Slovenia earmarks EUR 1.13 billion for gradual closure of Velenje coal mine
Coal mining in Velenje is planned to end by 2033, with mine closure activities expected to proceed gradually until 2045
Titan signs deal with Serbia’s EPS for fly ash from coal power plant
Cement maker Titan Group is getting access to five million tons of fly ash from the TENT B coal power plant in Serbia
ContourGlobal installs 500 MWh standalone BESS facility in Bulgaria
ContourGlobal inaugurated a standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW. It is participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.
China completes grid connection of world’s largest open sea PV plant
CHN Energy fully connected to the mainland grid a 1 GW solar power system that it built on the open sea off the coast of Shandong in China
Serbia’s EPS starts trial operation of its first wind park Kostolac
The construction of Kostolac is complete, and EPS' first wind farm has generated its first megawatt-hours, the company said
Romania’s Iași has municipal PV, hydrogen projects for former coal plant
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
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
Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants
