“Bulgaria launches Second Tender for EU-funded 1,900 MWh Standalone Battery Storage Facilities (RESTORE 2)” (Article drafted by Daniela Dzabarova, Senior Associate, and Desislava Dimitrova, Senior Associate, for Lexology on September 30, 2025) Introduction On 19 September 2025, the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy announced the commencement of the second tender under the National Infrastructure for Storage of...Read More

“A New Chapter in Green Energy: The New Law on Hydrogen Production in Greece” (Article drafted by Ioanna Toufexi, Associate, and Mara Vasileiou, Associate, for Lexology on September 19, 2025) The New Law and its Key Objectives In alignment with European Union’s policies on green development, Greece, through the adoption of Law 5215/2025 introduces a...Read More

“RAAEY’s Decision E-65/2025: A Regulatory Milestone for Greece’s Entry into the New Energy Storage Era” (Article drafted by Ioanna Toufexi, Associate, and Andreas Papastathis, Partner, for Lexology on September 5, 2025) The recent Decision E-65/2025 of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy, and Water (RAAEW) marks a decisive step in Greece’s energy transition, as...Read More

Law 5215/2025: A Bold Reset for Landmark Investments in Renewable Energy, Innovation & Competitiveness (Article drafted by Mara Vasileiou & Eva Kotzairaki, Associates for Lexology on July 24, 2025)   Greece has introduced Law 5215/2025, amending Law 4684/2021, to enhance the national framework for “Landmark Investments of Outstanding Significance.” The new legal framework is designed...Read More

Data Centers: The Legal Imperative for Renewable Integration and Energy Storage (Article drafted by Ioanna Toufexi, Associate, and Kosmas Karanikolas, Senior Associate for Lexology on July 18, 2025)   Introduction: Data centres, as core infrastructure of the digital economy, have grown rapidly due to cloud computing, AI, IoT, and big data, but they also pose...Read More

“The importance of the participation of electricity storage plants in the balancing system” (Article drafted by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate, and Andriani Kantilieraki, Senior Associate for Lexology on May 1, 2025) Greece is rapidly expanding its renewable energy (RES) sector and sees electricity storage as essential to effectively integrate RES into the national energy system. While...Read More

“Sustainable fuels in the aviation and maritime transport industry” (article about sustainable energy & fuels) (article drafted by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate and Kosmas Karanikolas, Senior Associate for Lexology in March 21,2025) The article addresses the EU’s efforts, about sustainable energy & fuels, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in aviation and maritime transport starting in 2025...Read More

RENEWABLE ENERGY GREECE “ The Letters of Guarantee under the light of the Law  5151/2024” (article by Panagiota Maragkozoglou – Associate and Andriani Kantilieraki – Senior Associate published on Lexology, January 29, 2025) The new Greek law 5151/2024 introduces significant modifications to the legislative framework concerning letters of guarantee required for the development of Renewable...Read More

“The Pilot Floating Photovoltaic Stations.” (An article drafted by Panagiota Maragkozoglou, Associate and Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner for Lexology on January 10, 2025) This article highlights key developments in Greece’s legislative framework for floating photovoltaic stations (FPVs) following the adoption of Law 5151/2024. Building on Law 4951/2022, which facilitated pilot offshore FPV installations and simplified...Read More

Energy News – 86th Issue-Energy News -Energy news in Southeast Europe in December (by Mira Todorovic Symeonides Partner / Head of Energy Team, Blerta Topore Associate ROKAS Tirana, Gabriela Ivanova Senior Associate ROKAS Sofia, Alina Negrila Associate ROKAS Bucharest, Suzana Pavlovic Associate ROKAS Belgrade) Headlines 1. Editor’s note 2.Albania establishes a state-owned Renewable Energy Operator...Read More