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Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Energy Community Secretariat sets up renewables support hub for contracting parties
26 December 2025 - The new Centre for Renewables Acceleration is a regional hub providing technical support to all Energy Community contracting parties
Slovenia earmarks EUR 282.2 million for just transition, renewables in coal region
18 December 2025 - The plan envisages renewable energy projects in the district heating system and at the Šoštanj thermal power plant site
Serbia plans to stop using coal, fuel oil in district heating by 2040
19 November 2025 - Serbia is also preparing a strategic plan for the district heating decarbonization policy, the Ministry of Mining and Energy noted
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
Bulgaria’s coal regions to get further EUR 808 million for just transition
29 October 2025 - Total investments in the just transition of the Stara Zagora, Kyustendil, and Pernik coal regions and ten municipalities will reach EUR 1.38 billion
Slovenia begins preparations for closure of Velenje coal mine
09 October 2025 - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob visited the Velenje coal mine to present a draft law on its gradual closure
Kosovo’s* just energy transition: greening the Kingdom of Coal
06 October 2025 - Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards, is publishing the three winning articles
Montenegro to produce coal until 2050
29 September 2025 - The Pljevlja coal mine has been granted a concession for coal production for 24,5 years, extending the fossil fuel extraction until 2050
Romania risks blackouts if it shuts coal plants as scheduled
19 September 2025 - Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants
Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
09 September 2025 - Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Climate won’t suffer if Romanian coal power plants keep running – energy minister
01 September 2025 - The Romanian government is hoping to postpone the coal-fired power plant closures envisaged under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.