Greece’s Ministry of Environment and Energy is reportedly nearing a final decision regarding a capital increase for Independent Power Transmission Operator. The state-controlled transmission system operator (TSO) needs EUR 1.1 billion to continue its...
A feasibility study for gas power plants in Montenegro has shown that using natural gas for electricity generation is a feasible option. State-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) officially received a feasibility study for gas power...
Munir Hassan and Thomas Hamerl, partners in CMS’s world-leading energy practice, discussed the most significant developments in the renewable energy market for 2026. There is great potential for early movers in the segments of battery storage and anc...
WindEurope’s new Chief Executive Officer Tinne Van der Straeten, member of the Chamber of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Belgium and the country’s former minister of energy, will assume office on February 2. She is replacing Giles Dicks...
Greece is expected to reach its 2030 goal early in solar installations, according to SolarPower Europe’s latest data. The association expects Greece to achieve the goal of 13.5 GW this year. By the end of the decade, there will be 21.5 GW in installe...
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku promoted CWP Europe’s wind power project Tropoja of 600 MW. After receiving the ministry’s preliminary approval at the event, the c...
Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić said an incinerator of up to 50 MW is about to be built, resolving the municipal waste management issue. He added that Itochu from Japan is interested in the investment. Following a public call for a feasib...
A standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW and 500 MWh is fully operational and actively participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets. ContourGlobal built it at its Maritsa East 3 coal plant, using the grid connect...
Semi-transparent solar systems are often presented as innovative and aesthetically appealing solutions. However, scientists from Spain warn that they are economically viable only up to a certain level of transparency. Levels above 50% have significan...
The draft law on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation will include permanent disposal of carbon dioxide in geological formations of depleted deposits, the Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia said. Serbia has begun work on a draft bill on hydr...
The Government of Slovenia has adopted a bill on state aid for energy-intensive companies. Minister of the Environment, Climate and Energy Bojan Kumer said following a government session that the bill on state aid for energy-intensive companies addre...
Romania is drafting legislation that would enable granting concessions for the construction of renewable energy plants on unproductive and degraded state-owned agricultural land. The initiative aims to establish fast-track areas for renewable energy...
Kelag International has unified its subsidiaries under its single brand. The move is strengthening the group’s European identity, it said. It reflects the group’s ambition to become a key driver of Europe’s green energy transition through long-term,...
Montenegrin transmission system operator Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem plans to invest EUR 200 million over the next five years, according to Ranko Redžić, manager of the company’s national dispatching center. CGES is constantly improving and mod...
Long-awaited implementing acts and amendments to the CBAM Regulation brought only a minor relief for the Western Balkans, investors in renewables, and electricity traders. Balkan Green Energy News has analyzed the documents that the European Commissi...