Slovenia: Electricity consumption surges in October, driven by pumped-storage hydropower

In October 2025, electricity consumption drawn from Slovenia’s transmission network reached 956.4 GWh, representing a 7.3% increase compared to the same month in 2024. This marked a notable rebound after nearly a year of lower network offtake. All three main consumer groups recorded higher usage. Distribution companies drew 829.2 GWh, up by 2.6%, while direct […]

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Montenegro installs Europe’s largest operating wind turbine at Gvozd wind farm

Montenegrin state-owned power utility EPCG has successfully installed what it claims is the largest wind turbine currently operating in Europe, underscoring Montenegro’s ambition to not only follow European energy trends but actively shape them. The Gvozd wind farm serves as a flagship project for this vision. The first 7 MW turbine, featuring a 120-meter tower

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Montenegro: TPP Pljevlja temporarily offline due to slag transport malfunction

Montenegro’s power utility EPCG announced that the Pljevlja thermal power plant has been temporarily taken offline following malfunctions in its slag transport system, a component installed during the plant’s recent environmental reconstruction and modernization. The affected system was delivered by Chinese contractor DEC, part of the broader consortium responsible for the reconstruction. After irregularities were

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Bulgaria seeks stability amid Lukoil sanctions, no investor proposals yet

Bulgarian Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov stated that the Ministry has not received any official investor proposals for the Bulgarian subsidiaries of Russian Lukoil. Recent letters to the Ministry mostly relate to his outreach to major international companies to ensure stable diesel and petrol supplies if the Burgas refinery halts operations. Most communications involve companies offering

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: RiTE Ugljevik set to secure €10 million loan amid operational challenges

Coalmine and thermal power plant (RiTE) Ugljevik is set to borrow approximately €10 million, with the Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) preparing to approve both the loan and its state guarantee. The facility plans to use the five-year loan primarily to refinance existing obligations, according to the latest government session. The loan decision

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: RS assures stable fuel supply amid Pancevo refinery uncertainty

Minister of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Srpska (RS), Petar Djokic, stated that RS does not anticipate fuel shortages even if the Serbian refinery in Pancevo halts production this week. Following a meeting with representatives of fuel distributors, Minister Djokic said that companies operating in the entity confirmed they have secured stable supply

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Serbia 2035: The fully integrated renewable economy

By 2035, Serbia will be a profoundly different energy and economic system than the one it operates today. The country stands at the threshold of a rare structural transformation—one that touches electricity, industry, manufacturing, transport, construction, finance and regional trade. If Serbia fully commits to its renewable trajectory, the nation will not merely decarbonize its

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Serbia’s workforce challenge: Can the country train enough engineers for the renewable boom?

Serbia’s renewable-energy sector is expanding at a pace the country has never experienced before. Wind farms, solar parks, hybrid plants, substations, transmission corridors, battery systems and industrial PPAs are all driving a surge in investment that will transform the energy landscape over the next decade. But beneath the visible momentum lies the most critical constraint—and

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