Hydropower plants along Slovenia’s main rivers generated 2,962.4 GWh of electricity in the first nine months of the year, a decline of more than 24 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when hydrological conditions were exceptionally favorable. In September alone, hydropower output amounted to just over 301 GWh, around 26 percent less than […]
According to CEO Bogdan Badea, Hidroelectrica intends to introduce storage facilities at each of its run-of-river hydropower plants, allowing surplus electricity to be transferred to evening consumption periods. Badea noted that the energy market experiences 7–8 daily intervals with extremely low or even negative prices, while other periods see excessively high prices. The main challenge
Europe: EU boosts fossil fuel power as wind and hydropower decline in early 2025 Read More »
A sharp decline in electricity output from wind and hydropower plants prompted the European Union to increase its reliance on gas and coal generation in the first half of 2025. This shift led to the largest annual rise in fossil-fuel electricity production since 2017 and caused a 9 percent increase in carbon dioxide emissions compared
Slovenia: Hydropower output drops sharply in June amid low rainfall Read More »
In June 2025, hydropower plants on Slovenia’s Drava, Sava, and Soča rivers delivered 341 GWh of electricity to the transmission network—just over 60% of the volume produced in June 2024 and 18% below initial forecasts. The decline was most pronounced in the Sava basin, where reduced rainfall significantly impacted production. Power plants on the upper
Slovenia: HSE plans major expansion to boost renewable energy Read More »
Hydropower plants along the Sava river in Slovenia produced just over 1,000 GWh of electricity last year, accounting for slightly more than 20 percent of the country’s total electricity generation. However, this output represents only about one-third of the river’s full energy potential, indicating significant opportunities for further development. The HSE Group, Slovenia’s main electricity
Three hydropower plants on the Bistrica river near Foča are expected to be completed by the end of 2026, according to Petar Đokić, Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Chinese company AVIC is responsible for the construction of the plants, which
Greece: Renewable energy production exceeded 8 TWh in the first four months Read More »
In the first four months of 2024, renewable energy sources surpassed fossil fuels in Greece’s electricity mix for the first time, reducing the sector’s emissions to a new low. Renewable energy sources plus large hydro accounted for 8.09 TWh of total production from January through April, while natural gas, lignite and oil contributed 498 GWh
