Journalist
Vladimir Spasić
Update: Site for Tuzla 7 coal project ready as Energy Community hints at sanctions
28 October 2020 - Chinese firms are building a coal plant in Tuzla, but BiH is facing sanctions in the Energy Community over state aid.
Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb among 24 cities with EU’s highest air pollution costs
27 October 2020 - Bucharest, Sofia, and Zagreb are on the list of with the highest total damage costs of air pollution in Europe.
Albania, BiH, Montenegro, North Macedonia have highest plastic leakage rates into Mediterranean
27 October 2020 - Per capita, Montenegro, Albania, BiH and North Macedonia have the highest levels of plastic leakage into the Mediterranean.
Croatia’s ZEZ calls citizens to jointly build solar power plants
26 October 2020 - Green Energy Cooperative (ZEZ) has launched the On the Sunny Side campaign for installing rooftop PV
Activist sue city of Zrenjanin over Linglong tyre plant planned investment
23 October 2020 - Građanski preokret asked the court to nullify the City of Zrenjanin's green light for the Linglong tyre plant
Western Balkans suffocating from air pollution as heating season starts
23 October 2020 - The beginning of the heating season in the Western Balkans brought a rise in air pollution once again
Slovenia’s NECP: Local communities, protected areas limit renewables growth
22 October 2020 - Obstruction by local communities and environmental restrictions are the main obstacles for renewables in Slovenia
Bulgaria asks help from European Commission to phase out coal
21 October 2020 - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov asked the European Commission to help countries in the CEE region to phase out coal
Romania’s NECP: 6 GW of solar, wind to be installed by 2030
21 October 2020 - Romania intends to install 6 GW in wind and solar power plants by 2030
Fashion giants Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein take lead in rooftop solar
20 October 2020 - Fashion company PVH Europe installed the world’s biggest solar roof at its distribution hub in the Netherlands
Greece NECP: Renewables share in electricity consumption to reach 61% by 2030
20 October 2020 - Greece's 2030 target for renewables is set at 35%, compared to 18% in 2018
HEP invests EUR 450mn in mega hydropower projects Kosinj, Senj
19 October 2020 - Croatia's power utility HEP launched works on hydroenergy system Kosinj and hydropower plant Senj 2
Cyprus NECP: Renewables share to double by 2030
19 October 2020 - Cyprus plans to almost double the share of renewables – from 13.9% to 22.9% – by 2030
Bulgaria’s NECP: EUR 42.7 billion in investment needed to meet 2030 goals
16 October 2020 - Bulgaria said in its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) that it targets zero greenhouse gas emissions for 2030
Croatia’s NECP: Renewables share to reach 36.4% by 2030
16 October 2020 - Croatia’s National and Climate Plan (NECP) targets a rise in renewable energy share to 36.4% for 2030
EPS plans to extend lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038
15 October 2020 - Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to extend the lifespan of TPP Kostolac A until 2038, by installing flue-gas desulfurization equipment