Western Balkans need to integrate markets for easier energy transition, funding
A joint approach makes funding green energy and the coal phaseout easier for the Western Balkans, but funding sources are still insufficient
EPBiH to build 56 MW solar park on coal plant’s ash, slag dump in Tuzla
State-owned energy utility EPBiH plans to install a photovoltaic plant of 56 MW at the site of an ash and slag dump at the Tuzla coal plant
5 building blocks enabling Greece’s rapid transition to green energy
Determined to get ahead of the curve as the world is facing a climate emergency, Greece is shutting coal plants and accelerating its energy transition
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
EIB to finance North Macedonia’s gas interconnector with Greece
The project is seen as a short-term measure aimed at facilitating a gradual shift to clean energy, with natural gas as a transition fuel.
IEA: Global coal power output to rise 9% in 2021 to all-time high
With electricity demand outpacing low-carbon supply and a spike in gas prices, coal power output is up 9% this year, at 10.35 PWh, IEA says
Serbia’s electricity crisis: EPS struggling to get coal plants back online
State-owned utility EPS got some of the aging units functioning again after a breakdown, but the country is still relying on power imports
Bitola in North Macedonia to get district heating from coal power plant
The construction of a district heating pipeline from REK Bitola has begun, almost forty years after the thermal power plant was built