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Končar finishes Otočac SHPP commissioning, bringing Croatia a new 1.5 MW small hydropower unit
Končar has delivered and commissioned the Otočac small hydropower plant, completing work on a new 1.5 MW renewable facility in Croatia. The project’s three 500 kW…
KEVR okays April gas price rise in Bulgaria, keeping regulated pricing below European benchmarks
Bulgaria’s energy regulator KEVR has approved a 5.1% increase to the wholesale natural gas price for April 2026, lifting it to 34.27 euros/MWh. Even after the…
Europe’s Critical Minerals Push Faces a Refining Bottleneck as Batteries Scale Up
Europe is expanding its critical minerals and battery materials footprint from mining to manufacturing, but refining capacity remains the key constraint. As gigafactories ramp up, companies…
Albania green-lights two solar projects totaling 152 MW near Korçë under 49-year concessions
Albania has approved two large-scale solar power plants near Korçë, clearing the way for a combined 152 MW of new capacity. The projects will run under…
EU targets battery-chain bottlenecks with €22.5bn industrial spending push
The European Union has outlined a roughly €22.5 billion investment pipeline under the [[PRRS_LINK_1]], directing most funding to battery materials and expanding lithium refining and recycling…
Hydrogen and electrification reshape Europe’s metals—investors face steep CAPEX, but EU carbon rules may tilt returns
Europe’s steel and non-ferrous sectors are moving toward hydrogen-based production and electrification as carbon pricing and regulation tighten, requiring large upfront investment. The shift hinges on…
European smelters and refiners are being re-priced by electricity—grid access now shapes margins
In Europe’s metals processing, electricity prices and grid access are increasingly outweighing traditional cost drivers like feedstock availability and labor. With power able to account for…
Southeast Europe Positions Itself as Europe’s Near-Shore Processing Alternative for Critical Metals
Southeast Europe is increasingly being treated as a practical substitute for bottlenecks in Western European refining, combining lower operating costs with proximity to EU industrial demand.…
CBAM’s carbon-cost signal is rewriting Europe’s industrial power economics
Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is pushing metals and heavy industry to treat electricity procurement as a carbon decision, not just a supply contract. The…
Europe’s rare earth plans face a processing bottleneck that keeps strategic leverage abroad
Europe is pushing ahead with new rare earth exploration, but the continent still lacks large-scale separation and refining capacity. That gap leaves Europe dependent on foreign…