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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
Serbia’s EMS starts construction of third section of Trans-Balkan Corridor
10 June 2025 - Elektromreža Srbije started construction works for the part of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor between Obrenovac and Bajina Bašta
PV plant built next to Slovenia’s only pumped storage hydropower plant Avče
05 June 2025 - Slovenia's SENG commissioned its first solar power plant – Kanalski Vrh. The facility is at its Avče pumped storage hydropower plant.
BESS factory of 1.5 GWh per year opening near Sofia in Bulgaria
02 June 2025 - IPS, a Bulgarian manufacturer of battery energy storage systems, is about to launch operations at its new facility near Sofia
North Macedonia in talks on project to build two hydropower plants
26 May 2025 - The construction of hydropower plants Čebren and Galište is expected to cost between EUR 1.2 billion and EUR 1.3 billion
Low consumption causes grid failure, power outage in North Macedonia
19 May 2025 - Bulgaria’s balancing facilities were crucial in stabilizing North Macedonia’s grid, Bulgarian energy minister says
Živković, EPS: Weakness of Serbian energy system is no option
16 May 2025 - Serbia's EPS is committed to green targets, but it won't compromise energy security, CEO Dušan Živković said at BEF 2025
US interested in pumped storage hydropower projects in Romania, Bulgaria
30 April 2025 - Ministers of energy of Romania and Bulgaria separately met their US counterpart and hinted at cooperation in pumped storage hydropower projects
Episodes of negative power prices in Slovenia, Romania spread to workdays
28 April 2025 - Romania and Slovenia are experiencing the first episodes of negative day-ahead power prices on workdays, as the phenomenon used to occur only on holidays and weekends