renewable energy sources
Romania issues call for additional wind power auction for 290 MW
24 October 2025 - Wind farm project developers in Romania can bid by November 24 for state aid in the form of contracts for difference – CfDs
Renewable electricity should not be subject to EU’s CO2 import tax
23 October 2025 - The European Commission may solve CBAM's unintended effects on renewables in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski said in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
SANY International takes over large PV-BESS project in southwestern Romania
21 October 2025 - Sany International (Singapore) acquired a project for a solar power plant of 95 MW in peak capacity combined with 218 MWh in battery storage
Two large photovoltaic parks commissioned in Albania in 2025
20 October 2025 - In the first eight months of this year, Albania added two solar parks of 150 MW in total and a hydropower system of 48.9 MW to its transmission grid
Romania’s coal town Turceni starts EUR 380 million green energy transformation
20 October 2025 - Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and green hydrogen
Principia builds CfD-backed battery storage facility in Greece
15 October 2025 - Principia built its first BESS in just six months. The Themelio facility in Chalkidiki in northern Greece has 49 MW in operating power.
Romanian company to build geothermal hydroponic greenhouses on 50 hectares
15 October 2025 - Geothermal well developer and operator Green Tech International started the construction of a geothermal hydroponic greenhouse in Romania
Renalfa IPP expands its Tenevo, Kaolinovo PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries
14 October 2025 - Renalfa IPP built a 65 MW battery energy storage system in Tenevo within a hybrid project, and expanded its Kaolinovo PV plant and added a BESS to it
Türk Telekom puts solar power plant into operation as part of 530 MW project
14 October 2025 - Telecommunications operator Türk Telekom inaugurated the first part of a solar power plant of 128 MW in peak capacity, out of 530 MW planned
CJR Renewables completes construction of 102 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania
09 October 2025 - The Urleasca wind farm in Brăila county in eastern Romania is complete, contractor CJR Renewables said
Romania’s Hidroelectrica to equip hydropower plants with battery storage
08 October 2025 - Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica plans to integrate battery storage with all its run-of-river hydropower plants
Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy – North Macedonia to host 14-IFESD forum on October 28-30
07 October 2025 - Officials, policymakers, experts, business leaders, scholars and civil society representatives are gathering in Skopje on October 28-30 at the 14-IFESD
Econergy to assume 100% ownership of Romania’s biggest solar park, add batteries
06 October 2025 - Econergy agreed to buy Nofar's stake in the Rătești PV plant, the largest in Romania. It intends to add a 120 MW battery storage system.
Romanian town signs partnership for 200 MW solar park with BESS
03 October 2025 - A public-private partnership between the local authority in Târgu Lăpuș and a project firm is aimed at building the biggest PV plant in Transylvania
Sunterra RE equips its PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries totaling 156 MW
03 October 2025 - Bulgarian solar power plant operator Sunterra RE expanded its operational portfolio with co-located energy storage
Serbia proposes taxes on greenhouse gas emissions, imported carbon-intensive products
03 October 2025 - The draft Law on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tax and draft Law on Carbon-Intensive Product Imports Tax in Serbia both envisage EUR 4 per ton of CO2 equivalent