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Albania: ERE grants 30-year license for Voltalia’s 90 MW Spitalla solar power plant

Albania’s energy regulator ERE has issued a 30-year electricity-generation license to Spitalla Solar, the project company established by French renewable-energy developer Voltalia. With this approval, Voltalia is cleared to operate its planned 90 MW solar power plant near the coastal city of Durrës — the company’s second major solar development in Albania. The license grants […]

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Slovenia: Šoštanj Unit 6 shutdown extended after preventive repairs ordered

Unit 6 of the Šoštanj thermal power plant was intentionally taken offline in mid-November to conduct post-overhaul testing on its gas turbine. During this planned shutdown, engineers performed an additional inspection and determined that one of the unit’s grates required preventive repair. Until the repair was completed, the plant met heat supply needs through its

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: ERS withdraws 20% electricity price hike after backlash

The Energy Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Srpska (RERS) has stopped the procedure for a proposed 20 percent electricity price increase after the state-owned power utility ERS abruptly withdrew its request. The withdrawal followed revelations that ERS director Luka Petrović had not informed the Government about the planned tariff hike and had misled the

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Bosnia and Herzegovina sees higher power output, strong rise in wind and solar

Data from the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina shows that gross electricity production reached 1,061 GWh in September 2025, slightly higher than the 1,047 GWh recorded in the same month of 2024. Hydropower plants accounted for 20.7 percent of total gross production, thermal power plants for 71.6 percent, while wind and solar made

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Albania: Electricity production drops 31% in Q3 2025 as imports surge

Data published by the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) shows that electricity production in the third quarter of 2025 reached 1,075 GWh, a decline of 31.3 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when output totaled 1,564 GWh. Despite the drop in domestic generation, Albania increased its electricity exports. Outbound flows rose by 10.8

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Region: Hungary strengthens energy ties with Romania through joint nuclear extension plan

Hungary and Romania have reached an agreement to deepen cooperation on extending the operational lifetimes of their nuclear power plants—Paks in Hungary and Cernavoda in Romania. The announcement came from Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó during his visit to Bucharest, where he emphasized Romania’s growing strategic importance in Hungary’s overall energy security framework. Szijjártó stated

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Slovenia: Net electricity generation drops 49% in October 2025

Slovenia’s net electricity generation fell sharply in October 2025, declining by 49 percent compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Total net output reached 766 GWh, an 18 percent decrease from September. Thermal power plant generation increased by 7 percent year-on-year, while hydropower

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North Macedonia maintains full domestic electricity supply in September 2025

Electricity consumption in North Macedonia reached 373,518 MWh in September 2025, while natural gas use totaled 19.4 million cubic meters. Coal consumption amounted to 368,114 tons, and the use of petroleum products stood at 95,577 tons. According to the State Statistical Office, domestic production covered 100 percent of electricity demand during the month, and 99.9

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Greece moves forward with long-delayed Mesochora hydropower plant

The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy has confirmed that the long-delayed Mesochora hydropower plant in Trikala will finally advance, bringing an end to more than two decades of legal battles and halted construction. Although the project was officially revived in 2021–2022, decisive action is only now being taken to move it toward completion. A

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