Serbia’s power utility to take no loans in 2025, fund coal projects on its own
21 August 2025 - EPS will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, says CEO Dušan Živković.
It’s cheaper to build new coal power plant than maintain existing ones in Republic of Srpska
06 February 2025 - The facilities are more than 40 years old, so a lot of money is needed for maintenance, according to minister Petar Đokić
Lager to install solar power plants on former coal mining site in BiH
27 January 2025 - Lager’s main activity is the sale of construction machinery. However, it is also investing in renewables in the region
Republic of Srpska doesn’t have EUR 357 million to maintain production in coal power plants
24 December 2024 - Minister Petar Đokić held a meeting with the boards of directors and supervisory boards of coal complexes Gacko and Ugljevik
Federation of BiH preparing energy sector transition strategy
18 December 2024 - The entity Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry has started the procedure for a strategy for the transition of the energy sector
Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
06 December 2024 - The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
FBiH dismisses board of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH
04 August 2023 - Sanel Buljubašić has been designated as the acting CEO of EPBiH after the Government of FBiH dismissed the entire management
German eco-activists on barricades defending village from coal mine expansion
10 January 2023 - Environmentalists have been opposing RWE and the local authority's plan for months to demolish the village of Lützerath to boost coal output
Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine
25 October 2022 - A wind farm in Germany is being taken down to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine and maintain the security of electricity supply.
Energy crisis triggers new coal projects in Republic of Srpska, Serbia
22 August 2022 - Republic of Srpska plans a new unit at thermal power plant Gacko, as firm in Serbia eyes an underwater coal mining project
Environmentalists oppose lignite mine projects in North Macedonia
05 April 2022 - The general manager of state-owned utility ESM said it would open two lignite mines, which...
Australia’s court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate change
28 May 2021 - The court has ruled environment minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care to protect Australia’s youth from the climate crisis