Albania: ERE opens licensing for Voltalia’s 100 MW Spitalla solar project
Albania’s energy regulator ERE has launched the licensing process for a 100 MW solar project being developed by French renewable […]
Gas Industry
Greece: Fifth auction for Route 1 gas capacity fails to attract bidders
The latest auction for the special capacity product known as Route 1, designed for transporting natural gas from Greece to
Slovenia: Gas network to handle 10 TWh in 2025 amid investments and green transition plans
Slovenia’s gas transmission network is projected to handle around 10 TWh of natural gas in 2025, reflecting a 5 percent
Romania: Retele Electrice launches €13.2 million tender to upgrade Dobrogea electricity network
Retele Electrice Romania has launched a public procurement process for network upgrade works in Dobrogea, with the tender valued at
Montenegro launches third tender for Otilovici small hydropower plant construction
Montenegrin state-owned power company EPCG has launched a third tender for the design and construction of the Otilovici small hydropower
Hungary reduces electricity imports as domestic generation strengthens
Hungary, which has long relied heavily on electricity imports, is experiencing a significant shift in its energy balance. While imports
Hungary and Slovakia expand gas interconnection capacity to strengthen regional energy links
Hungary’s natural gas transmission operator FGSZ and Slovakia’s Eustream have updated their Interconnection Agreement to expand gas transmission capacity from
Croatia plans to build small modular reactors to boost energy security
Croatia is preparing to enter the nuclear energy sector with plans to build at least three small modular reactors (SMRs),
Bulgaria: AES weighs molten salt reactor to replace coal boiler at Galabovo power plant
AES, the operator of the Galabovo coal-fired power plant in Bulgaria, is exploring the replacement of one of its existing
Europe: EU considers earlier ban on Russian LNG in new sanctions package
The European Commission is reviewing a proposal to speed up the introduction of a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas
Slovenia: Borzen holds 2026 Sostanj power auction with falling electricity prices and rising carbon allowances
The Slovenian electricity market operator Borzen has held a new public auction for electricity generation at the Sostanj thermal power
Romania seeks EU approval to delay 2025 coal plant closures amid energy and job concerns
Romanian Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan has confirmed that he is negotiating with the European Commission to postpone the 2025 deadline