interconnections
New Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michael Damianos takes office
09 December 2025 - New Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michael Damianos took helm from his predecessor George Papanastasiou
Energy Community calls for nominations of PECI energy infrastructure projects
01 December 2025 - Cross-border energy infrastructure investments in the Energy Community can be nominated by January 19 within the 2026 PECI selection process
Slovenia and Italy to upgrade electricity interconnectors
11 November 2025 - Slovenia and Italy signed an agreement worth EUR 250 million for strengthening their cross-border transmission capacity
Montenegro, Italy sign memorandum on electricity market coupling
24 October 2025 - A new deal paved the way for electricity market coupling and installing the second cable within the Monita interconnector under the Adriatic
Several EU member states face uncertainty amid looming Russian gas ban
21 October 2025 - Hungary and Slovakia oppose the Russian gas ban, but the Energy Council envisages exceptions for EU states and even the Western Balkans
Von der Leyen: EU is guarantee that Serbian families will be warm in winter
16 October 2025 - The EU is connecting Serbia to its energy market, and it is the true guarantee that Serbian families will be safe and warm, Von der Leyen said
Bulgaria’s BEH wants direct link to future Black Sea cable to participate in project
09 October 2025 - CEO of BEH Valentin Nikolov hinted that Bulgaria would opt for an electricity corridor via Turkey if the proposed cable under the Black Sea doesn't include a direct link to his country
Montenegrin TSO CGES buying power transmission lines from its Serbian counterpart EMS
08 October 2025 - Serbian TSO EMS agreed with CGES agreed that each would become the owner of the parts of overhead transmission lines on its country's territory
Bulgaria to start talks with developers of small modular reactors
25 September 2025 - Bulgaria should discuss projects for small modular reactors with the developers of the technology, according to Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov
Uncertain future of Greece-Cyprus Great Sea Interconnector project
09 September 2025 - Greece and Cyprus find themselves at odds when it comes to Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), their big project for a subsea electricity cable
Germany, France move to bridge nuclear divide with joint EU energy policy
02 September 2025 - Germany and France have agreed to work together on a common European energy policy that would include nuclear power as a low-carbon source.
Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first energy-autonomous island
22 August 2025 - A hybrid energy project transforming Agios Efstratios into the first energy-autonomous island in Greece is in trial operation
Energy Community marks 20th anniversary as integration pillar for Southeastern Europe
17 July 2025 - The Energy Community Ministerial Council held its annual informal meeting in Athens, where the organization was founded twenty years ago
Market assessment underway for expansion of gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria
08 July 2025 - The IGB gas pipeline is planned to be expanded to five billion cubic meters. The non-binding market assessment phase is underway.
Solar power exceeds Bulgaria’s entire electricity demand for first time
25 June 2025 - For the first time, photovoltaic production alone surpassed power consumption in Bulgaria – for two hours
Ireland ends coal use – Spain, Italy, Greece set to follow
24 June 2025 - The last coal plants in several countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally