Bosnia and Herzegovina: Renewables offset declines in coal and hydro

Bosnia and Herzegovina generated 14.4 TWh of electricity in 2025, matching the previous year’s total despite noticeably weaker performance from both coal-fired and hydropower plants. The stability of overall output was achieved only because new wind and solar capacity stepped in to fill the gap left by traditional sources. According to data from the country’s […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: EPBiH faces nearly €40 million loss as coal shortages and low output undermine finances

Bosnia’s state-owned power utility EPBiH is set to close the year with a significant financial deficit, overturning earlier expectations of a turnaround. Data available through the end of November show that losses could reach nearly 40 million euros. Management had hoped for a positive result by year-end, but interim figures dashed those hopes well before

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Gross electricity production in FBiH down 8.1% in November 2025

Gross electricity production in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) in November 2025 totaled 694 GWh, marking an 8.1% decrease compared to 755 GWh in November 2024. In the electricity mix, hydropower plants contributed 40.9%, thermal power plants 51.4%, and wind farms 7.7% of total gross production. Net electricity production reached 650 GWh, with

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Albania: Fortis Energy breaks ground on 62 MW solar and battery storage project

Construction has officially begun on a new renewable energy facility in southeastern Albania, where Turkish developer Fortis Energy is building a large-scale solar power plant combined with battery storage near the town of Erseke. The solar park will have an installed capacity of 62 MW, and once fully operational it is expected to generate around

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Hydrogen highways: Could Serbia emerge as a key hub in Europe’s future energy network?

For most of modern history, power came from what countries could extract. In the future, power will come from what countries can connect, convert and stabilize. Europe is moving rapidly from a fossil-based energy logic to a decarbonized industrial model — and this shift is not philosophical. It is strategic, financial, infrastructural and geopolitical. It

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Slovenia: Electricity and gas prices rise for households, mixed trends for industry in Q3 2025

According to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, households paid an average of €0.215 per kWh for electricity and €0.089 per kWh for natural gas in the third quarter of 2025. Compared to the previous quarter, electricity prices rose by 9%, while gas prices increased by 3%. For industrial consumers, the average electricity

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Serbia: Fuel supply highly dependent on Pančevo refinery amid sanctions on NIS

According to the latest IMF country report, Serbia’s fuel supply remains heavily reliant on the Pančevo oil refinery, which meets roughly four-fifths of domestic demand. The report notes that replacing NIS’s distribution network with imported fuels would face significant logistical challenges, particularly the lack of oil pipelines connecting Serbia to refineries in neighboring countries. The

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Serbia pursues NIS ownership talks to lift US sanctions and ensure fuel stability

Serbian energy authorities have confirmed that ongoing discussions are underway regarding a potential change in ownership at oil company NIS, as efforts continue to resolve US-imposed sanctions on the company. According to the Ministry of Energy, the talks involve Russian majority shareholders and Hungary’s MOL, which is being considered as a potential buyer of the

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Serbia: EPS sets new annual coal production record at Drmno mine, Tamnava also hits full-year target

Serbian state-owned power utility EPS has announced a record-breaking milestone in coal production at the Drmno open-pit mine near Kostolac. Since the beginning of the year, cumulative output at the site reached 10 million tons, marking the highest annual production in the mine’s history. The previous record stood at just under 9.908 million tons. Strong

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North Macedonia sees 45% rise in electricity production in October 2025 amid strong domestic supply

In October 2025, total electricity consumption in North Macedonia reached 552,055 MWh, while natural gas consumption totaled 32.7 million cubic meters, coal consumption amounted to 340,268 tons, and petroleum product use stood at 101,913 tons. According to the State Statistical Office, 92.6% of electricity consumption was met by domestic production, and 99.9% of coal consumption

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