battery-storage

/MADRID, SPAIN, January 23, 2026, 11:55 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Iberdrola España, part of the Iberdrola Group, commissioned Spain’s first two large-scale battery storage systems in Alarcón (Cuenca). Each Romeral and Olmedilla battery has 60 MWh of storage and about 30 MW of power output, enough to supply over 13,000 homes for two hours. The […]

/LONDON, January 9, 2026, 11:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ In 2025, Croatia set new records for producing electricity from renewable sources. Data from the Association of Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia (OIEH) shows that solar, wind, and thermal power from renewable fuels generated more electricity than any other type for the first time. Together, these sources generated over 5 TWh, accounting for 26.6% of Croatia’s total electricity consumption that year. When hydropower is included, renewable sources supplied more than half (52.6%) of the electricity used in Croatia.

/SOFIA, BULGARIA, January 8, 2026, 14:00 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Bulgaria has made significant progress in modernising its energy sector by officially commissioning one of the largest standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Eastern Europe, as announced by the Ministry of Energy (ME). This state-of-the-art facility is strategically positioned within the Maritsa East 3 […]

/SOFIA, BULGARIA, January 5, 2026, 9:15 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ A comprehensive funding initiative has been successfully completed, supporting 31 projects for the construction and commissioning of electricity storage facilities. This initiative, part of the National Infrastructure for Storage of Electricity from Renewable Sources (RESTORE 2), has a budget of BGN 228.9 million.

/SOFIA, BULGARIA, December 18, 2025, 10:00 CET, Enery/ Enery has secured a green financing package from DSK Bank AD for its flagship 600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria. The transaction marks one of the country’s most advanced storage financing deals to date, supporting Bulgaria’s transition toward a more flexible and […]

/BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, December 12, 2025, 10:30 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ The Ministry of Energy is pleased to announce the commissioning of the largest battery energy storage facility in Romania, developed by Nova Power & Gas in Cluj County. This state-of-the-art facility aims to enhance the stability and reliability of the national energy grid by storing excess energy generated from renewable sources and providing it during peak demand periods.

/SOFIA, BULGARIA, November 14, 2025, 9:00 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ GEN-I has entered into an agreement to manage two significant storage facilities currently under construction by SUNOTEC in Bulgaria as part of its investment strategy. The first facility will have a capacity of 150 MW along with a storage capacity of 379 MWh, while the second will offer a capacity of 50 MW and a storage capacity of 126 MWh.

/BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, October 31, 2025, 10:15 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Earlier this month, a signing ceremony took place for the Pălău Phase II 342 MW Photovoltaic EPC Project in Romania. The event was attended by Wu Lei, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Group, and Andrea Loi, Vice President of Operations at Econergy Renewable Energy Ltd.

/LONDON, October 15, 2025, 11:45 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Work began in April 2025, and in September (of the same year), the phased construction was completed, with electrical tests beginning. Commercial operation is scheduled to begin in December 2025.