electricity
First section of Čibuk 2 wind park in Serbia begins trial operation
29 October 2025 - Masdar and Taaleri Energia generated the first megawatt-hours in their Čibuk 2 wind power plant in Serbia
Božinovska: Solar overtakes hydro in North Macedonia
29 October 2025 - In 2024, renewables accounted for more than half of the country’s total installed electricity capacity - 56%, Sanja Božinovska said
Shanghai Electric becomes contractor for Romania’s largest solar park with batteries
29 October 2025 - Econergy, owner of the largest PV park in Romania, picked Shanghai Electric for the EPC job for a two times larger facility, with a 150 MW battery system
Mingyang presents ultralarge floating twin wind turbine concept
28 October 2025 - Chinese manufacturer Mingyang – Ming Yang Smart Energy is designing a dual floating wind turbine of 50 MW
Domac: No energy transition without much stronger grid investments
28 October 2025 - Croatia is investing only half as much in the power network as Slovenia and Austria, head of Croatia's REGEA agency Julije Domac warned
Share of private power producers in Albania tops 50%
27 October 2025 - There is more electricity generation capacity in private ownership in Albania than in the system under state-controlled utility KESH
Alerion to begin construction of wind parks in Romania totaling 336 MW
27 October 2025 - Italy-based Alerion has obtained all permits for three wind farms in southeastern Romania, with 336 MW in overall planned capacity
EU allows Romania to delay shutdown of coal plants until end-2029
24 October 2025 - Amid delays in gas power projects, the European Commission approved Romania's request to push back the closure of several coal-fired systems
Romania issues call for additional wind power auction for 290 MW
24 October 2025 - Wind farm project developers in Romania can bid by November 24 for state aid in the form of contracts for difference – CfDs
Montenegro, Italy sign memorandum on electricity market coupling
24 October 2025 - A new deal paved the way for electricity market coupling and installing the second cable within the Monita interconnector under the Adriatic
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
SANY International takes over large PV-BESS project in southwestern Romania
21 October 2025 - Sany International (Singapore) acquired a project for a solar power plant of 95 MW in peak capacity combined with 218 MWh in battery storage
Two large photovoltaic parks commissioned in Albania in 2025
20 October 2025 - In the first eight months of this year, Albania added two solar parks of 150 MW in total and a hydropower system of 48.9 MW to its transmission grid
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
NGEN inaugurates Austria’s most powerful battery energy storage system
17 October 2025 - NGEN Group commissioned its expanded BESS, which is again the largest grid-supporting facility of its kind in Austria