coal phaseout
Just transition roadmap sought for coal town in Kosovo*
08 December 2023 - A contractor will produce a socio-economic analysis and just transition roadmap for Obiliq (Obilić) in Kosovo*
How can energy transition be just to people in coal regions
05 December 2023 - The authorities must act before people leave, according to the speakers at the annual meeting of the Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
Mitsotakis: In face of climate devastation, new Greece is emerging
04 December 2023 - Highlighting this year's catastrophic wildfires and floods, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at COP28 that a new Greece is emerging nevertheless
CAN Europe: BiH, Kosovo* and Serbia’s NECPs lack climate ambition, coal phaseout dates
28 November 2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and Serbia sent draft NECPs to the Energy Community Secretariat for review in late June and July
Serbia urged to adjust NECP renewables, energy efficiency goals to Energy Community’s targets
14 November 2023 - The advice is part of the Energy Community Secretariat's recommendations on Serbia's national energy and climate plan
Romania to turn 17 coal mines into gravity energy storage systems
10 November 2023 - Romania agreed with Green Gravity to study gravity energy storage technology in 17 coal mine shafts in the Jiu Valley complex
Greece, Serbia, North Macedonia interested in supply from new reactors in Kozloduy
27 October 2023 - Greece, Serbia and North Macedonia would prefer supply contracts than to invest in two new reactors in Kozloduy, Bulgarian Prime Minister Denkov said
Romania seeks coal plant closure delay from EU
13 October 2023 - Romania has backtracked on its commitments regarding the shutdown schedule for coal power plants in its CE Oltenia Complex
Energy Transition Forum: People should benefit from energy transition
05 October 2023 - The Energy Community region needs a green deal with a just energy transition in its core, participants said at an event in Skopje
HEP eyes hydrogen production at site of its lone coal power plant Plomin
06 September 2023 - The plan is for TPP Plomin to cease operation in 2035, so HEP is considering the options to use its location
Slovenian municipalities to decarbonize district heating system with TPP Šoštanj
29 August 2023 - Three municipalities in the Šalek valley in Slovenia signed a cooperation agreement with the utility firm in Velenje and with TEŠ
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 1.15 billion for just transition of coal regions
10 August 2023 - The coal regions of Stara Zagora, Pernik and Kyustendil are eligible for EUR 1.15 billion in EU funds for a green economic transformation
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
LEAG is transforming coal plant into Germany’s largest energy storage system
21 June 2023 - LEAG made initial steps and a EUR 200 million investment plan to convert the Boxberg coal plant into a renewable energy storage system
Public consultation on Serbia’s national energy and climate plan: Coal use to be cut 25% by 2030
15 June 2023 - The document is available on the website of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and public consultation is open from June 13 to July 28
Hellenic Hydrogen to install electrolyzer of up to 100 MW in Greece’s coal region
02 May 2023 - The Western Macedonia region in Greece is set to host a large-scale electrolyzer, which Hellenic Hydrogen intends to build by 2027