liquefied natural gas
European Commission: Russian gas ban doesn’t include transit to Serbia, BiH
24 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News asked the European Commission to clarify if the supply of Russian gas to Serbia and BiH would be halted as of January 1, 2026
Serbia warns of gas crisis as EU transit ban threatens Balkan Stream supply
21 October 2025 - Serbia is in a very difficult situation because, as of January 1, 2026, it won’t be able to receive Russian natural gas via Bulgaria, according to the Ministry of Mining and Energy
Montenegro plans to develop LNG terminal with JERA
11 September 2025 - The Ministry of Energy and Mining of Montenegro and Japanese company JERA signed a memorandum of cooperation
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Italy mulls keeping its last coal plants on standby
21 April 2025 - Italy may switch its remaining coal plants on the mainland to a standby mode this year instead of dismantling them
Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal to remain out of service at least until end-March
03 March 2025 - On the day when it was supposed to get the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal in Greece back online, Gastrade extended the outage by another month
Trump scraps US climate policy, blocks offshore wind, exits Paris Agreement
21 January 2025 - President Donald Trump substantially reversed the US energy and climate policy. He is withdrawing the country from the Paris Agreement again.
European gas market strained as Ukraine quits transit from Russia
03 January 2025 - The price of pipeline gas in Europe surged 5% on a weekly basis after Ukraine shut down the pipeline system carrying Russian gas to Slovakia
New European Commission weighing energy affordability versus decarbonization goals
28 November 2024 - The European Union wants to maintain the rapid pace of decarbonization while enabling affordable energy prices
Mickoski: Investor interested in building cogeneration facility in North Macedonia
15 November 2024 - State-owned power utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija has signed a memorandum of cooperation with SOCAR
Turkey plans 89 GW of new solar, wind power by 2035
26 October 2024 - The Government of Turkey aims to almost quadruple wind and solar power capacity to 120 GW by 2035, according to the new roadmap
Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal begins commercial operations
01 October 2024 - The port city of Alexandroupolis in Greece is becoming an energy gateway for Central and Southeast Europe as the LNG terminal came online
PPC buys wind, solar parks, 1.7 GW in renewables projects in Greece
25 September 2024 - PPC agreed a major acquisition from Copelouzos and Samaras. It would buy solar and wind power plants, a renewables portfolio and a stake in a gas power plant project.
Bayraktar: Turkey aims to reach 100 GW in wind, solar capacity by 2035
20 September 2024 - Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said Turkey has a 100 GW target for 2035 for total wind and PV capacity
Bulgaria, Oman seek to boost energy cooperation
29 August 2024 - Bulgaria and Oman intend to develop mutual projects in the sectors of natural gas, hydrogen, renewable energy production, storage, and oil
Greece’s second LNG terminal coming online on October 1
14 August 2024 - After a half-year delay, the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal is set to be commissioned on October 1, Bulgarian Minister Vladimir Malinov said