North Macedonia to revoke concessions for small hydropower plants
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said most concession contracts for small hydropower plants in North Macedonia would be annulled regardless of possible litigation
Slovenia to hold referendum on drinking water on July 11
Activists in Slovenia managed to get enough signatures to hold a referendum in an attempt to discard the recent amendments to the Waters Act.
Vienna to use excess wind power for district heating
Water will be heated in two reservoirs with surplus electricity at times of slow demand, so no wind power is wasted, to supply buildings in Vienna
Rio Tinto buying land for Serbia lithium mine before investment decision
Vučić hinted at holding a local referendum on letting Rio Tinto mine lithium. Activist Marija Alimpić said 36 families already sold their properties and left.
Tuzla 7 coal plant project in BiH sunk by GE’s exit, officials reveal
Unnamed sources said the construction of unit 7 in thermal power plant Tuzla most probably won't proceed as GE decided not to supply the equipment
Carbon border tax to be imposed on steel, iron, cement, fertilizers, aluminium, electricity – leaked draft
The European Commission is considering a transitional period of three years for fully implementing CBAM, from 2023 until 2026.
People in lignite areas in Greece will be able to buy bonds for solar projects
PPC intends to offer residents of the two coal-reliant regions in Greece to invest in its energy transition projects, reportedly with yields of up to 7% per year
Two Bulgarian coal power plants to be converted to natural gas, hydrogen
The Varna TPP has signed a contract to install two gas-fired units while the Bobov Dol TPP plans a conversion to gas and hydrogen.
