coal phaseout
EU approves Western Balkans reform agendas including auction schedules for renewables
24 October 2024 - Western Balkan governments excluding BiH can draw funding from the EU's Growth Plan as they fulfill reform obligations and achieve goals
Slovenian industry wants to invest in Krško 2 nuclear plant as referendum nears
20 September 2024 - Amid public discussions on the referendum on Krško 2, a group of Slovenian businesspeople requested to participate in the investment
Greece to offer 200 MW in third battery storage auction
20 September 2024 - Before the end of 2024, Greece intends to provide subsidies for standalone battery projects of 200 MW in total via the third auction
Romania rejects Brussels advice, sets 2030 renewables target at 38.3%
18 September 2024 - The country didn’t accept the European Commission's recommendation to raise the target share of renewables in energy consumption to 41%
Mexhiti hints at delaying North Macedonia’s coal exit deadline until 2050
13 September 2024 - North Macedonia aims to end the use of coal in the energy sector by 2050, First Deputy Prime Minister Izet Mexhiti said
Denmark shuts its penultimate coal plant as UK is set to complete its exit
04 September 2024 - Denmark has only one coal power plant left now as Ørsted closed its last one. The only coal plant in the United Kingdom is ending operations.
France, Serbia sign five agreements on critical raw materials, waste, energy
30 August 2024 - France and Serbia have agreed nuclear energy cooperation, a loan for EMS, and wastewater treatment plant construction
Leaked paper shows Romania’s power sector coal-free in 2026
02 August 2024 - Transelectrica reportedly doesn't see coal power plants having any share in Romania's transmission system in 2026 and beyond
Greece pushes its coal exit target date forward to 2026
30 July 2024 - 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
25 July 2024 - 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
09 July 2024 - 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
25 June 2024 - 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%
25 June 2024 - 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
11 June 2024 - 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
30 May 2024 - 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
28 May 2024 - Uniper is planning to build a battery storage system at its Heyden power plant site in western Germany with energy solutions provider NGEN