03 February 2023 - Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) has high ambitions beyond hydropower. Solar, wind, battery and geothermal projects are underway.
23 January 2023 - Romania and Bulgaria have agreed to build two hydropower plants on the Danube, which should be operational within the next five to six years.
02 January 2023 - Hybrid power plants are emerging as an essential ingredient for a world with net zero emissions. Albania's KESH wants to master such solutions.
29 December 2022 - Romania introduced a 60% tax on excess profits for companies that are operating in the areas of oil, gas and coal
28 December 2022 - The China Three Gorges Corp.'s Baihetan facility is in full operation. At 16 GW, it is the second-biggest hydropower plant in the world.
07 December 2022 - Serbia will have the opportunity to kick-start significant energy projects in 2023, as the proposed law on a budget contains state guarantees and project loans
23 November 2022 - Romanian officials said talks would resume with Bulgaria on building the Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower plant on the Danube river
15 November 2022 - The largest electricity producer in Romania recommends to build the Islaz dam with a pumped storage hydroelectric facility
28 September 2022 - Serb leader in BiH Milorad Dodik said investors in the Republic of Srpska can get five-year PPAs from ERS at EUR 80 per MWh
23 September 2022 - The environmental impact study for the Mesochora hydropower plant in Greece is finished and expropriation is advancing, a news report said
09 September 2022 - Greece's PPC is likely to win the concession for the construction and management of the Čebren hydropower plant
10 August 2022 - The water flow in Serbia's hydropower system dropped by a half, increasing the need for electricity imports, but the situation is similar across Europe
09 August 2022 - Norway is preparing a framework for limiting electricity exports at times when the levels of water in hydropower accumulations are low
28 July 2022 - Greenfield large hydropower investments across southeast Europe face major risks and low realisation rates, according to a new report by CEE Bankwatch and partner organisations.
11 July 2022 - The Federation of BiH banned permitting for small hydropower plants of up to 10 MW in capacity, but activists say the struggle is not over
08 June 2022 - The Parliament of FBiH must ban small hydropower plants before the elections or the initiative may fail, environmentalist Anes Podić warns