Balkan Green Energy News

The Economic Chamber of North Macedonia has developed the country’s first decarbonization guide for small businesses. The digital tool is intended to help North Macedonia’s economy adapt to international climate rules, including the European Union’s carbon border tax (CBAM). “The decarbonization guide is a turning point in our country’s green transition, equipping businesses with the tools they need to act now,” said Sanja Bozinovska, North Macedonia’s Minister of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources. https://lnkd.in/ebP5GUqD

Renewable energy company Sany International (Singapore) has completed the acquisition of a project for a solar power plant of 95 MW in peak capacity combined with 218 MWh in battery storage. The location is in Romania’s Dolj county. Sany Renewable Energy Co., Ltd signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and contracts for difference (CfD) earlier this year in Serbia for its wind power projects Alibunar 1 and Alibunar 2. https://lnkd.in/eV7q7wk9

In the first eight months of this year, Albania added two solar power plants of an overall 150 MW and a hydropower facility of 48.9 MW to its transmission grid. According to the ERE Albania - Enti Rregullator i Energjisë për Shqipërinë, renewable electricity plants of 225 MW in total capacity have been put into operation in the first eight months of this year. https://lnkd.in/e8vWZ-Kt

With less than three months remaining until the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is fully implemented, none of the Energy Community’s contracting parties has yet qualified for an exemption in the electricity segment, according to the 2025 CBAM Readiness Tracker. However, the Energy Community’s report suggests that efforts to meet the are gaining momentum, with Serbia, Moldova, North Macedonia, and Montenegro leading the way to market coupling with the EU, and almost all contracting parties planning to introduce carbon pricing. The rollout of monitoring, reporting, and verification systems across the region is laying the groundwork for implementation and demonstrates growing readiness and credibility, even as timelines remain tight and challenges persist,” Adam Cwetsch, Head of the Green Deal Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat, told Balkan Green Energy News. https://lnkd.in/eMp9KHd4

Principia Energy built its first battery system in just six months. The Themelio facility in Chalkidiki in northern Greece, with 49 MW in operating power, will help reduce curtailments from wind and solar power plants and contribute to grid stability. https://lnkd.in/eHkwsMcm

Montenegro plans to become a country of green data centers, according to Prime Minister Milojko Spajić. Milojko Mickey Spajic was one of the speakers at the keynote panel Accelerating the Western Balkans’ Green and Smart Growth, within the European Union – Montenegro Investment Conference in Luštica, near Tivat. Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the prime minister of Montenegro opened the two-day event, titled Smart Growth, Green Future: Accelerating Investment in Montenegro. https://lnkd.in/eJNXekUd

Crna Gora planira da postane zemlja zelenih data centara, poručio je premijer Milojko Mickey Spajic u okviru Investicione konferencije Evropska Unija – Crna Gora održane u Luštici, nedaleko od Tivta. Premijer Milojko Spajić je bio jedan od govornika na glavnom panelu pod nazivom Ubrzavanje zelenog i pametnog rasta Zapadnog Balkana održanom na Investicionoj konferenciji. https://lnkd.in/eqtExAN5

NGEN Group inaugurated its battery storage system in Austria’s Carinthia province after expanding it. At 21.9 MW in operating power and 43.8 MWh in capacity, it is again the country’s largest grid-supporting BESS. “Our vision is a fully digitalized and decentralized European electricity system that keeps pace with the rapid growth of renewable energy and sustainably reduces CO2 emissions,” said Chief Executive Officer and Founder of NGEN Group Roman Bernard. https://lnkd.in/eiHP2t7X

Power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore has signed memoranda of understanding with Akuo, E2S Power AG, and wind wind fisher for a floating solar power plant, thermal batteries, and a pilot project for high-altitude wind turbines, respectively. The MoUs were signed by Ivan Bulatovic, CEO of government-controlled Elektroprivreda Crne Gore AD Nikšić (EPCG), Akuo CEO Eric Scotto, E2S Power AG CEO Sasha Savic, and wind fisher CEO Stephane Vidaillet. https://lnkd.in/ecnHqykv

Alcazar Energy Partners intends to increase its investments in Montenegro from USD 200 million to USD 500 million, according to Co-Founder and Managing Partner Daniel Calderon. Alcazar Energy is one of the companies with which Montenegro has signed memoranda of understanding on projects in the energy sector. It was done at the EU-Montenegro Investment Conference in Luštica. The country’s leadership is creating a good and consistent climate for foreign investments, Daniel Calderon stressed. https://lnkd.in/e8B-dM_x