Greece’s aging electricity grid blamed for disproportionate share of catastrophic wildfires
Uncomfortable questions arise over modernisation delays under the long-serving Mitsotakis governments
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Romania’s energy crisis exposes years of delays
With the power grid under ‘operational stress’, experts warn that Romania must rapidly expand storage, renewables and grid capacity
French firm Meridiam takes majority control of Great Sea Interconnector
€1.9 billion Greece-Cyprus power link gains stronger financing and European political weight, shifting pressure onto Nicosia
Ukraine offers reciprocal halt to energy strikes as economic cost of war mounts
After two brutal winters for Ukraine’s grid and a year of successful strikes on Russian oil terminals, both sides now have stronger economic incentives for a sectoral truce
Energy emergency in Moldova: Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure exposes longstanding vulnerabilities
Central and local authorities are tasked with identifying additional ways to curb consumption without disrupting essential services
Moldova signals alignment with the West: ready to join the “coalition of the willing”
President Sandu stressed that this involvement does not contradict the country's neutral status, framing it as an extension of humanitarian and technical cooperation
Berlin blackout exposes growing threat from left-wing extremist sabotage
At the start of the year Germany confronted the vulnerability of its power grid - and the political risks of failing to respond
Report: Iberian April blackout triggered by excessive voltage
ENTSO-E report rules out renewables and points to cascading failures across the grid as the cause of Europe’s largest energy collapse
Czech Republic hit by major power outage triggered by fallen cable
Europe’s aging infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather, physical failures and growing demand
