electricity
Satellite dishes get new life, hosting solar panels for data center
26 June 2025 - A Swiss firm converted its unused satellite dishes into solar dishes to power its data center, using SolarEdge-s inverters and optimizers.
Solar power exceeds Bulgaria’s entire electricity demand for first time
25 June 2025 - For the first time, photovoltaic production alone surpassed power consumption in Bulgaria – for two hours
Grants for public institutions’ solar projects in Romania top EUR 500 million
25 June 2025 - The number of grants for solar energy projects at public institutions across Romania has increased to 1,046
Court ruling brings risk of reversal of power market liberalization in Kosovo*
25 June 2025 - A court in Kosovo* supported the claims of one company, suspending its obligation to purchase electricity in the free market
Greece to rely on carbon price, renewables potential in green hydrogen development
25 June 2025 - Despite early efforts to develop green hydrogen and its first regulatory framework, Greece finds itself on a steep curve.
Ireland ends coal use – Spain, Italy, Greece set to follow
24 June 2025 - The last coal plants in several countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally
Alteo building solar park with battery storage for MOL Group
23 June 2025 - MOL's 37.4 MW solar power plant with BESS of 40 MWh will contribute to the energy independence of its oil and gas complex in Algyő
North Macedonia, Kosovo* planning 400 kV power interconnection
23 June 2025 - TSOs of North Macedonia and Kosovo* are developing a project for a 400 kV interconnection between Tetovo and Prizren and other grid upgrades
EU institutions reach deal on CBAM simplification
20 June 2025 - Colegislators in Brussels struck a provisional agreement on simplifying CBAM. There is no delay in scope for countries neighboring the EU.
Serbia preparing nuclear, hydrogen deal with South Korea’s KHNP
20 June 2025 - After contacts with Russia, Slovenia and China and the start of cooperation with France, Serbia is expecting an agreement with South Korea's KHNP
MET Group inaugurates Hungary’s largest battery energy storage system
19 June 2025 - MET Group installed a battery energy storage system of 40 MW and a two-hour duration at its gas power plant Dunamenti near Budapest
Western Balkan coal plants cut harmful emissions in 2024 but breaches remain extreme
19 June 2025 - SO2 emissions from NERP-bound coal plants in BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia were six times above legal limits last year
Spain’s voltage control was insufficient at time of April blackout
18 June 2025 - The total blackout in the Iberian Peninsula on April 28 was caused by overvoltage, with several factors contributing to the crash
EDPR reportedly exiting Greece as all power plants, projects are on sale
11 June 2025 - EDP Renewables (EDPR) is about to divest of all its assets in Greece and leave next year, according to the domestic media
ENTSO-E proposes delaying CBAM on electricity by one year
10 June 2025 - ENTSO-E recommended to the EU to prolong the transitional period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for electricity by a year
Serbia’s EMS starts construction of third section of Trans-Balkan Corridor
10 June 2025 - Elektromreža Srbije started construction works for the part of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor between Obrenovac and Bajina Bašta