solar power
Kelag International strengthens European presence with brand unification
08 January 2026 - Kelag International has unified its subsidiaries under its single brand, saying it is strengthening the group’s European identity
After adding PV unit, Slovenian gas power plant TEB launches battery project
06 January 2026 - The management of the Brestanica gas power plant has decided to diversify its activities further with a battery energy storage system
D.Trading to offtake 200 MW of solar in PPA with Econergy in Romania
06 January 2026 - DTEK Group's D.Trading signed an offtake deal with Econergy for 200 MW of solar power in Romania, including the country's largest PV plant
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
China completes grid connection of world’s largest open sea PV plant
31 December 2025 - CHN Energy fully connected to the mainland grid a 1 GW solar power system that it built on the open sea off the coast of Shandong in China
Electrica issues call for contractors for large PV parks in Romania
31 December 2025 - Electrica, in which the Romanian Government holds almost 50%, is again seeking contractors for its solar projects Satu Mare 3 and Bihor 1
Athens International Airport builds biggest photovoltaic-BESS plant
29 December 2025 - Athens International Airport (AIA) has a PV plant of 51.5 MW with 82 MWh in energy storage, the largest such facility in Europe
OMV Petrom, CE Oltenia building solar parks of 550 MW in total
23 December 2025 - Romanian state-owned CE Oltenia is turning its coal land into PV plants in partnership with OMV Petrom. The four projects total 550 MW.
TotalEnergies sells half of 424 MW portfolio in Greece
23 December 2025 - TotalEnergies agreed to divest of 50% of its 424 MW wind and solar portfolio in Greece, as part of a global savings strategy
DRI’s 126 MW photovoltaic plant comes online in Romania
22 December 2025 - DRI has put into operation its Văcărești solar park near Bucharest, boosting the operational portfolio in Romania to just under 300 MW
Aurora launches Bulgaria Flexible Energy Forecast service
19 December 2025 - Aurora decided to expand its inaugural Romanian Flexible Energy Forecast service, released in April, and other established forecasts for SEE
KEK seeks contractor for 100 MW solar power project near Prishtina
16 December 2025 - KEK is receiving bids within the prequalifications call for its Solar4Kosovo photovoltaic project until January 22
Solar power has become dispatchable anytime at low cost
15 December 2025 - Ember’s assessment of energy storage costs is based on recent auctions in Italy, Saudi Arabia and India and on expert interviews
Energy system based on renewables is cheapest solution to achieve net zero by 2050 – study
10 December 2025 - The study, produced by Hitachi Energy for WindEurope, has mapped out the total system costs of five energy scenarios
Greece’s first municipal energy community to be launched in its coal capital Kozani
03 December 2025 - The coal city of Kozani in northern Greece is seeking a contractor for seven photovoltaic systems of 7 MW overall
Turkey earns EUR 84.8 million upfront from solar power auction
02 December 2025 - Investors in photovoltaic projects were mostly willing to pay large sums at Turkey's latest YEKA auction for a guaranteed price