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CEO Dejan Paravan leaving Slovenian state-owned GEN energija
16 October 2025 - Dejan Paravan has resigned as Slovenian state-owned GEN energija's chief executive and is reportedly joining NGEN
Principia builds CfD-backed battery storage facility in Greece
15 October 2025 - Principia built its first BESS in just six months. The Themelio facility in Chalkidiki in northern Greece has 49 MW in operating power.
Renalfa IPP expands its Tenevo, Kaolinovo PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries
14 October 2025 - Renalfa IPP built a 65 MW battery energy storage system in Tenevo within a hybrid project, and expanded its Kaolinovo PV plant and added a BESS to it
Türk Telekom puts solar power plant into operation as part of 530 MW project
14 October 2025 - Telecommunications operator Türk Telekom inaugurated the first part of a solar power plant of 128 MW in peak capacity, out of 530 MW planned
International Power Supply inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery gigafactory
13 October 2025 - International Power Supply (IPS) opened its Factory X1 on the outskirts of Sofia, with a capacity of 3 GWh per year
CJR Renewables completes construction of 102 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania
09 October 2025 - The Urleasca wind farm in Brăila county in eastern Romania is complete, contractor CJR Renewables said
Karatzis, Metlen to install Greece’s largest battery in joint venture
09 October 2025 - Metlen and Karatzis Group of Companies are establishing a joint venture for a standalone BESS of 330 MW and 790 MWh
Policy changes in US will have marginal impact on global energy transition
09 October 2025 - AI energy use may seem alarming, but it is projected to stay below EV charging and the cooling of buildings, DNV calculated
Bulgaria’s BEH wants direct link to future Black Sea cable to participate in project
09 October 2025 - CEO of BEH Valentin Nikolov hinted that Bulgaria would opt for an electricity corridor via Turkey if the proposed cable under the Black Sea doesn't include a direct link to his country
Montenegrin TSO CGES buying power transmission lines from its Serbian counterpart EMS
08 October 2025 - Serbian TSO EMS agreed with CGES agreed that each would become the owner of the parts of overhead transmission lines on its country's territory
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to equip hydropower plants with battery storage
08 October 2025 - Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to integrate battery storage with all its run-of-river hydropower plants
Under Reform Agenda, BiH commits to aligning electricity prices with market
07 October 2025 - The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Reform Agenda, after a delay longer than one year
Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy – North Macedonia to host 14-IFESD forum on October 28-30
07 October 2025 - Officials, policymakers, experts, business leaders, scholars and civil society representatives are gathering in Skopje on October 28-30 at the 14-IFESD
Econergy to assume 100% ownership of Romania’s biggest solar park, add batteries
06 October 2025 - Econergy agreed to buy Nofar's stake in the Rătești PV plant, the largest in Romania. It intends to add a 120 MW battery storage system.
Kosovo’s* just energy transition: greening the Kingdom of Coal
06 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards, is publishing the three winning articles
Romanian town signs partnership for 200 MW solar park with BESS
03 October 2025 - A public-private partnership between the local authority in Târgu Lăpuș and a project firm is aimed at building the biggest PV plant in Transylvania