renewable energy sources
World adds record 814 GW of solar, wind in 2025
23 March 2026 - The world expanded its solar and wind power capacity by a record 814 GW altogether last year, or 17% more than in 2024, Ember found
Dama Solar in Romania expanded to become Europe’s biggest PV project
23 March 2026 - With its 1.3 GW, Rezolv Energy's Dama Solar would be the biggest photovoltaic plant in Europe, excluding Turkey
Papastavrou: Serbia can’t be left out of blueprint for Vertical Gas Corridor
20 March 2026 - Minister of Environment and Energy of Greece Stavros Papastavrou said Serbia can't be left out of the Vertical Gas Corridor for American gas
Antalya in Turkey to install power turbines inside water supply pipelines
18 March 2026 - Projects are underway in Antalya in southern Turkey for two hydropower turbines totaling 1.9 MW inside water pipelines
Municipalities in North Macedonia now directly receiving small power plant projects
18 March 2026 - Under a new methodology in North Macedonia, projects of up to 1 MW per unit need to be submitted to municipal authorities
Eksim commissions 70 MW wind park in southern Turkey
17 March 2026 - Eksim Energy launched production at its new 70 MW wind power plant in Karaman province in southern Turkey
Local authority in Skopje sets up 2.1 MW solar power partnership
17 March 2026 - The Municipality of Gjorche Petrov in Skopje cofounded a public-private partnership for rooftop photovoltaic investments for schools
Ministry of Energy and Mining of Republic of Srpska elevates cooperation with Balkan Green Energy News
16 March 2026 - The Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska expanded the cooperation with Balkan Green Energy News, including the institutional partnership with Belgrade Energy Forum
Croatia’s HEP Group to seek contractor for wind park, PV plant
16 March 2026 - State-owned HEP Group is preparing a tender for a EUR 110 million investment consisting of projects for a wind park and a solar power plant
Serbia’s EPS gives new life to Bajina Bašta pumped storage plant
16 March 2026 - The EUR 35 million revitalization of the Bajina Bašta pumped storage hydropower plant in Serbia is complete
Serbian oil company NIS installs 6.8 MW solar power plant
13 March 2026 - Gazprom-owned Serbian oil refiner and service station chain NIS commissioned its ground-mounted 6.8 MW solar power plant. It is one of the biggest in the country.
Bulgarian village fighting to protect crucial forest from solar park
12 March 2026 - Thirty hectares of forest are at stake with a solar power project in the southwestern corner of Bulgaria, above the Starchevo village
There is no power price crisis in Europe – analysis
11 March 2026 - Intervening in wholesale electricity markets would increase costs for consumers, while undermining investor confidence, according to a paper that Eurelectric commissioned
HELLENiQ Energy gets its first PV plants in Romania online
11 March 2026 - Athens-based conglomerate HELLENiQ Energy started commercial operations of its first two photovoltaic parks in Romania
Major BESS investments in Romania advancing to completion
06 March 2026 - Several companies achieved progress in their projects for large battery energy storage systems in Romania, both for colocated and standalone facilities
Loan under consideration for first part of Alcazar’s wind farm project in North Macedonia
06 March 2026 - EBRD and IFC expressed willingness to provide a long-term loan for Alcazar Energy Partners' Štip wind power project in North Macedonia