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Gas sales of Russian Novatek down 1.5% in 2025
Baltic region’s largest solar park set to come online in western Estonia
Sunly's new solar park will significantly reduce Estonia's reliance on imported electricity and fossil fuels.
North Macedonia signs agreement with Slovenia’s BSP to advance electricity market integration
Slovenia’s SENG signs contract with HM Hydro for overhaul of Avce pumped-storage plant
Kazakhstan to develop coal-powered "data centre valley"
Country in hurry to create energy-thirsty full digital economy by 2029.
Serbia plans first nuclear power capacity by 2042 – report
Serbia aims to bring its first 250 megawatts of nuclear power online by 2042, the World Nuclear Association (WNA) said in a report presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Turkey’s installed power capacity and electricity consumption hit record highs in 2025
Turkey’s total installed electricity capacity rose to 122,519 megawatts by the end of December, according to a statement from the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.
Ukraine says Russian attacks have knocked out 8.5 GW of power capacity, seeks $1bn in aid
Ukraine has lost 8.5 gigawatts of electricity generation capacity since October 2025 due to Russian shelling and urgently needs about $1bn to restore basic power supplies.
Kazakhstan’s “de facto” uranium nationalisation looks like “spectacular own goal”, says investor
Canadian exploration company Laramide pulls out of project, arguing economic case for FDI no longer exists.
“Green” charging stations providing more electricity to EVs than “non-green” in Turkey
Turkey’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network closed 2025 with some notable growth. What’s more, renewable energy-powered stations supplied the bulk of electricity consumed by drivers.
Russia’s Gazprom claims Baltic gas reserves dip under risky 40%
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North Macedonia’s PM highlights energy investment opportunities at World Economic Forum
Hungary's electricity consumption edges lower as imports drop and local output rises
Ukraine’s capital faces deepening energy crisis as Russian strikes strain winter resilience
Kyiv is grappling with an acute energy emergency after a fresh wave of Russian air strikes battered Ukraine’s power and heating infrastructure, plunging large parts of the capital into cold and darkness at the height of winter.
OECD electricity output rose in October as renewables and gas offset nuclear decline
Electricity generation across OECD countries increased by 2.5% year-on-year in October 2025, reaching 883.8 terawatt hours (TWh), according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The rise was driven by higher output from natural gas and renewables
Turkey plans to open first offshore wind farm tenders by end of year, says Tureb head
Turkey is planning to open its first offshore wind farm tenders by the end of 2026, says Ibrahim Erden, president of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (Tureb).
UAE’s GSU acquires 51% of Kyrgyzstan-focused run-of-the-river hydro company 40Capital
Russia's Power Machines to ship second domestically-built turbine to power plant
Russia’s Power Machines is preparing to ship a second high-capacity gas turbine for the Artemovskaya TPP-2 power plant in the Far East’s Primorsky region.
Fico visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Slovakia signs nuclear deal with US
Fico's government is pursuing close cooperation with the US on a new reactor at the site of the existing Jaslovské Bohunice nuclear power plant.
China’s electricity consumption surpasses 10 trillion kWh for the first time, outpacing US and EU combined
China’s annual electricity consumption surpassed 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time in 2025, according to government data released this week, underscoring the country’s accelerating industrial output and surging demand.
Russia and China dominate global nuclear power construction
Russia and China have emerged as the dominant forces in the global nuclear energy market, with state-backed companies accounting for over 90% of nuclear power plants under construction since 2016.
Serbia to channel 40% of EU growth funds into energy sector
Of the €56.5mn allocated to Serbia from the EU’s Instrument for Reforms and Growth, about €21mn will support measures aimed at modernising the country’s energy system.
Ukraine to set up Kyiv energy headquarters, impose emergency regime amid outages
Ukraine will establish a permanent headquarters to coordinate efforts to restore electricity and heating supplies in Kyiv and introduce an emergency regime across the energy sector, as Russian strikes and harsh weather strain the system.
Tajikistan hedging its Rogun bet, exploring solar options
Is Dushanbe making tacit admission that mega-dam project may not pay off?
Kazakhstan hopes to resolve electricity shortfall by 2027
Kazakhstan expects to fully resolve its domestic electricity shortfall by 1Q27 and move toward a sustained power surplus by 2029.
Transnistria prolongs state of emergency
The parliament of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria approved on January 15 a presidential decree extending the state of economic emergency by a further 30 days, citing ongoing difficulties linked to constrained natural gas supplies.
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