electricity
Mickoski: Western Balkans should unite to attract investments in data centers, electricity production
30 January 2026 - Speaking to TV21 regarding messages from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hristijan Mickoski pointed out that he is working on this
Germany’s Merz: Nuclear fusion to make wind power obsolete
30 January 2026 - Chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed nuclear fusion would introduce electricity so cheap that it would replace wind power within thirty years
Romania preparing to build giant AI hub, data centers
29 January 2026 - Romania is developing its Black Sea AI Gigafactory project, of up to EUR 5 billion, and several other investments in new technologies
Record battery installations in EU in 2025 as Bulgaria enters top 3
28 January 2026 - The European Union added 27.1 GWh of battery capacity last year, marking a 12th consecutive record – driven by utility-scale storage
Šušnjar: Croatia allocated EUR 4 billion so far to boost renewables; subsidies for wind, solar to end
28 January 2026 - Minister of Economy Ante Šušnjar said at an energy conference that the money could have been put to better use
Researchers in Romania developing agrisolar system with batteries
27 January 2026 - 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
27 January 2026 - KKR-owned ContourGlobal bought a group of small PV plants in Greece, alongside a portfolio of battery storage projects totaling 500 MW
North Seas region signs landmark offshore wind deal
26 January 2026 - Seven heads of state and government and energy ministers of nine countries gathered in Hamburg today to boost the expansion of offshore wind
Enercon inks first delivery of its 7 MW wind turbines to Turkey
26 January 2026 - Enercon and Reges Elektrik have launched a strategic partnership by signing a turbine supply agreement
BIG Mega Renewable Energy secures financing for Văcăreni wind farm project
26 January 2026 - BIG Mega Renewable Energy has reached financial close for its Văcăreni onshore wind project in Tulcea county in Romania
Montenegro’s landfill gas power plant entering electricity market
24 January 2026 - The first landfill gas power plant in the Western Balkans is in test operation, at the Možura landfill in Montenegro
Slovenia opens its first highway solar power plant
23 January 2026 - Slovenia’s road management firm DARS installed a solar power plant on a noise barrier at a highway, the first of its kind in the country
Turkey’s first large solar-BESS power plant inaugurated
23 January 2026 - 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.
North Macedonia’s MEMO power exchange starts work with BSP on intraday segment launch
22 January 2026 - North Macedonia's MEMO signed a deal with the Slovenian BSP Energy Exchange for the provision of trading platforms and a clearing platform
Twin pumped storage hydropower projects in Greece get environmental approval
22 January 2026 - Proposals for pumped storage hydropower plants Flampouro and Trani Rachi in northern Greece obtained environmental conditions
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