Romania’s Iași has municipal PV, hydrogen projects for former coal plant
19 November 2025 - Romania's third-largest city is about to build a photovoltaic system on the location of a dormant coal power plant
EU allows Romania to delay shutdown of coal plants until end-2029
24 October 2025 - Amid delays in gas power projects, the European Commission approved Romania's request to push back the closure of several coal-fired systems
Romania risks blackouts if it shuts coal plants as scheduled
19 September 2025 - Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
09 September 2025 - Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism
Worrying results of coal, overburden production in BiH’s power utility
13 August 2025 - Increasing coal production is the only way to stabilize the energy system in the Federation of BiH, EPBiH CEO Sanel Buljubašić said
Greek coal region of Megalopolis opens new chapter after lignite
08 August 2025 - Megalopolis, in the Peloponnese peninsula, is one of Greece's two coal regions, along with Western Macedonia
Serbia adopts Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030
01 August 2025 - 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
24 July 2025 - 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
10 July 2025 - 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
07 July 2025 - Even with a quota for the regulated electricity market in Bulgaria, low electricity prices pushed TPP Maritsa East 2 into a loss last year