Energo - CEE/FSU Power

30 April 2026

Turkey’s energy market size stands at $145bn, says regulator

29 April 2026

Turkey’s energy market has reached a size of $145bn, with investments of Turkish lira (TRY) 776bn ($17.2bn) planned for 2026-2030, according to Mustafa Yilmaz, chairman of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority, or EPDK.

Billion-dollar price tag estimated for Uzbekistan’s planned small nuclear reactors

29 April 2026

Uzbekistan has put an initial expected price tag of around $1bn on the two 55-megawatt small modular reactors (SMRs) that will be built by Russia’s Rosatom in the first phase of creating the Central Asian country’s first nuclear power facility.

Polish coal firm JSW reports heavy 2025 losses as government approves rescue plan

28 April 2026

The EU's largest producer of high-quality hard coking coal reported multi-billion-zloty losses for 2025, as the Polish government approved a rescue scheme to stabilise the company.

Central Asia in race to close power-generation gap – report

27 April 2026

Greater regional coordination seen as key to solving conundrum.

Czech ČEZ to set up new subsidiary as part of its restructuring

27 April 2026

Majority state-owned energy utility and Prague-bourse leader ČEZ is to set up a new subsidiary as part of the government plans to restructure and nationalise the company.

TotalEnergies approves $1.2bn wind project in Kazakhstan

27 April 2026

French oil major TotalEnergies has approved a $1.2bn investment in a project to construct a 1-GW wind farm in Kazakhstan.

EBRD backs $548mn in financing for Kazakhstan’s Mirny wind project

27 April 2026

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide up to $548mn (€467mn) in financing for the construction of the Mirny wind power plant in Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl Region.

Czech government is in talks with Slovakia over fuel supplies from Slovnaft refinery

24 April 2026

The Czech government is in talks with its Slovak counterpart over shipments of fuel from the Hungarian MOL-owned Slovnaft refinery in Slovakia.

Central Asia, EU pledge deeper cooperation on water and energy

24 April 2026

Central Asia is among the regions most exposed to climate change, with accelerated glacier melt altering river flows and more frequent droughts disrupting hydropower generation.

Kazakhstan launches waste-to-energy project with Chinese partner in Astana

24 April 2026

Kazakhstan has begun construction of a $180mn waste-to-energy plant in Astana in partnership with China’s Shenzhen Energy Environment.

Kazakhstan to build 500-MW wind power plant in Karaganda Region

24 April 2026

Kazakhstan plans to construct a 500-MW wind power plant in Karaganda Region with Chinese investment, with commissioning scheduled for 2029

Steel woes and German economic downturn weigh on Poland's Boryszew in 2025

24 April 2026

Polish industrial group Boryszew reported a sharp drop in its 2025 net profit on April 23, hit by an economic downturn in neighbouring Germany and a severe slump in the steel sector.

Turkey took seventh place in world solar power growth last year, says Ember report

23 April 2026

Turkey in 2025 was the world’s seventh-ranked country for growth in electricity generation from solar energy, according to the Global Electricity Review 2026 published by London-based international energy think tank Ember.

Fico says 119,000 tons of oil is expected to arrive via Russian Druzhba to Slovakia in April

23 April 2026

An expected 13,500 tons of oil is to arrive via the renewed Russian Druzhba oil flow to Slovakia on April 23. Altogether, the Druzhba pipeline is expected to import 119,000 tons of oil by the end of the month, according to PM Fico.

Poland targets 2027 end to talks on second nuclear plant supplier

23 April 2026

Poland aims to conclude talks with potential technology suppliers for its second nuclear power plant in 2027, Deputy Energy Minister Wojciech Wrochna said.

Slovak state wants to regain majority in Slovenské elektrárne, Fico says

23 April 2026

The Slovak state would like to regain majority control over the country’s power company Slovenské elektrárne (SE), Prime Minister Robert Fico said.