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World Energy Outlook: Diversification of supplies, cooperation key for navigating turbulences ahead

13 November 2025 - One of the major changes compared to last year’s World Energy Outlook is the reintroduction of the current policies scenario in which the oil and natural gas demand continue to grow until 2050

Romania to take control of Lukoil assets

Romania to take control of Lukoil’s assets

12 November 2025 - Romania wants to take control of Lukoil's operations to get an exemption from US sanctions. It's unclear whether the government would nationalize the assets

Marko Bislimoski, President of the Energy, Water Services, and Municipal Waste Management Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia

One megawatt per day: North Macedonia enjoys strong renewable energy growth

10 November 2025 - According to regulator data, in North Macedonia, an average of almost one megawatt from renewable sources has been added every day for the last four years.

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North Macedonia’s ESM needs investments of EUR 3 billion to replace coal power

03 November 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News spoke with ESM's CFO Ivan Stojanovski on the sidelines of the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development

Rio Tinto mothballed Jadar Project

Rio Tinto halts lithium mining project Jadar in Serbia

13 November 2025 - Rio Tinto has mothballed its Jadar project in Serbia, Bloomberg learned from the company’s internal documents

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Serbia plans new mining law to align legislation with EU rules on critical raw materials

29 October 2025 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched a public consultation ahead of drafting a new law on mining and geological exploration

Widespread public resistance against declaring the Jadar project an EU strategic project

Serbian organizations, academic community urge EU against declaring lithium project Jadar strategic

02 April 2025 - The National Convention on the EU expressed concern in a letter to European officials about the consequences of granting strategic status to the Jadar project

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Protest in Brussels scheduled ahead of screening of documentary, debate on Jadar lithium project

04 February 2025 - Activists organizing a protest outside of the European Parliament in Brussels against lithium mining in Serbia claim a new documentary is biased

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20 September 2024 - No investment in Serbia’s recent history has sparked as much controversy as Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project Jadar. All about the Jadar project, from 2001 to the present day.