LNG
US landing LNG deals to supply Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans
25 February 2026 - A group of European and Balkan countries agreed with the US to enhance gas supply, primarily by purchasing its LNG
North Macedonia, US agree trade deal including natural gas purchases
16 February 2026 - North Macedonia and the United States have reached a trade agreement that includes the procurement of liquefied natural gas
Šušnjar: Serbia interested in receiving natural gas via Croatia; Đedović Handanović: Just considering it for now
29 January 2026 - The capacity of the liquefied natural gas terminal on Krk Island in Croatia has been increased from 2.9 billion to 6.1 billion cubic meters per year
US firm eyes construction of three gas-fired power plants in BiH
21 January 2026 - Representatives of US companies and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have visited BiH
Greek company Aktor sets up BESS subsidiary after entering LNG trade
23 December 2025 - Power storage services are the core activity of Aktor's new subsidiary Aktor BESS, but it could also generate electricity
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
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
IEA warns geopolitical tensions pose risk for energy security, urges faster clean energy transition
18 October 2024 - Demand for fossil fuels is expected to peak by the end of the decade, as the world is moving fast towards the "age of electricity"