energy transition
Turkey’s first large solar-BESS power plant inaugurated
23 January 2026 - Oze Grup has built a 49 MW photovoltaic facility with a 34 MWh battery storage system. It is the first such hybrid power plant in Turkey.
North Macedonia’s MEMO power exchange starts work with BSP on intraday segment launch
22 January 2026 - North Macedonia's MEMO signed a deal with the Slovenian BSP Energy Exchange for the provision of trading platforms and a clearing platform
Urban industrial symbiosis: a path towards sustainable partnerships
22 January 2026 - Urban industrial symbiosis can unlock major energy efficiency gains by connecting industry and cities, boosting resilience, competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU.
Twin pumped storage hydropower projects in Greece get environmental approval
22 January 2026 - Proposals for pumped storage hydropower plants Flampouro and Trani Rachi in northern Greece obtained environmental conditions
Energy Community invites applications for 10th Summer School
21 January 2026 - The Energy Community has invited postgraduates, researchers, and young professionals to apply for the 10th Summer School in Tirana, Albania
Motor Oil’s MORE completes three battery systems in Greece
20 January 2026 - MORE, standing for Motor Oil Renewable Energy, built three standalone battery energy storage systems in Greece
IRENA: Global daily flexibility needs are quadrupling by 2050
19 January 2026 - IRENA expects the world's electricity system flexibility needs, on a daily timescale, to quadruple by 2050 from the 2019 level
Renewables account for 99% of Turkey’s net electricity capacity additions
16 January 2026 - Electricity capacity in Turkey reached 122 GW in 2025, of which 62% was from renewables, according to the SHURA Energy Transition Center
From bystanders to partners: How to ensure the new Citizens Energy Package effectively engages EU citizens in a clean energy future?
16 January 2026 - EUSEW Young Energy Ambassadors explore how energy communities and community-benefit clauses can help citizens fairly join Europe’s clean energy transition.
EPCG, Masdar sign cooperation agreement
14 January 2026 - Montenegro’s power utility EPCG and UAE-based Masdar today signed a cooperation agreement as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Montenegro to renew first solar power auction call as soon as possible
14 January 2026 - Montenegro has disqualified all bidders in its first solar power auction and vowed to urgently remove procedural shortcomings and renew the call
Albania gives green light to CWP Europe for 600 MW wind park
13 January 2026 - Albania issued a preliminary approval for CWP Europe's wind power project Tropoja of 600 MW in the country's north