According to data from the National Institute for Statistics (INS), Romania’s electricity consumption in the first eleven months of 2025 totaled 45.65 TWh, down 0.7% compared with the same period in 2024. Industrial consumption reached 34.54 TWh, a 1.1% decrease, while household consumption increased slightly by 0.4%, reaching 10.77 TWh. Public lighting use fell by […]
Montenegro: Qair advances 60 MW solar project near Nikšić Read More »
A new utility-scale solar project is advancing in western Montenegro after the Environmental Protection Agency launched the environmental approval process for a development proposed by Qair Montenegro, a local subsidiary of France-based Qair International. The project, planned with an installed capacity of 60 MW, is proposed for the village of Petrovići in the municipality of
Hungary fast-tracks battery storage to unlock solar power and ease grid strain Read More »
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
Greece: Gas sector accelerates in 2025 as consumption, exports and LNG flows surge Read More »
Data released by DESFA, Greece’s gas transmission system operator, indicate a year of strong momentum for the country’s natural gas sector in 2025, marked by rising domestic consumption, sharply higher exports and heavier use of critical infrastructure. Gas use within Greece increased to 70.16 TWh, up 6% year on year, confirming the continued role of
Several US infrastructure companies are exploring potential involvement in the construction of a gas pipeline linking Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bechtel emerging as one of the most prominent interested parties. Representatives of the US construction giant have recently been in Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess the commercial and regulatory conditions for possible participation
Europe: EU renewables near half of power demand as 2024 marks a structural energy shift Read More »
Renewable energy continued to gain ground across the European Union in 2024, with green sources supplying just under half of all electricity consumed. According to the latest Eurostat data, renewables covered 47.5% of gross electricity demand, a clear increase from the previous year that underscores a long-term structural shift in the EU’s energy system. This
Is EPS lagging behind regional power utilities? Execution, not ambition, is the core gap Read More »
When measured against its regional peers, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is increasingly lagging—not in stated ambition, but in execution speed, project scale, and repeatable delivery capacity. The contrast is clearest in renewables, flexibility, and grid-linked investments, where neighbouring utilities have moved from planning into multi-year construction cycles, while EPS is only beginning to transition from feasibility-heavy portfolios into first
Serbia’s state-owned power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has revised the scale of its much-publicised investment programme, clarifying that the planned capital envelope amounts to €3.6 billion over the next three years. While the figure is far more realistic in macroeconomic terms, the underlying issue remains unchanged: the gap between announced investment plans and visible execution on the
Public debate in Serbia over the possible acquisition of Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) retail assets by Hungary’s MOL Group has intensified in recent weeks, with particular focus on whether such a transaction would concentrate too much power in the domestic fuel market. A closer look at market structure, legal thresholds, and the competitive landscape shows that fears
South-East Europe’s 2026 power price formation will be dominated by a three-variable stack that has become more binding than any single national policy lever: the European gas price level that sets the marginal fuel cost for the region’s gas fleets, the CO₂ price that lifts the thermal floor in every EU-linked bidding zone and therefore
