Croatia mulls nuclear power plants including small modular reactors
13 February 2025 - Croatia founded a workgroup for analysis and legislation that could enable the introduction of nuclear energy in the country
Đedović Handanović: Serbia to cooperate with Slovenia in nuclear energy
07 February 2025 - Serbian Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović spoke with Ambassador of Slovenia Damjan Bergant about cooperation in the nuclear energy sector
Westinghouse, EDF evaluating Krško 2 nuclear project in Slovenia
31 January 2025 - Westinghouse Electric is tasked with a technical feasibility study for the deployment of an AP1000 reactor in Slovenia
IEA: Nuclear power set to reach record in 2025 but investments should double
20 January 2025 - Nuclear power is set to reach a new record in 2025, but costs, project overruns and financing must be addressed, IEA's new report shows
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2024
31 December 2024 - In 2024, the readers of Balkan Green Energy News were mostly interested in investments in the region's energy transition as well as the EU's CBAM carbon dioxide border tax
Slovenia adopts updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
27 December 2024 - Slovenia targets 400 MW in BESS, 100 MW in electrolyzers and more pumped storage in the updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan
New European Commission weighing energy affordability versus decarbonization goals
28 November 2024 - The European Union wants to maintain the rapid pace of decarbonization while enabling affordable energy prices
Mitsotakis raises idea of using SMRs for islands, data centers
19 November 2024 - The discussion on nuclear energy plants has been raised again in Greece after many years, following the rise of SMRs
Vučić: Serbia wants Azerbaijan to participate in major gas power project
13 November 2024 - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said the government is starting talks with Azerbaijan to build a 1 GW gas power plant or two smaller ones
US Exim Bank approves USD 98 mn for Doicești SMR project, first in Southeastern Europe
02 October 2024 - The Doicești SMR project of 462 MW in Romania, the most advanced in the EU and beyond, passed another milestone
Third of Von der Leyen’s next European Commission to handle green transition, environment
18 September 2024 - Spain's Teresa Ribera and Demark's Dan Jørgensen are Ursula von der Leyen's picks for the top energy jobs in the next European Commission
Romania rejects Brussels advice, sets 2030 renewables target at 38.3%
18 September 2024 - The country didn’t accept the European Commission's recommendation to raise the target share of renewables in energy consumption to 41%