Hydro
Hidroelectrica wins €8.7 million Modernization Fund grant for 64 MW/256 MWh battery storage at Porțile de Fier II
Hidroelectrica has signed a €8.7 million grant agreement under the EU’s Modernization Fund to help finance a new 64 MW/256 MWh battery storage project at PorČ›ile…
EPS launches €5.2 million tender to ready Serbia’s Bistrica pumped-storage hydropower project
Serbia’s state utility EPS has opened a public procurement process worth about €5.2 million to produce the technical, planning and regulatory documentation needed to move the…
Montenegro approves dual financing for EPCG: hydropower upgrades plus liability restructuring
Montenegro’s government has approved a financing package for state utility EPCG that pairs a KfW-backed credit line for hydropower modernization with a separate facility to refinance…
Hydropower’s role in South-East Europe grows as modernization and expansion pick up
Hydropower is sustaining electricity system stability across South-East Europe, supplying dispatchable flexibility as intermittent renewables rise. Recent projects—from Romania’s Iron Gates I upgrades to Albania’s grid…
HPP Višegrad generation falls in March 2026 as seasonal hydrology bites
Hidroelektrane na Drini, the ERS subsidiary operating HPP Višegrad, said the plant produced 94.72 GWh in March 2026—down 34.2% from February and below the same month…
EPCG and EDF move from broad cooperation to a structured partnership for Montenegro’s Kruševo hydropower plan
Montenegro’s state-owned EPCG and France’s EDF have advanced talks aimed at turning general collaboration into a more defined development partnership, anchored by the planned PRRS_LINK_1 tied…
KonÄŤar finishes OtoÄŤac SHPP commissioning, bringing Croatia a new 1.5 MW small hydropower unit
KonÄŤar has delivered and commissioned the OtoÄŤac small hydropower plant, completing work on a new 1.5 MW renewable facility in Croatia. The project’s three 500 kW…
Andritz wins contract for turbine upgrade in Serbia’s Vlasina hydropower cascade
Andritz will supply ten turbines for the modernization of Serbia’s [[PRRS_LINK_1]], supporting a multi-plant refurbishment designed to extend asset life and add capacity without disrupting generation.