Policy changes in the United States introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump will have only a marginal impact on the global energy transition, according to the latest Energy Transition Outlook, produced by DNV. Norwegian consulting...
Executive Director of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) Valentin Nikolov hinted that the country would opt for the alternative electricity corridor to the Caucasus, via Turkey, if the proposed interconnector under the Black Sea doesn’t include a direct...
Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation and the World Bank signed a USD 750 million loan agreement. A USD 750 million loan will be used for the Transforming Power Transmission System Project. It would make the country’s energy future more reliab...
Indian company ChemVolt Global and ElevenEs, based in Serbia, established a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of battery energy storage systems (BESS), lithium-ion cell manufacturing, and electric vehicle (EV) battery pack supply ac...
Serbian transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) and Montenegrin TSO CGES agreed that each would become the owner of the parts of overhead transmission lines on its country’s territory, and signed a contract. EMS and CGES signed a...
The Dušan Jerković Primary School in Ruma is the first school in the Srem (Syrmia) region, in Serbia’s north, with a solar power plant installed on its roof, and it is in the process of obtaining the prosumer status. The project was implemented in co...
Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards, is publishing the three winning articles. The Energy Community Secretariat organized the contest in collaboration with Bankwatch, CAN Europe, the CLEW Networ...
Romanian state-owned power utility Hidroelectrica will install storage on all its run-of-river hydropower plants, to be able to switch the supply of surplus electricity to the evening peak, according to interim CEO Bogdan Nicolae Badea. Hybrid power...
By adopting the Reform Agenda, Bosnia and Herzegovina committed to liberalizing the electricity market, aligning electricity prices with market levels, and supporting the green transition through renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. The Co...
Over 300 officials, policymakers, experts, business leaders, scholars and civil society representatives are gathering in Skopje on October 28 at the three-day International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (14-IFESD). Key topics include en...
GridFlex plans to install a standalone battery energy storage system with a capacity of 125 MWh near the city of Leskovac, in southern Serbia. The investment is estimated at EUR 17 million. Serbia doesn’t have any utility-scale batteries, but many ar...
Jobs in the European Union’s solar industry reached a record level last year, however they are dropping in 2025. Nevertheless, the decrease in solar jobs this year could be only temporary, according to SolarPower Europe’s latest report. Europe’s gree...
The Cypriot Department of Environment has approved the project for what is set to become one of the country’s first battery energy storage systems. HESS Hybrid Energy Storage Systems is planning to install a 59 MW facility with a capacity of 120 MWh,...
Volue took over smartPulse, accelerating the expansion into Central and Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and Turkey, with its power trading and battery optimization capabilities. Software maker Volue said it has completed a deal to acquire smartPulse,...
Slovenia has allocated EUR 835 million from the Climate Fund for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The funds should be used over the period 2025-2028. The Government of Slovenia has adopted a decree on the allocation plan for the Climate Fund...