electricity
Hidroelectrica picks contractor for PV systems on 20 hydropower plants
16 May 2025 - Hidroelectrica hired Servelect and subcontractor Electroplus to install solar panels on the roofs of 20 hydropower plants on the Olt river
Živković, EPS: Weakness of Serbian energy system is no option
16 May 2025 - Serbia's EPS is committed to green targets, but it won't compromise energy security, CEO Dušan Živković said at BEF 2025
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy
15 May 2025 - With a majority of votes, 62 out of 120, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Energy, aligning the legal framework with the EU
Consortium completing spatial plan for solar-BESS strategic partnership in Serbia
15 May 2025 - Hyundai Engineering and UGT Renewables are in a strategic partnership in Serbia for 1.2 GW, with batteries. They plan to expand in the region.
Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 – energy market reforms accelerate integration into EU
14 May 2025 - Electricity market coupling is a major factor in EU integration, alongside deeper coordination within the region, interconnections, investments and carbon pricing, top officials said at Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF 2025
CWP Europe signs PPA, CfD for its Solarina PV project with Serbia’s EPS
13 May 2025 - CWP Europe signed a PPA, CfD and balancing responsibility deal for its Solarina photovoltaic project in Serbia with state-owned EPS
Electrohold Trade partners with TMH to optimize 2.5 GWh of battery storage in Bulgaria
13 May 2025 - Early next year, The Mobility House (TMH) is set to ramp up the aggregation of Electrohold's energy assets under a newly signed deal
Construction starting in second phase of giant PV plant in Peloponnese coal land
13 May 2025 - Terna won the contract for the construction of the second phase (of three) of a 490 MW solar park in Megalopolis, on former lignite mines
Romania launches renewables auction for 3.5 GW
13 May 2025 - The Romanian Ministry of Energy issued a call for 3.47 GW of wind and solar power capacity. The deadline for submissions is July 11.
Second HVDC link from mainland Greece to Crete coming online
12 May 2025 - IPTO is completing the last elements of the Ariadne Interconnection project, one of the deepest subsea links in the world
Bulgaria’s IBEX launches guarantees of origin market
09 May 2025 - The first four participants registered last month at the guarantees of origin platform of the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX)
Major offshore wind projects shelved in another blow to industry
09 May 2025 - Ørsted decided to halt its Hornsea 4 project in the UK, while the US stopped the construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 facility
Serbia’s EPS signs PPAs for wind parks Alibunar 1, Alibunar 2
08 May 2025 - Serbia's state-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije will offtake electricity from future wind parks Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2, of 168 MW in total.
Europe has record battery storage capacity growth in 2024 but expansion slows
08 May 2025 - The leap in new battery storage capacity in Europe last year wasn't as impressive as in the previous years
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Global solar power capacity hits 2.2 TW in 2024, with Turkey among top growers
06 May 2025 - The world added 597 GW of photovoltaic capacity last year, achieving an astounding 36% rate of growth, SolarPower Europe found