hydropower plants
North Macedonia issues first guarantees of origin for renewables
27 May 2025 - The first guarantees of origin were awarded to state power utility ESM, for electricity produced from hydropower.
Decarbonization of Southeastern European region: both renewables and nuclear are speeding up
24 May 2025 - Representatives of state-owned utilities and independent power producers discussed at BEF 2025 the different approaches to decarbonization in the region
Hidroelectrica picks contractor for PV systems on 20 hydropower plants
16 May 2025 - Hidroelectrica hired Servelect and subcontractor Electroplus to install solar panels on the roofs of 20 hydropower plants on the Olt river
Đokić: Republic of Srpska will connect 250 MW of solar in next three years
14 May 2025 - The Republic of Srpska, according to Đokić, has agreed concessions and partnerships for 2,200 MW of renewable energy plants
Army joins forces with municipality, energy company, road firm to install solar panels in Slovenia
02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW
Bulgaria grants EUR 587 million to 82 battery storage projects
22 April 2025 - Developers of 82 standalone battery projects in Bulgaria, for an overall 9.71 GWh in capacity, got approval for EUR 587 million in subsidies
Three hydropower plants on Bistrica river to be finished by end-2026
18 April 2025 - Chinese company AVIC is in charge of building the three hydropower plants on the Bistrica, with a total capacity of 39 MW
Albania’s KESH, France’s AFD sign MoU on hydropower management, energy storage
18 April 2025 - KESH and Agence Française de Développement have signed an MoU on the Drin cascade management and advanced energy storage planning
Turkey’s renewables failing to cover power demand growth despite solar boom
14 April 2025 - Turkey became a net electricity exporter in 2024, but wind and solar are still not growing fast enough to meet rising domestic power demand
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
09 April 2025 - Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
Court annuls environmental permits for EPBiH’s hydro projects Janjići, Vranduk
07 April 2025 - Hydropower projects Janjići and Vranduk are being developed by state-owned power company Elektroprivreda BiH
PPC plans EUR 5.8 billion makeover of Western Macedonia coal region, including data centers
03 April 2025 - PPC presented a EUR 5.8 billion investment plan for the coal region of Western Macedonia in northern Greece