Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
Serbia introduces Green Budget, earmarks EUR 1 billion for projects
The 2025 Budget Law includes the first Green Budget annex, listing 64 green projects to be implemented next year
Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal
The management of RiTE Ugljevik, which operates a coal mine and the thermal power plant, blames those who ran the company in previous years.
Citizens asked to join complaint against Serbia’s EIA requirements for lithium project Jadar
Activist group Marš sa Drine called on citizens to join its complaint against Serbia's requirements for the environmental study for Rio Tinto's lithium project Jadar
Sustainability reports obligatory for 50 firms in Croatia
The Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for sustainability reporting, has published a list of companies mandated to submit documentation
EENergy offers EUR 10,000 grants to SMEs for energy efficiency, Western Balkans also included
Firms based in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey are among the ones eligible for funding
Eurelectric: EU has tools to tackle negative, high power prices simultaneously
Eurelectric proposed measures to the European Commission to address power price spikes as well as episodes of ultralow and negative prices
Western Balkans TSOs back joint declaration on regional cooperation
The declaration could speed up the coupling of their electricity markets with the power markets of European Union member states
