Romania to build one small reactor to test before proceeding with six-unit SMR project
Nuclearelectrica voted to launch the investment in an SMR project of 462 MW. Reportedly, it would build and test one of the six units before continuing.
Von der Leyen: EU working with member states to cut taxes and lower energy prices
The taxes that industry pays on power are 15 times higher than on gas, Ursula von der Leyen said at the Antwerp European Industry Summit
IEA: Renewables and nuclear set to supply 50% of world’s electricity by 2030 as demand rises steadily
Renewables, gas, and nuclear power will meet all additional electricity demand, while output from coal will decline and CO2 emissions stagnate
Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear power plant officially under construction
Russia’s Rosatom has poured the first concrete for the foundation of the fifth reactor at Hungary’s nuclear power plant Paks
Serbia seeks France’s support for first phase of nuclear program
France is Serbia’s strategic partner in the energy sector, Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović
Germany’s Merz: Nuclear fusion to make wind power obsolete
Chancellor Friedrich Merz claimed nuclear fusion would introduce electricity so cheap that it would replace wind power within thirty years
Romania preparing to build giant AI hub, data centers
Romania is developing its Black Sea AI Gigafactory project, of up to EUR 5 billion, and several other investments in new technologies
Renewables account for 99% of Turkey’s net electricity capacity additions
Electricity capacity in Turkey reached 122 GW in 2025, of which 62% was from renewables, according to the SHURA Energy Transition Center