solar power
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
RGreen, Renalfa Solarpro start another joint venture for Romania, Poland
11 March 2026 - RGreen Invest and Renalfa Solarpro Group are establishing one more joint venture company – Renalfa Power Clusters (RPC)
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
HEP Group starts trial of Croatia’s largest solar power plant as part of hybrid facility
05 March 2026 - HEP Group built the largest solar park and Croatia's only photovoltaic-wind hybrid power plant in Korlat in Dalmatia.
Prosumers in Romania have much more battery power than energy companies
04 March 2026 - The Association of Prosumers and Energy Communities in Romania claims that prosumers have more than 800 MW in overall battery power
Belgrade Energy Forum 2026 – leaders of energy transition convening in Serbia’s capital on May 11-12
04 March 2026 - Balkan Green Energy News has scheduled its Belgrade Energy Forum 2026 for May 11-12. As many as 500 participants are expected for the fourth edition of SEE's premier B2B and B2G energy conference.
Electrica to install giant solar park with storage at Liberty Galați steel plant in Romania
26 February 2026 - Electrica agreed with inactive steel plant Liberty Galați to jointly develop solar power and energy storage capacities of up to 500 MW
Saudi’s Acwa starts USD 5 billion renewables investment in Turkey
23 February 2026 - Saudi Arabian energy utility Acwa agreed to build two photovoltaic plants in Turkey, of 1 GW each. It is the first phase of a 5 GW plan.
EBRD mulls investment in Fortis Energy’s solar-BESS project in Serbia
19 February 2026 - EBRD is beginning due diligence and structured talks with Fortis Energy on financing the company's Sremska Mitrovica PV and battery project
Scatec starting construction of 190 MW of solar power in Romania
18 February 2026 - Norwegian company Scatec has reached financial close for its 189.7 MW photovoltaic portfolio in Romania, enabling it to break ground
YESS Power integrates battery system with Novaci PV plant in North Macedonia
12 February 2026 - Turkey-based YESS Power has commissioned, as a contractor, the first grid-scale BESS in North Macedonia and the region
North Macedonia launches EUR 22 million grant scheme for green businesses
10 February 2026 - The project for supporting green businesses with grants until 2030 is worth EUR 25 million, of which EUR 22 million is for the subsidies
Protests against giant hybrid power plant project in Bulgaria over loss of land
09 February 2026 - Environmentalists and locals are opposing a EUR 450 million solar power and battery project in Suhindol in Bulgaria
CWP Europe commissions Romania’s largest solar park
09 February 2026 - Solar power plant Studina, the largest in Romania at 174 MW in peak capacity, has entered regular operation