The third Regional Power Sector Exchange of the Western Balkans in Ohrid in North Macedonia gathered over 80 energy professionals from the region to discuss the future of electricity decarbonization and the urgent need to modernize power infrastructu...
Alcazar Energy is an independent sustainable infrastructure fund focused on renewable energy in emerging markets. It has been present in the Balkans since 2022 and is developing projects in Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. Maja Maćić, Balkans...
Turkish company Egesa Enerji has launched a project to build two solar power plants in Vojvodina, with a total peak capacity of 8.6 MW. The investor has signed an agreement with the contractors, and construction is slated to begin in the coming month...
An agreement between the Green for Growth Fund (GGF) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) enabled the expansion of green lending in the Western Balkans and the European Union’s Eastern Neighborhood. With the new unfunded gu...
The development of grid infrastructure in the Western Balkans is a crucial step in the region’s energy transition. In support of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, GIZ, in cooperation with the Energy Community Secretariat, organized a Strategi...
Energy Community contracting parties are doing their best to meet the challenging requirements and use the opportunity to couple their electricity markets with the European Union in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027. Apart from other benefits, coupling could repres...
Global installed energy storage is on a steep rise and is expected to increase ninefold by 2040, to over 4 TW, driven by battery energy storage systems (BESS), which saw record growth in 2024, according to a report by Rystad Energy. In recent years,...
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a must for the future of the cement industry, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the launch ceremony for Heracles Group’s Olympus project. It is one of the very first CCUS plants in Gree...
Project Manager and Market Intelligence Specialist Nikolaj Candellari from CyberGrid said at the Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 that the company believes in the energy transition in Southeastern Europe and is contributing with its VPP solutions. The Aust...
Croatia has earmarked EUR 25 million for households at risk of energy poverty. They will use the funds for the energy renovation. The subsidies for households at risk of energy poverty are part of a EUR 652 million package for 2025 launched by the Mi...
Kosovo’s decision to liberalize its electricity market threatens to spark a new crisis, as business consumers face significantly higher prices compared to the current, regulated rates. As a warning, disgruntled business owners plan to block the main...
The surge in the number of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices in Europe made 2024 the second consecutive record year. According to ACER’s Director Christian Zinglersen, it means a new era is here. Speaking at Belgrade Energy Forum – BEF...
Slovenia-based NGEN, widely regarded as the most innovative energy company in the SEE region, is expanding throughout Europe with its software platforms and equipment, as well as battery energy storage systems for decentralized grids that enable scal...
Digitalization and massive use of data are crucial for providing flexibility services that bring benefits for transmission system operators and renewable energy producers. Aggregators and software firms have developed the technological solutions. How...
German, Kosovar, French and Turkish companies submitted documentation to qualify for the first wind power auction in Kosovo*. The plan is for the government to have a share of up to 49% in selected projects. The Ministry of Economy of Kosovo* has pub...