Montenegro, Serbia, and the Republic of Srpska don’t have a problem attracting investments in electricity production, but they do have issues when it comes to investments in transmission networks. If the introduction of CBAM is not postponed, it will...
Norway’s Equinor is resuming construction on its Empire Wind project off the coast of New York after the federal authorities lifted a stop-work order issued in mid-April. The project’s first phase, the 810 MW Empire Wind 1, is expected to generate el...
The Ministry of Energy of Romania launched a public call for expressions of interest for a study identifying areas in the Black Sea for concession agreements for offshore wind farms. It encouraged consortia of international and domestic firms and res...
By Heike Winkler,EUSEW’s digital ambassador on how fair tendering and sustainability in offshore wind can drive competitiveness and a just energy transition. We are transitioning from an economy based on fossil energy to an economy based on renewable...
North Macedonia plans to finish market coupling with Greece and the European Union in the fourth quarter of 2026 or in the first quarter of 2027, according to Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources Sanja Božinovska. “The integration of the...
SANY Renewable Energy, one of the world’s top five onshore wind turbine manufacturers, made its debut at Belgrade Energy Forum 2025 (BEF 2025) on May 14-15, showcasing its cutting-edge wind power technology and integrated solutions to the European ma...
The past three to four years have been nothing short of transformational when it comes to the energy transition in the Western Balkans, said Borislav Kostadinov, Finance in Motion’s Fund Director for the Green for Growth Fund, in a keynote address at...
The construction of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s largest solar power plant has officially commenced. The location for the facility with a peak capacity of 125 MW is in the municipality of Stolac, near the village of Komanje Brdo. The project has caused d...
Wind energy played a crucial role in turning Greece into a net electricity exporter last year, for the first time since 2000. The country used to import a significant part of its electricity in previous years. Back in 2019, net imports amounted to 10...
A grid failure caused a brief power outage in North Macedonia in the early hours on Sunday, May 18. Disruptions at the affected 400/110 kV transformer stations were triggered by high voltage levels in the grid, caused by low consumption, typical for...
Public Power Corp. (PPC Group) is launching construction on two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in northern Greece, of 48 MW / 96 MWh and 50 MW / 100 MWh. There is currently no larger BESS in Southeastern Europe, but the Oslomej solar park in N...
Author: Anna Iafisco, policy adviser for housing at Eurocities, EUSEW’s partner organisation City governments are ready to lead the transition to climate-neutral buildings by 2050, but they cannot do it alone. To ensure a fair transition, they need E...
A steep rise in arrears was recorded last year in the Greek electricity supply market. According to the latest report from the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY or RAEWW), total debt for electricity rose by EUR 1 billion to EUR...
Factors like power price volatility, the global shift in policy making and the need for flexible solutions for the integration of renewables are creating an important momentum for developers and aggregators, Chief Executive Officer of Alteo, Attila C...
French renewable energy company Akuo Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) for the Bela Anta 2 wind power project, for the full capacity and including the balancing res...