Slovenia’s coal plant TEŠ seeks state aid as CO2 costs threaten to sink it
Power plant and coal mine Velenje are in financial difficulties, which forced their owner HSE to ask for help from the Slovenian government.
Western Balkans coal plants emit 2.5 times more SO2 than entire EU
Almost 12,000 people died from 2018 to 2020 because of breaches of pollution ceilings in coal-fired thermal power plants in the Western Balkans.
Plasma waste gasification project in North Macedonia is getting strategic investment status
A plasma gasification plant worth EUR 327 million will handle most of the municipal waste in North Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said
Greece to establish company for transforming coal land property
The government in Athens is preparing a bill for a just development transition of its coal regions as the use of the harmful fossil fuel is being phased out
ALPEX launches third tender for electronic power trading platform
The Albanian Power Exchange has launched the third tender for a supplier for the electronic trading platform for a joint power exchange with Kosovo*.
North Macedonia’s incentives for small hydropower plants are not in line with EU rules
The main reason for their construction are state incentives which are not in line with the rules of the EU, according to the analysis.
On-site power plants are essential for decarbonization of industry
Industrial production is the most difficult to decarbonize, Lux Research said and suggested electrification strengthens the case for on-site power plants
Special panel in BiH to address dispute over Buk Bijela hydropower project
The Commission for Concessions of BiH will act upon the request of the Constitutional Court of BiH and establish a joint commission.