Greece pushes its coal exit target date forward to 2026
Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) has introduced a new schedule for the phaseout of its lignite-fired power plants
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Bulgaria experiences historic power output slump in June
Bulgaria's total power output in June was the weakest since 2019. The country only had a slight year-to-date surplus in electricity trade.
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH posts all-time high annual loss for 2023
A lack of coal, bad hydrology and obsolete production facilities pushed Bosnia and Herzegovina's EPBiH deep into the red in 2023
Lignite power plants are pushed out of market in Balkans
PPC's brand new Ptolemaida 5 lignite plant was effectively pushed out of the market in May as uncompetitive
Share of coal power in Greece tumbles to zero
Greece went seven days without coal power in the system as natural gas plants and renewables were far more competitive
Belgrade Energy Forum – energy transition in Southeast Europe is accelerating
The Western Balkans would gain a strategic advantage by joining the EU’s single electricity market, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said at the opening of BEF 2024
Vladimir Malinov joins Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet, quits as Bulgartransgaz CEO
Dimitar Glavchev's interim Council of Ministers of Bulgaria includes Acting Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov