Climate won’t suffer if Romanian coal power plants keep running – energy minister
The Romanian government is hoping to postpone the coal-fired power plant closures envisaged under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
CE Oltenia to set up subsidiary to take over coal power plants slated for closure
CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission.
Serbia’s power utility to take no loans in 2025, fund coal projects on its own
EPS will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, says CEO Dušan Živković.
Worrying results of coal, overburden production in BiH’s power utility
Increasing coal production is the only way to stabilize the energy system in the Federation of BiH, EPBiH CEO Sanel Buljubašić said
Greek coal region of Megalopolis opens new chapter after lignite
Megalopolis, in the Peloponnese peninsula, is one of Greece's two coal regions, along with Western Macedonia
Renewables keep top spot in Greece’s power mix despite surge in curtailments
In the first half of 2025, curtailments amounted to 1,327 GWh, equivalent to 9.6% of Greece’s total renewable electricity output.
PPC launches first tender for pumped storage hydropower plant in former lignite mine
Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) is moving forward with a pumped storage hydroelectric project at its former open pit lignite mine in northern Greece
First desulfurization system test completed at coal plant in Serbia
Construction work on the desulphurisation plant at the Nikola Tesla B (TENT B) coal plant near Obrenovac has been completed and testing is underway