hydropower plants
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
EPCG, Masdar establishing renewables joint venture in Montenegro
24 April 2026 - EPCG and Masdar are starting a JV in Montenegro with 50% ownership each, for clean energy projects across multiple technologies
Hidroelectrica spearheading next wave of BESS investments in Romania
21 April 2026 - Electricity producers in Romania are investing in several gigawatts of battery storage – for hybrid power plants or standalone systems
Bulgaria finds ten sites for pumped storage hydropower plants, repairs another Chaira unit
16 April 2026 - Two units in the Chaira system in Bulgaria are functional again, while the government is planning ten pumped storage hydropower projects
Siemens Energy to replace transformers at Romania’s largest hydropower plant
01 April 2026 - Hidroelectrica picked Siemens Energy to supply seven transformers within the modernization of the Iron Gate 1 hydropower plant on the Danube
Andritz to supply ten turbines for modernization of hydropower cascade in Serbia
27 March 2026 - Serbian contractor Energotehnika Južna Bačka selected Andritz to supply ten new turbines for the modernization of EPS's Vlasina hydropower cascade
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to pick contractor for Nehoiașu 2 hydropower project
26 March 2026 - Hidroelectrica is selecting a company for the supply and installation of the equipment for the Nehoiașu 2 hydropower plant.
Serbia’s EPS gives new life to Bajina Bašta pumped storage plant
16 March 2026 - The EUR 35 million revitalization of the Bajina Bašta pumped storage hydropower plant in Serbia is complete
Power imports in Greece drop to nearly zero in January
02 March 2026 - Greece saw the balance of electricity exchanges with neighboring markets change rapidly during the last couple of years. It became a net exporter.
Serbia officially launches modernization of Vlasina hydropower plants
27 February 2026 - The rehabilitation project will increase the installed capacity and extend the operating life of the Vlasina hydropower cascade
Hydropower plants to transform upper Drina river into lake, say environmentalists
25 February 2026 - The planned hydropower plants on the upper course of the Drina will alter the ecosystem and local climate, the Center for Environment warned
Albania’s KESH to draft energy storage strategy with French help
20 February 2026 - Albanian state-owned KESH intends to draft an energy storage strategy with assistance from EDF and the French Development Agency (AFD)