27 May 2021 - A project implemented by Agora Energiewende will support regional governments in developing strategies and plans for coal phasing out, increasing the share of renewables, and identifying the financing sources.
27 May 2021 - Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said a plan would be developed for the operation of thermal power plants in Serbia until 2050
27 May 2021 - Over half of entire SO2 emissions in the continent in 2019 originated in Southeastern Europe, Ember said in an analysis
26 May 2021 - Romania said it intends to stop the excavation of coal in 2032 at the latest and replace conventional power plants in the meantime
24 May 2021 - The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
24 May 2021 - Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
21 May 2021 - EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
21 May 2021 - This first interconnection between Crete and the mainland will cover a third of the island’s energy needs, substituting aged local power plants.
20 May 2021 - Government-owned utility EPBiH said it would reduce the number of employees in its seven coal mines to get the subsidiaries on a firm footing
19 May 2021 - So far in 2021, producers and consumers of green energy signed contracts for 2.9 GW, compared to 4 GW for the entire last year.
17 May 2021 - The planned capacity of the hydropower plant in the municipality of Foča is 93 MW while the expected annual production is 332 GWh.
13 May 2021 - A tender for battery storage units will be held in Greece in the first quarter and the government earmarked EUR 200 million for subsidies
13 May 2021 - The amount exceeds the total cost of coal power production and it would make the activity unprofitable.
13 May 2021 - The Bulgarian government is collaborating with the US and Russia in the development of new nuclear power plants.
10 May 2021 - The closure of Šoštanj power plant could be inevitable even before 2033, currently the most optimistic scenario for Slovenia’s coal phaseout.
07 May 2021 - With storage and distribution management from the NEDO project, Idrija will be able to maintain the power supply for priority services during outages