decarbonization
ESM secures EUR 1.5 million grant to accelerate North Macedonia’s energy transition
04 November 2025 - North Macedonia’s power utility has secured a EUR 1.5 million grant to strengthen its capacity and accelerate the energy transition
PPC building three battery storage facilities in Greece
30 October 2025 - PPC Group has launched the construction of a battery energy storage system in the area of its Amyntaio coal plant
Bulgaria’s coal regions to get further EUR 808 million for just transition
29 October 2025 - Total investments in the just transition of the Stara Zagora, Kyustendil, and Pernik coal regions and ten municipalities will reach EUR 1.38 billion
European Commission: Russian gas ban doesn’t include transit to Serbia, BiH
24 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News asked the European Commission to clarify if the supply of Russian gas to Serbia and BiH would be halted as of January 1, 2026
Renewable electricity should not be subject to EU’s CO2 import tax
23 October 2025 - The European Commission may solve CBAM's unintended effects on renewables in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski said in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
Repono acquires BESS project for 404 MWh in Romania
23 October 2025 - The Argeș project reached a ready-to-build stage. It has a contract with Transelectrica for a grid connection
North Macedonia launches decarbonization guide for small businesses
22 October 2025 - The Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, with the EU's support, has developed the country’s first decarbonization guide for small businesses
Romania’s coal town Turceni starts EUR 380 million green energy transformation
20 October 2025 - Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and green hydrogen
Energy Community’s CBAM Readiness Tracker: Western Balkans still far from exemption as full implementation nears
20 October 2025 - The Energy Community’s 2025 CBAM Readiness Tracker suggests efforts to meet the exemption criteria for electricity are gaining momentum
Montenegro’s EPCG to develop floating solar, thermal batteries, high-altitude wind turbines
16 October 2025 - Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed within the framework of the European Union – Montenegro Investment Conference
Apple signs PPAs in Greece, Romania as part of drive to green its devices’ consumption
14 October 2025 - Apple is facilitating 650 MW of renewable energy projects in Spain, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania
EU, Serbia to support ElevenEs in battery cell manufacturing expansion
14 October 2025 - ElevenEs signed a declaration of support with the European Commission and the Development Agency of Serbia for its expansion of battery cell manufacturing
Kosovo’s* just energy transition: greening the Kingdom of Coal
06 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards, is publishing the three winning articles
Slovenia allocates EUR 375 million for sustainable mobility
03 October 2025 - Slovenia has allocated EUR 835 million from the Climate Fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Voice from beyond the centre
03 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards,...
Serbia proposes taxes on greenhouse gas emissions, imported carbon-intensive products
03 October 2025 - The draft Law on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and draft Law on Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax in Serbia both envisage EUR 4 per ton of CO2 equivalent