EU outlines measures for 90% emissions cut by 2040
A proposed amendment to the European Climate Law sets a 2040 target of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions
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
Gas power plant Brestanica in Slovenia adds photovoltaic unit
A 466 kW solar power plant entered regular operation at Slovenian state-owned gas power plant Termoelektrarna Brestanica (TEB)
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
Greece’s DEPA joins forces with Clavenia to build 792 MW gas power plant
The planned gas power plant is expected to be Greece's most efficient combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility, DEPA said
