Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
The 600 MW unit at Šoštanj will not be restarted until the end of September, when demand for heat is set to rise.
Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041
The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads
Ireland ends coal use – Spain, Italy, Greece set to follow
The last coal plants in several countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally
Turning abandoned coal mines into PV plants could boost global solar capacity by 15%
Greece and three Western Balkan countries are among the global leaders in projects to build solar at abandoned coal mines.
Coal power plant Maritsa East 3 plans to build solar plant, 200 MW battery system
Maritsa East 3 plans to use the existing grid infrastructure for the green energy project, says Vasil Shtonov, CEO of ContourGlobal Bulgaria
Serbia drafts just transition action plan
The Ministry of Mining and Energy has published a draft just transition action plan and launched a public debate
Kosovo* launches reconstruction of coal power plant unit
Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) began the reconstruction and modernization of one of the two units in its Kosovo B coal power plant
Romania’s plan to install 2.15 GW of gas power plants isn’t viable
The evaluation is part of ENTSO-E’s annual assessment of Europe’s security of electricity supply for the ten years ahead