Bulgaria: Electricity output rises 7%, driven by baseload and renewables

According to data published by Bulgaria’s electricity transmission system operator ESO, the country generated 34.96 TWh of electricity between 1 January and 16 November 2025, marking a 7.22 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Electricity consumption also grew, rising by 5.91 percent to 33.15 TWh. As a result, Bulgaria recorded net electricity […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: ERS requests 20% electricity price hike and lower consumption thresholds

State-owned power utility ERS has filed a request with the Regulatory Commission for Energy (RERS) seeking approval for a nearly 20 percent increase in electricity prices, as well as a reduction in household consumption thresholds. This move follows earlier applications from distribution system operators, who requested higher network fees. According to preliminary assessments by RERS,

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Region: Albania and Italy team up to rebuild and modernize northern energy infrastructure

Italy and Albania have formalized a new partnership aimed at strengthening the electricity network in northern Albania, a region still dealing with infrastructure issues caused by the 2019 earthquake. Albanian Energy Minister Belinda Balluku stated that the initiative will help provide more reliable electricity to the affected areas and contribute to broader goals of regional

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US gives Serbia three months to remove Russian ownership from NIS

The United States has given Serbia a three-month deadline to find a new owner for oil company NIS, whose majority shareholders are Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, both of which are under US sanctions. Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Đedović said the US Treasury Department, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), informed Belgrade that

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Romania: New 130 MW PPC solar power plant near Bucharest now fully operational

PPC Group has commissioned a new 130 MW solar power plant in Romania, located in the Călugăreni area approximately 40 kilometers south of Bucharest. The facility was recently connected to the national grid and is now fully operational. The plant is expected to produce more than 193 GWh of electricity annually, enough to supply over

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Romania: Electricity consumption slightly down, production falls 6% in 2025

According to data published by Romania’s National Institute for Statistics (INS), electricity consumption in the first nine months of 2025 reached 37.25 TWh, marking a slight decrease of 0.4 percent compared to the same period in 2024. Industrial consumption amounted to 28.09 TWh, down 1 percent year-on-year, while household consumption rose by 1.8 percent to

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Montenegro: TPP Pljevlja set to resume production by 1 December after major overhaul

Coal-fired thermal power plant Pljevlja is expected to resume electricity production no later than 1 December, according to EPCG’s Director for Electricity Generation, Miro Vračar. He said that the plant’s start-up process is already underway and typically requires about ten days to complete. Vračar explained that numerous systems installed during the facility’s ecological reconstruction must

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North Macedonia: Makpetrol reports 19% profit growth in first nine months of 2025

Macedonian fuel retailer Makpetrol reported a non-consolidated net profit of 14.7 million euros for the first nine months of 2025, marking a 19 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Operating revenues fell slightly by 1 percent to 377 million euros, while operating expenses also decreased by 1 percent, totaling 364 million euros.

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Croatia launches upgrade plan for TPP Jertovec to replace aging gas turbines

Thermal power plant Jertovec, located near Konjščina in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region, plays a key role in Croatia’s electricity system. The facility serves as a reserve power plant and provides an available capacity of 2×28 MW from gas turbine units and 2×10 MW from steam turbine units. One of its main advantages is the ability

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