electricity
Albania gives green light to CWP Europe for 600 MW wind park
13 January 2026 - Albania issued a preliminary approval for CWP Europe's wind power project Tropoja of 600 MW in the country's north
Greece’s IPTO mulls capital increase with existing shareholders
12 January 2026 - Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece reportedly needs a capital boost of EUR 1.1 billion to keep the development plan on track
Belgium’s former Ministry of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten to become CEO of WindEurope next month
12 January 2026 - WindEurope's CEO-appointee Tinne Van der Straeten, Belgium's former minister of energy, will assume office on February 2
Why CEE is one of most attractive regions for investment in new energy projects
12 January 2026 - Munir Hassan and Thomas Hamerl, partners in CMS's energy practice, outlined the developments in the renewable energy market for 2026
Spajić: Japanese company Itochu eyes Montenegro’s waste-to-energy project
09 January 2026 - Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić said a 50 MW incinerator is about to be built for municipal waste
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.
Slovenia to aid energy-intensive companies with EUR 30 million per year
09 January 2026 - Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy Bojan Kumer said the bill addresses the serious challenges facing this segment of Slovenia's economy
Kelag International strengthens European presence with brand unification
08 January 2026 - Kelag International has unified its subsidiaries under its single brand, saying it is strengthening the group’s European identity
EU’s amendments to CBAM: possibility of relief, but January 1 brought market uncertainty
06 January 2026 - Long-awaited implementing acts and amendments to the CBAM Regulation brought only a minor relief for...
D.Trading to offtake 200 MW of solar in PPA with Econergy in Romania
06 January 2026 - DTEK Group's D.Trading signed an offtake deal with Econergy for 200 MW of solar power in Romania, including the country's largest PV plant
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
China completes grid connection of world’s largest open sea PV plant
31 December 2025 - CHN Energy fully connected to the mainland grid a 1 GW solar power system that it built on the open sea off the coast of Shandong in China
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
Elektroprivreda BiH to invest EUR 885 million over next three years
29 December 2025 - Government-controlled power company Elektroprivreda BiH, which operates in the Federation of BiH, has adopted the 2026-2028 business plan
Israel, Greece, Cyprus reaffirm commitment to joint energy projects
25 December 2025 - Israel, Greece and Cyprus vowed to safeguard their sea lanes and critical infrastructure against emerging threats
Synthos Green Energy, Blue Bird Energy join forces to deploy SMRs in Bulgaria
25 December 2025 - Synthos Green Energy and Blue Bird Energy have signed a letter of intent to partner on the deployment of small modular reactors in Bulgaria