Energy - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com Monthly in print | Daily on the web Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:48:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dteurope.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-dt_favicon-32x32.png Energy - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com 32 32 Nearly HUF 500 Billion for Electricity Grid Development https://dteurope.com/energy/nearly-huf-500-billion-electricity-grid-development/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:43:59 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81236 The government is allocating nearly HUF 500 billion to develop the electricity grid and install smart meters under the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány announced on social media this Saturday. The minister emphasized that the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has signed all five grant agreements […]

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]]> Wind Energy Capacity Expansion, a Rational Step https://dteurope.com/energy/wind-energy-capacity-expansion-a-rational-step/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81094 A comprehensive energy development plan was adopted at this week’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced Wednesday evening. As part of the plan, the first calls for proposals for wind power plants will be issued to investment companies on August 31. This marks a major shift following the previous government’s deliberate efforts to hinder […]

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]]> Janaf and Mol Sign Oil Supply Contract https://dteurope.com/energy/janaf-and-mol-sign-oil-supply-contract/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:51:09 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81086 Croatian oil pipeline operator Janaf and the Mol Group have signed an agreement for the delivery of 2.05 million metric tons of crude oil by 2026, the Croatian company announced on Thursday. Under the contract, a total of 2.05 million metric tons of crude oil will be transported via Janaf’s pipeline system between January 1 […]

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]]> Battery Storage Systems Added at Logistics Parks https://dteurope.com/energy/battery-storage-systems-added-at-logistics-parks/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:53:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81063 4MW/8MWh energy storage systems operated by FEH Solar One Ltd. (a subsidiary of Futureal Energy Partners) have begun operating at five locations within HelloParks’ logistics parks in Maglód, Fót and Páty, all in the outskirts of the capital. According to a Monday announcement by Futureal Energy Partners, the green investment — with a combined capacity […]

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]]> MOL-Shell Deal to Acquire BG Cyprus Ltd. https://dteurope.com/energy/mol-shell-deal-to-acquire-bg-cyprus-ltd/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:07:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81044 Hungary's MOL Group said on Friday that it signed an agreement with Shell to buy BG Cyprus Ltd., Shell's 100% subsidiary. BG Cyprus Ltd. holds a 35% interest in the Cyprus Offshore Block 12 containing the Aphrodite gas field in the eastern Mediterranean. The total consideration payable by MOL for the transaction is up to […]

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]]> Croatian-Hungarian Gas Pipeline Capacity to Double https://dteurope.com/energy/croatian-hungarian-gas-pipeline-capacity-to-double/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81035 Croatia’s Plinacro and Hungary’s Földgázszállító [Natural Gas Distributor] Plc. (FGSZ) have agreed to increase the capacity of the Croatian-Hungarian natural gas interconnector, the Croatian natural gas transmission system operator has announced. According to a joint statement by the two companies, the capacity of the Drávaszerdahely - Donji Miholjac border crossing point from Croatia to Hungary […]

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]]> Danube Water Levels Fall, Paks NPP Block Shut Down https://dteurope.com/energy/danube-water-levels-fall-paks-npp-block-shut-down/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=81004 The number 3 block of the Paks nuclear power plant has been shut down as water levels on the Danube – used to cool the NPP – have reached record lows, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social post on Wednesday. The minister noted that the shutdown was not an unexpected event, […]

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]]> Paks NPP Output Cut as Danube Water Levels Fall https://dteurope.com/energy/paks-npp-output-cut-as-danube-water-levels-fall/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80990 The government has made preparations if any steps are needed to ensure Hungary's secure energy supply, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social media post on Tuesday. The minister acknowledged a cut in the output of the Paks nuclear power plant due to record low water levels on the Danube, which the […]

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]]> Regional Record-Breaking Energy Storage Facility https://dteurope.com/energy/regional-record-breaking-energy-storage-facility/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:02:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80968 The largest battery energy storage system in the Central European region, with a total installed capacity of 99.8 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 288.5 megawatt-hours (MWh), has been handed over in Buj, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, NE Hungary, Forest-Vill Plc. announced on Monday. According to the announcement, Forest-Vill carried out the design and construction work […]

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]]> Fuel Supply Secure, but Reserves Must Be Stockpiled https://dteurope.com/energy/fuel-supply-secure-but-reserves-must-be-stockpiled/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:33:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80829 Hungary’s strategic fuel reserve has doubled since the low point in March, so Hungary's fuel supply is secure, but reserves need to be stockpiled, the Ministry of Economy and Energy has announced. The strategic fuel reserve ensures that the country can continue to function and that families and the economy are supplied in the event […]

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]]> 1,000 MW Wind Energy Grid Capacity Allocation Tender https://dteurope.com/energy/1000-mw-wind-energy-grid-capacity-allocation-tender/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:24:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80766 Hungary will call a tender for grid capacity allocation for 1,000 MW of wind energy by August 31, Economy and Energy Minister István Kapitány said in a social media video message on Friday. As he put it, the Hungarian wind energy program has reached a new milestone. The minister stated that volume – indicated after […]

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]]> Energy Tenders Worth HUF 500 Billion Called https://dteurope.com/energy/energy-tenders-worth-huf-500-billion-called/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:36:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80577 Over HUF 500 billion worth of energy tenders were called on Thursday, Minister of Economy and Energy István Kapitány has said in a social media post. The electricity grid and smartmeter upgrades will pave the way for connecting more renewables capacity to the grid in order to boost safety of supply and reduce Hungary's vulnerability, […]

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]]> Biomass Usage for Energy Production Grows 11% in 2025 https://dteurope.com/energy/biomass-usage-for-energy-production-grows-11-in-2025/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:06:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80513 Last year, some 6.6 million tons of biomass was used for energy production in Hungary, 10.7% more than the year before, the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) said in a report on Tuesday. In 2025, Hungarian power plants, heating plants and industrial boiler operators using biomass feedstock primarily relied on wood chips — hat is, […]

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]]> MVM Inaugurates 57 MWh Battery Storage Investment https://dteurope.com/energy/mvm-inaugurates-57-mwh-battery-storage-investment/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:03:45 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80476 State-owned energy company MVM inaugurated a HUF 10.4 billion, 57MWh battery energy storage unit at a gas-turbine power plant in Ajka (W Hungary) on Monday, MTI reports. The investment was supported by HUF 3.8 billion in grant money from the European Union. MVM CEO Karoly Matrai said heatwaves like the present one point to the […]

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]]> Last Summer’s Electricity Consumption Record Broken https://dteurope.com/energy/last-summers-electricity-consumption-record-broken/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:51:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=80483 So far this summer, the load on the Hungarian power grid peaked on Friday, June 26, breaking last summer’s electricity consumption record, but the all-time summer record set in 2024 has not yet been broken, Mavir Hungarian Electricity Transmission System Operator Ltd. said on Monday in response to an inquiry from MTI. According to Mavir’s […]

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