TSO
Race against time for Greece to avoid a blackout on Easter
18 February 2025 - Greek authorities are rushing to secure the electricity system against a possible blackout during Easter
Cypriot minister not optimistic about cable project with Greece amid Turkish intimidation
14 February 2025 - Cypriot Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said the GSI undersea cable project still faces very serious political obstacles
Bulgaria’s ESO joins European balancing platform PICASSO
11 February 2025 - Bulgaria's Electricity System Operator became the first TSO in Southeast Europe to connect to cross-border balancing platform PICASSO
Second Romania-Serbia power line operational, cross-border capacity jumps 80%
04 February 2025 - The first system within the 400 kV Pančevo-Reșița interconnection was put into operation in November, and now the second one has come online
Albania, Italy sign undersea cable deal with UAE as strategic partner
15 January 2025 - Albania, Italy and the UAE agreed to install an electricity interconnector under the Adriatic Sea between Vlora and Puglia
Bulgaria boosts renewables capacity by 938 MW in 2024
14 January 2025 - Renewables capacity increased by 938 MW in Bulgaria last year, compared to the addition of over 1.2 GW in photovoltaics in 2023
Bulgaria signs EUR 166 million in grants to boost grid for renewables
26 December 2024 - The first group of investments under the Greenabler project is worth EUR 568 million and is planned for financing from the EU's Modernisation Fund.
Members of Energy Community to propose carbon pricing model by mid-2025
13 December 2024 - The contracting parties should propose a carbon pricing model they intend to introduce, the Ministerial Council said after the latest meeting
Western Balkans TSOs back joint declaration on regional cooperation
04 December 2024 - The declaration could speed up the coupling of their electricity markets with the power markets of European Union member states
Serbia’s TSO EMS plans to use AI in construction approvals
21 November 2024 - EMS has decided to automate its construction approval procedure by introducing state-of-the-art AI solutions
Greece’s IPTO joins European Network for Cyber Security
21 November 2024 - The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) has announced that IPTO has officially joined the network as a full member
Montenegro signs EUR 50 million loan agreement with France’s AFD
20 November 2024 - AFD will support Montenegro's reforms in waste management, renewable energy, sustainable forestry, and climate action
Overgrown vegetation caused Balkans blackout on June 21
06 November 2024 - ENTSO-E published an interim-factual report describing the system conditions before the event and its timeline
Waste heat from power substations in Slovenia to heat offices
14 October 2024 - Slovenia’s transmission system operator (TSO) ELES plans to use waste heat from five substations
Croatia’s largest wind farm Senj joins GEN-I’s virtual power plant
08 October 2024 - GEN-I Group and the wind farm have signed a power purchase agreement and a contract for the provision of flexibility services
Alcazar signs grid connection agreement for Bijela wind farm
26 September 2024 - Montenegro’s transmission system operator CGES a contract with Alcazar Energy for the grid connection of a 118.8 MW wind power project