Enery inaugurates region’s largest battery system in Nova Zagora in Bulgaria
07 May 2026 - Austria-based Enery has commissioned the Nova Zagora BESS. It is the largest battery system in Central and Eastern Europe, the company said.
Rezolv Energy commissions 225 MW solar park St. George in Bulgaria, with BESS
07 May 2026 - One of Bulgaria’s largest PV parks is fully operational and it includes a BESS. Rezolv Energy built St. George on the former Silistra airport.
Montenegrin utility EPCG developing 639 MW of power generation and storage projects
06 May 2026 - EPCG is developing solar, wind, battery, and hydropower projects totaling 639 MW, with an expected annual output of over 1 TWh, wrote Milutin Đukanović, President of the Board of Directors
Renalfa IPP starts installing 200 MWh battery system at solar plant in North Macedonia
05 May 2026 - The co-located BESS is being installed at Oslomej, a solar power plant with a peak capacity of 65.8 MW at a former coal mine, Renalfa said
Premier Energy building one of largest battery systems in Southeastern Europe
04 May 2026 - Premier Energy Group has begun the construction of a 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in eastern Romania
Batteries enable Bulgaria to import cheap electricity even when domestic production exceeds demand
04 May 2026 - Bulgaria's abundant energy storage enables importing electricity at low, zero or negative prices even when domestic production exceeds demand
Serbia’s EMS signs grid connection contracts for seven battery storage projects
30 April 2026 - Serbia's TSO Elektromreža Srbije signed grid connection contracts for seven standalone battery storage projects
TerraPower starts building 345 MW nuclear plant in US using advanced Natrium technology
29 April 2026 - The facility is set to become “the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States,” TerraPower said
Romania set to launch grid capacity auctions this fall to fend off ‘speculators’
28 April 2026 - Transmission system operator Transelectrica will launch auctions for connecting new electricity generation and storage capacities in late October
New Akuo is powering up in Southeastern Europe
27 April 2026 - The energy crisis is underscoring the necessity of renewables for energy security, alongside climate goals and competitiveness, CEO of Akuo Bruno Bensasson tells Balkan Green Energy News
PPC to invest EUR 24 billion with focus on Balkan expansion
27 April 2026 - PPC boosted its investment plan to EUR 24 billion by the end of the decade, with a focus on renewable energy, gas power plants and data centers
Serbia moves closer to building Bistrica pumped storage hydropower plant
24 April 2026 - The construction of Bistrica will provide 55 GWh of energy storage capacity and enable the integration of 1.5 GW of renewables