Energy storage is among pillars of Bulgaria’s green recovery plan
All political parties in Bulgaria are determined to avoid breaching deadlines from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, says Dimitar Zwiatkow from law firm CMS Sofia
Romania to switch its coal plants to reserve as it closes them, without decommissioning
Romania decided to extend the coal phaseout back to 2032 and gave up on the plan to dismantle some of the coal plants that it retires
Europe is firing up old coal plants to get through winter
Germany is getting retired coal plants back online as Gazprom's gas supply is dwindling while Italy may declare an emergency
Austria to ban gas boilers in new buildings in 2023
Austria is phasing out fossil fuels in heating, starting with a ban on the installation of gas boilers in new buildings from next year
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Priority of new Government of Slovenia is to tackle energy crisis
Prime Minister Robert Golob promised everyone would take their fair share of the burden from rising food and energy prices
Romania to accelerate coal phaseout deadline to 2030
Romania became more ambitious with its coal phaseout planning. It is pushing the deadline forward by two years, to 2030.
Green power purchase agreements are key for total decarbonization in Western Balkans
Instruments like power purchase agreements are becoming more important as the energy market in the Western Balkans is opening up