovenia’s first floating solar plant
30 January 2026 - State-owned power utility HSE hopes that construction on Slovenia's first floating solar power plant could begin in late 2027
Urban industrial symbiosis: a path towards sustainable partnerships
22 January 2026 - Urban industrial symbiosis can unlock major energy efficiency gains by connecting industry and cities, boosting resilience, competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU.
Motor Oil’s MORE completes three battery systems in Greece
20 January 2026 - MORE, standing for Motor Oil Renewable Energy, built three standalone battery energy storage systems in Greece
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
19 January 2026 - IRENA expects the world's electricity system flexibility needs, on a daily timescale, to quadruple by 2050 from the 2019 level
Renewables account for 99% of Turkey’s net electricity capacity additions
16 January 2026 - Electricity capacity in Turkey reached 122 GW in 2025, of which 62% was from renewables, according to the SHURA Energy Transition Center
Titan signs deal with Serbia’s EPS for fly ash from coal power plant
14 January 2026 - Cement maker Titan Group is getting access to five million tons of fly ash from the TENT B coal power plant in Serbia
ContourGlobal installs 500 MWh standalone BESS facility in Bulgaria
09 January 2026 - ContourGlobal inaugurated a standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW. It is participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.
Serbia developing legal framework for CO2 storage
08 January 2026 - Serbia's draft law on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation will include permanent disposal of CO2 in geological formations of depleted deposits
After adding PV unit, Slovenian gas power plant TEB launches battery project
06 January 2026 - The management of the Brestanica gas power plant has decided to diversify its activities further with a battery energy storage system
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Athens International Airport builds biggest photovoltaic-BESS plant
29 December 2025 - Athens International Airport (AIA) has a PV plant of 51.5 MW with 82 MWh in energy storage, the largest such facility in Europe
OMV Petrom, CE Oltenia building solar parks of 550 MW in total
23 December 2025 - Romanian state-owned CE Oltenia is turning its coal land into PV plants in partnership with OMV Petrom. The four projects total 550 MW.