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Twin pumped storage hydropower projects in Greece get environmental approval
22 January 2026 - Proposals for pumped storage hydropower plants Flampouro and Trani Rachi in northern Greece obtained environmental conditions
Albania gives green light to CWP Europe for 600 MW wind park
13 January 2026 - Albania issued a preliminary approval for CWP Europe's wind power project Tropoja of 600 MW in the country's north
Hidroelectrica to set up joint venture with EDF for 1 GW pumped storage project
24 December 2025 - Romania intends to revive the Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped storage hydropower project in tandem with France's EDF
Europe’s energy storage capacity to reach 100 GW this year, more than double by 2030
21 November 2025 - Pumped hydropower has the largest share of existing energy storage, 50.6 GW, followed by batteries, with 44.8 GW
PPC building three battery storage facilities in Greece
30 October 2025 - PPC Group has launched the construction of a battery energy storage system in the area of its Amyntaio coal plant
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Reverse energy flows turn Slovenian distributors into power producers
28 August 2025 - On May 1 and 2, five Slovenian power distribution companies fed more electricity into the transmission grid than they withdrew.
Serbia’s EPS reports EUR 234 million profit for first half of 2025
15 August 2025 - State-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) achieved lower profit in the first half of the year than in the same period of 2024
Greek coal region of Megalopolis opens new chapter after lignite
08 August 2025 - Megalopolis, in the Peloponnese peninsula, is one of Greece's two coal regions, along with Western Macedonia
PPC launches first tender for pumped storage hydropower plant in former lignite mine
06 August 2025 - Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) is moving forward with a pumped storage hydroelectric project at its former open pit lignite mine in northern Greece
Heatwave strains European grid, brings profit to energy storage operators
07 July 2025 - Record PV production, backed by energy storage, helped maintain electricity system stability in Europe in the latest heatwave, Ember said
IHA: Turkey’s 2024 hydropower additions highest in Europe again
03 July 2025 - The world's hydroelectric capacity increased 1.7% last year to 1.44 TW, the International Hydropower Association said in its annual report