Greece pushes its coal exit target date forward to 2026
Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) has introduced a new schedule for the phaseout of its lignite-fired power plants
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
CO2 is CO2: Zero Waste Europe calls for including incineration in EU ETS
Incinerators are poised to become the most carbon-intensive power source once coal is phased out, claims Zero Waste Europe
Italian green loan for EPS requires Serbia to set 2030 renewables target at 45%
The green loan, provided by Italian development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, is aimed at helping EPS to decarbonize
Slovenia confirms coal phaseout date in updated NECP
Slovenia has prepared an updated version of the national energy and climate plan, increasing the targets
Lignite power plants are pushed out of market in Balkans
PPC's brand new Ptolemaida 5 lignite plant was effectively pushed out of the market in May as uncompetitive
Uniper to build battery energy storage system in Germany with NGEN
Uniper is planning to build a battery storage system at its Heyden power plant site in western Germany with energy solutions provider NGEN