In May 2025, North Macedonia’s total electricity consumption reached 376,989 megawatt-hours (MWh), while natural gas usage totaled 3.7 million cubic meters. Coal consumption stood at 341,047 tons, and petroleum product usage amounted to 97,186 tons, according to the State Statistical Office. Domestic production covered 89 percent of the electricity consumed during the month, and nearly […]
In late April, Austrian renewable energy company RP Global began construction of the 21 MW Novalja solar power plant on the Croatian island of Pag. This project is set to become the largest solar facility in Croatia to date. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development with a senior, non-recourse
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ICGB, the independent operator of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector pipeline, has implemented the DAMAS MMS:G commercial dispatching platform as a central component of its digital transformation efforts. This new system automates all of ICGB’s business and operational processes, allowing the company to manage international gas flows with increased speed, consistency, and transparency. Currently, the IGB pipeline
While energy markets across Europe have begun to stabilize following the disruptions of 2021 and 2022, Greece continues to experience electricity prices well above the European Union average. This ongoing disparity has drawn attention from EU officials, including Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, who acknowledged the issue and suggested that European support may be considered. The
The Bulgarian Central Energy Repair Base (CERB) is carrying out repair work on the Gacko and Ugljevik thermal power plants in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to CERB. The repairs involve dynamic balancing on a mobile stand of four turbine rotors at the two facilities. The Gacko power plant, built in 1983, has a
OMV Petrom and the state-owned company Romgaz have announced a €750 million infrastructure investment for the Neptun Deep offshore gas project in the Black Sea, following the issuance of an establishment authorization by Romania’s National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). This funding will cover all essential foundational work required to bring the offshore field into production.
Enexus, a turnkey EPC provider specializing in large-scale solar power projects with integrated battery storage, has signed an agreement to construct the Titu 1 solar power plant in Dâmbovița County, Romania. The project includes a 20 MW solar installation alongside a 20 MVA transformer station. The initiative is being developed in partnership with Akis Enerji,
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After receiving urban-technical approval in September of last year, the local company Solar Global has advanced its plans by submitting a request to the Environmental Protection Agency to assess whether a full environmental impact study is necessary for its proposed solar power plant in Cetinje. A solar irradiation assessment conducted by Sedam-ING concluded that the
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERK) has approved the request submitted by the state-owned power utility EPBiH to implement a revised billing system for residential customers. This change introduces updated electricity prices for households and also adjusts rates for other low-voltage consumption and public lighting services. However, network usage fees and metering charges will remain
In Week 29 of 2025, European natural gas prices dipped slightly, with the benchmark Dutch TTF contract averaging €34.542/MWh. Prices briefly rose above €35 earlier in the week, driven by unplanned outages at Norway’s Nyhamna and Kollsnes processing plants and increased competition for LNG cargoes from Asia. However, as supply from Norway recovered, prices eased
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