Serbia adopts Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030
Serbia now has a Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030, with suggestions how to mitigate of the impact of reducing fossil fuel use
Project underway for 81 MW solar park on coal mine in Montenegro
The Government of Montenegro gave a provisional green light for a solar power plant of 81.1 MW in peak capacity on coal land in Pljevlja
Solar beats nuclear in June, becoming EU’s biggest electricity source for first time
Solar was the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time in June. Records for photovoltaics and wind rolled in in May and June
Bulgaria’s TPP Maritsa East 2 coal plant posts EUR 52 million loss for 2024
Even with a quota for the regulated electricity market in Bulgaria, low electricity prices pushed TPP Maritsa East 2 into a loss last year
Open call for green hydrogen high-efficiency CHP pilot plant in northern Greece
The Greek government has opened a call for a pilot CHP unit in Western Macedonia that would run on green hydrogen
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
The 600 MW unit at Šoštanj will not be restarted until the end of September, when demand for heat is set to rise.
Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041
The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads
Ireland ends coal use – Spain, Italy, Greece set to follow
The last coal plants in several countries in the European Union are operating only barely or occasionally