Romania may curb industrial power consumption, suspend electricity exports amid drought
The Romanian government has adopted a mechanism allowing the transmission system operator, Transelectrica, to limit power consumption for industrial customers
Romania to sink loaded barges in Danube to secure cooling water for nuclear plant
Romania is struggling to ensure cooling water for the Cernavodă nuclear power plant amid low river levels caused by the heatwave
Slovenian nuclear plant Krško to cut output, adding pressure to Southeast Europe’s power supply
Nuclear power plant Krško in Slovenia is reducing its reactor power to 80% due to extreme hydrological and meteorological conditions in the Sava River
Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
Another blow to SEE power production: TPP Pljevlja goes offline
Despite the grid outage at the Pljevlja coal power plant, Montenegro's power system remains stable
Electric cars sales reach record levels in 50 countries
The International Energy Agency has released its report Electric Car Markets in a Time of Uncertainty
Greenpeace launches petition for permanent taxation of oil and gas windfall profits
Greenpeace has launched a petition calling on the UK government to permanently tax oil and gas companies that make windfall profits during wars and other crises.
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments