pumped-storage hydropower plant
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
Terna Energy to make pumped storage, wind power hybrid in Amari in Crete
25 April 2025 - Greek company Terna Energy, recently acquired by Masdar, made a step forward in its Amari hybrid power plant project in Crete
PPC plans EUR 5.8 billion makeover of Western Macedonia coal region, including data centers
03 April 2025 - PPC presented a EUR 5.8 billion investment plan for the coal region of Western Macedonia in northern Greece
Greek PPC unveils EUR 5 billion plan for data centers
27 March 2025 - Greece's Public Power Corp. (PPC) aims to become a major player in the rising data center and artificial intelligence market
IRENA: China has 64% share in 2024 renewables growth, half of world’s solar power capacity
27 March 2025 - Renewables accounted for over 92.5% of power expansion globally in 2024, IRENA calculated. China reached half of the world's PV capacity, while Turkey's growth in the segment is among the strongest.