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ESM contracts €27.65 million for 30 MW solar plants at Bitola and Oslomej

North Macedonia’s state-owned utility ESM has selected POWERCHINA Jiangxi Electric Power Construction to deliver two photovoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 30 MW....

North Macedonia’s Čebren decision shows the return of state-led energy infrastructure

North Macedonia’s renewed push to build the Čebren pumped storage hydropower plant through state-owned ESM reflects a wider trend across SEE: governments are returning to strategic energy...

Bitola Power Plant Unit 3 Offline Due to Technical Failure

Operations at the Bitola Thermal Power Plant, a significant coal-fired energy provider in North Macedonia, have been interrupted following a technical failure. On April...

Serbia strengthens power grid amid growing focus on European energy resilience

In light of recent large-scale blackouts affecting multiple European countries, including incidents in the Balkans and on the Iberian Peninsula, Serbia is stepping up...

North Macedonia issues first renewable energy certificates to ESM

North Macedonia has reached a significant milestone in its energy transition, as the national market operator MEMO issued the country’s first Guarantees of Origin...

North Macedonia: ESM plans new coal mine amid energy transition challenges

North Macedonia’s state-owned power company ESM plans to open a new coal mine in Zivojno, near the Greek border. The Ministry of Environment and...

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Romania: SANY acquires 153 MW battery project as €1 billion investment plan advances

Chinese industrial group SANY has acquired a 153 MW standalone battery-storage project in Borzești, Romania, strengthening its position in the country’s expanding renewable-energy and...

Greece: PPC and Metlen to commission first 300 MW of regional battery capacity in early 2027

Greek energy groups PPC and Metlen expect to commission the first 300 MW of their joint battery-storage portfolio in the first quarter of 2027,...

Slovenia’s Mokrice hydropower plant could start construction in 2027-28

Construction of Slovenia’s long-delayed Mokrice hydropower plant could begin in late 2027 or early 2028, subject to permitting and possible legal challenges. The project...

Serbia targets mid-2027 JICA deal for Bistrica pumped storage

Serbia aims to sign a financing agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) by mid-2027 for the planned Bistrica pumped-storage hydropower plant, as...

Romania targets early-2027 start for 400 kV Suceava-Bălți link

Romanian transmission system operator Transelectrica expects work on the 400 kV Suceava-Bălți connection with Moldova to begin in early 2027, as permits for the...