electricity
Biggest PV plant in Slovenia begins regular operation
21 July 2025 - The largest solar power plant in Slovenia, built by Moja elektrarna, has only 7.1 MW in peak capacity and a 5 MW grid connection
Pexapark: PPA activity in Europe drops in first half of 2025
21 July 2025 - PPA activity in renewables in Europe fell 26% lower in year-on-year terms in the first half, but not everywhere and not due to solar power
Energy Community marks 20th anniversary as integration pillar for Southeastern Europe
17 July 2025 - The Energy Community Ministerial Council held its annual informal meeting in Athens, where the organization was founded twenty years ago
Clean transition, decarbonization among priorities in EU’s draft budget
17 July 2025 - Within the EU's proposed long-term budget, the EUR 409 billion European Competitiveness Fund is for strategic technologies including for the clean transition and decarbonization
Bulgarian firm to install pilot hydropower plant on pontoon on Danube
16 July 2025 - Looking to build several hydroelectric plants on pontoons on the Danube in Bulgaria, a local company intends to install a 20 kW pilot facility in Vidin
Bulgarian battery factory Exeron X-BESS gets EU strategic status
16 July 2025 - IPS is opening the Exeron X-BESS factory as one of only six strategic projects in the EU designated under the Net Zero Industry Act
Slovenia publishes call for incentives for wind, solar power projects
15 July 2025 - Solar and wind power projects with or without energy storage that are on Slovenia's priority list can be submitted for grants
Electrica sells green bonds for EUR 500 million amid record demand
15 July 2025 - Electricity supplier and distributor Electrica listed its first green bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Montenegro sets November 10 deadline for first solar power auction
14 July 2025 - Legal entities and entrepreneurs in Montenegro are preparing to compete in an auction for market premiums with their solar power projects
Serbia’s EPS starts trial operation of its Petka PV plant on coal tailings dump
14 July 2025 - EPS connected its first larger solar park, called Petka, to the grid. The new facility is in its coal complex Kostolac.
Impact Report 2024: GGF grows direct lending, committed to energy transition, energy security
11 July 2025 - In its Impact Report 2024, Green for Growth Fund outlined powering the green transition across Southeast Europe, the Caucasus and beyond
Public call for funding for energy communities in Western Balkans
11 July 2025 - The Emilia-Romagna Region is supporting the creation and strengthening of renewable energy communities (RECs) in the Western Balkans
Solar beats nuclear in June, becoming EU’s biggest electricity source for first time
10 July 2025 - Solar was the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June. Records for photovoltaics and wind rolled in in May and June
Cyprus curtails as much renewable electricity in first half of 2025 as whole last year
09 July 2025 - Curtailments of renewable electricity in Cyprus topped 167 GWh in the first six months of 2025, equivalent to last year's entire cuts
Germany, Netherlands emerging as BESS optimization, offtake deal hotspots
09 July 2025 - BESS dealmaking in Europe has evolved dramatically, driven by diminishing battery pack costs and the emergence of stackable revenue streams, Pexapark said
WindEurope seeks next CEO as Giles Dickson to depart
08 July 2025 - Chief Executive Officer Giles Dickson will remain at the helm of WindEurope until it appoints his successor later this year