EBRD

Bulgaria’s operating battery fleet was reported at 6.23 GW by late October, while EBRD and Raiffeisen are financing a new 246 MW battery at Tenevo. The reported fleet and energy-flow figures require verification against underlying data.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Southern Interconnection is held up by disputed state property and disagreements over project implementation. While a former BH-Gas director says completion before 2030 looks unlikely, EU-backed efficiency financing is moving through a local bank.

Around 2 GW of battery storage connection agreements were reported in Serbia in 2026, but the first standalone projects still need to establish a local financing template. EMS requires a construction bank guarantee before transmission-connected projects can advance to connection contracts.

North Macedonia is structuring its planned 100 MW / 400 MWh Bitola battery as strategic grid infrastructure, with an estimated cost of EUR 98 million. The EBRD is considering a sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to EUR 33.1 million, alongside other expected financing.

The Scornicesti battery will use non-recourse project finance with InvestEU risk support. Its merchant revenue model comes as Romania’s operational storage fleet expands and competition for market revenues grows.

Bulgaria’s storage fleet is estimated at more than 6.2 GW of power capacity and 19 GWh of energy capacity, enough to reshape regional day-ahead prices. By shifting electricity between low- and high-price hours, batteries support exports during scarcity periods while compressing the spreads available to storage projects.