Serbia drafts just transition action plan
30 May 2025 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy has published a draft just transition action plan and launched a public debate
Slovenia keeps phasing out coal as key heating plant boosts natural gas share to 60%
22 May 2025 - TE-TOL, the main district heating provider in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, has taken over a newly built gas-steam unit
Serbia to soon finish study on use of nuclear energy – minister
13 May 2025 - A preliminary technical study for considering the peaceful use of nuclear energy is being prepared by EDF and Egis Industries
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Federation of BiH secures EUR 83 million for just transition of coal regions
06 May 2025 - The funds are intended for the implementation of the Just Transition in Select Coal Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Project
Kosovo* launches reconstruction of coal power plant unit
06 May 2025 - Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) began the reconstruction and modernization of one of the two units in its Kosovo B coal power plant
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
09 April 2025 - Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
Share of coal power in Finland nearly zero as cogeneration plant shuts down
03 April 2025 - The now closed Salmisaari coal plant accounted for just 0.8% of the electricity mix in Finland together with three remaining ones
IEA’s Global Energy Review: Electricity use is growing rapidly, driven by heatwaves, electrification, data centers, AI
25 March 2025 - Global energy demand grew at a faster-than-average pace in 2024, according to the IEA’s Global Energy Review
Coal, natural gas crucial for energy stability of Federation of BiH
20 March 2025 - Vedran Lakić said the coal production weakening trend in BiH over the past 15 years is threatening the entire energy system
BiH’s Nova Alumina to install energy facility fueled by waste to replace coal
13 February 2025 - Aluminum and cement industry supplier Nova Alumina plans to build an energy facility that would use alternative fuels, to replace coal
Božinovska: New ministry’s vision for North Macedonia’s energy sector, auctions by end of 2025
10 February 2025 - In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News, minister Sanja Božinovska discussed the country’s top energy priorities and the steps needed to achieve them