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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
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.
Bulgaria approves RESTORE funds for over 4 GWh in BESS projects
19 December 2025 - Developers of 31 standalone battery storage facilities in Bulgaria won EUR 117 million from European Union funding
Applications open for first wind power auction in Kosovo*
18 December 2025 - The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* invited the three prequalified entities to submit bids for a wind power auction for up to 100 MW
Engie Romania to double its renewables capacity with 253.1 MW wind farm project
17 December 2025 - The Ialomiţa Nord wind farm, currently under construction, will be one of the largest in Romania
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
Turkey awards 1.15 GW in wind power auctions – all at just EUR 35 per MWh
12 December 2025 - The six winners from the latest round of wind power auctions under the YEKA mechanism in Turkey have EUR 35 per MWh guaranteed
Croatia launches subsidy call for electric taxi, delivery, car-sharing vehicles
10 December 2025 - A call for the allocation of non-refundable aid was published by the Croatian Ministry of Environment and Green Transition
Uncompetitiveness holding EU far behind green hydrogen targets
05 December 2025 - Several high-profile renewable hydrogen projects have been canceled and major companies reduced their decarbonization ambitions, ACER said
Greenvolt orders GE Vernova wind turbines for its 250 MW project in Romania
05 December 2025 - GE Vernova said it would start delivering 42 wind turbines next year to Greenvolt Power for the Gurbănești project near Bucharest