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North Macedonia’s ESM secures loans for investments in solar, hydro
22 December 2025 - Elektrani na Severna Makedonija said that it signed the contracts for a state guarantee and loans for two major energy projects
New round of talks between Montenegro and Masdar on strategic partnership
16 December 2025 - Ministers Admir Šahmanović and Majda Adžović met today in Podgorica with Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi
PPC receives funds for stalled Mesochora hydropower project
25 November 2025 - Public Power Corporation has received funds to speed up its Mesochora hydropower project, stalled for 24 years
Romania’s Hidroelectrica struck by worst hydrology so far
12 November 2025 - Hidroelectrica is expecting record-low output this year amid a severe drought, but also to achieve EUR 590 million in annual profit
UAE, Montenegro establish strategic green energy partnership
10 November 2025 - The United Arab Emirates and Montenegro are setting up a partnership for renewables, modern energy infrastructure and advanced technologies
Serbia’s EPS inks EUR 109.7 million deal for Vlasina HPPs revamp
07 November 2025 - Serbia’s power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) signed a contract for the modernization of the Vlasina hydropower plants
North Macedonia’s ESM needs investments of EUR 3 billion to replace coal power
03 November 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News spoke with ESM's CFO Ivan Stojanovski on the sidelines of the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
PPC building three battery storage facilities in Greece
30 October 2025 - PPC Group has launched the construction of a battery energy storage system in the area of its Amyntaio coal plant
Božinovska: Solar overtakes hydro in North Macedonia
29 October 2025 - In 2024, renewables accounted for more than half of the country’s total installed electricity capacity - 56%, Sanja Božinovska said
Share of private power producers in Albania tops 50%
27 October 2025 - There is more electricity generation capacity in private ownership in Albania than in the system under state-controlled utility KESH
Serbia’s hydropower output drops to all-time low amid drought
13 October 2025 - Electricity production at EPS's hydropower plants is set to hit a historic low this year due to unfavorable hydrological conditions
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to equip hydropower plants with battery storage
08 October 2025 - Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to integrate battery storage with all its run-of-river hydropower plants
Croatia’s HEP to install 90 solar power plants on rooftops of its facilities
02 October 2025 - Croatia’s power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda intends to install 90 solar power plants on its facilities...
BiH’s power utility ERS sees EUR 14.8 million loss in 2025
23 September 2025 - The new Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska Savo Minić called the situation in the electricity sector extremely complex
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism