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Hungary fast-tracks battery storage to unlock solar power and ease grid strain

Hungary is accelerating the rollout of electricity storage to capture unused solar generation, ease pressure on the power network and strengthen household energy security. Government officials argue that countries which solve large-scale storage challenges now will be best positioned in the 2030s, as adding generation capacity alone is no longer sufficient without flexibility. A central […]

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Serbia: Solar-plus-storage platform emerges as a system-scale energy asset

A close Serbian analogue to the Masdar–EPCG concept in Montenegro is the strategic partnership under which EPS Elektroprivreda Srbije and the Hyundai Engineering–UGT Renewables consortium agreed on a state-led rollout of utility-scale solar generation paired with battery storage. The structure is explicitly designed as a self-balancing renewable platform, with construction and initial operation led by the consortium, followed

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Masdar–EPCG renewable platform: Comprehensive financial, generation and grid impact analysis for Montenegro

Building on the base framework, a Masdar–EPCG joint venture only becomes truly investor-grade once the MW ambition is translated into a coherent financial envelope that links generation volumes, capture prices, curtailment risk, grid timing, and equity returns. In a small but export-connected system like Montenegro, the dispersion between a well-integrated portfolio and a poorly sequenced one

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Serbia: NIS moves into utility-scale solar with 3.1 MW plant and battery storage in Smederevo

Serbian oil company NIS is stepping into utility-scale renewable power generation after receiving local approval for a new solar project in eastern Serbia. The City of Smederevo has formally acknowledged the company’s application to build a solar power plant with integrated battery storage, clearing the way for construction to begin in mid-January. The project received

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Montenegro scraps first solar auction and prepares new renewables tender for 2026

Montenegro’s Ministry of Energy has annulled its first auction for solar power market premiums after all submitted bids failed to meet legal and procedural requirements. The tender, launched last year, was cancelled because applications contained outdated documentation, were not aligned with spatial planning rules or did not satisfy grid connection eligibility criteria. The authorities now

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Europe’s renewable surge: Spain and Italy set new January records as solar and wind trends diverge

During the week of January 5, solar photovoltaic production increased strongly in the Iberian Peninsula, while most central European markets recorded declines. Spain showed the largest growth, with production rising by 39%, whereas Portugal followed with a more moderate increase of 16%. In contrast, Italy, Germany and France all experienced downturns in output. After two

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From power plants to platforms: Renewable business models in Southeast Europe

By 2025, the renewable electricity sector in Southeast Europe completed a transition that had been underway for nearly a decade but was often misunderstood while it was happening. Wind farms, solar parks and hydro plants ceased to function primarily as isolated production assets and began operating as integrated platforms. This shift did not occur because of

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Renewable energy producers in Serbia in 2025: Costs, cash flows and return dynamics 

Serbia’s renewable energy sector in 2025 stands at an inflection point: coming off years of modest growth, the sector has entered a phase of rapid capacity expansion, evolving ownership structures, and intensifying investment flows. Large-scale hydroelectric assets remain foundational to the country’s power mix, while wind and solar are emerging as the principal vehicles for new private

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Why EPS ceded coal landfills to foreign JV partners instead of building solar and storage alone

The decision by power utility EPS to open its coal ash landfills, overburden dumps and degraded mining land to foreign joint-venture partners for solar and battery storage projects looks puzzling at first glance. EPS owns the land, controls grid access, understands the system better than any private player, and in theory enjoys implicit sovereign backing. In

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Bulgaria hits a renewable milestone: Solar, wind and hydro surpass coal in electricity generation

Bulgaria’s electricity sector reached a historic milestone in 2025, as renewable energy sources became the country’s second-largest producer of electricity, surpassed only by nuclear power. For the first time, combined generation from solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and waste exceeded output from coal-fired plants, signaling that the energy transition has moved from concept to reality. Data

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