Energy, water crisis spreads as Danube region is clinging on power imports
The downstream Danube region is increasingly depending on electricity imports and interconnections, while leaning on solar power and energy storage on the home front.
City of Iași starts building Romania’s largest municipal solar park
Iași, the third-largest city in Romania, is building a PV plant for self-consumption, of 9.8 MW in peak capacity. It would be the biggest in the country.
Serbia opens operational diesel reserves to maintain supply stability
Oil companies in Serbia gained access to operational diesel fuel reserves, as low river water levels are hindering imports, and the global situation is becoming more complex
BiH cuts electricity imports by nearly 40%
Electricity imports into BiH in 2025 reached a record BAM 629 million (EUR 321.6 million)
Ag. Dimitrios shutdown today leaves Greece with last coal plant
Today is the last day of operation of the Agios Dimitrios thermoelectric station, Greece's largest lignite-fired facility
BiH’s power utility ERS reports EUR 29 million loss in 2025
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske CEO Luka Petrović said the company operated under extremely difficult circumstances last year
Italy may revive coal plants if gas price hits EUR 70 per MWh
In an emergency, if the prices of gas reach EUR 70 per MWh, Italy may need to reactivate its coal power plants that are on standby
Bankwatch: Western Balkans must abandon waste-to-energy incineration
Plans for waste incinerators and co-incineration in the Western Balkans pose high financial and health risks, CEE Bankwatch Network warns