EU coal consumption decreased by two thirds in last 30 years
In 2020, the EU consumed 63% and 64% less hard coal and brown coal, respectively, than in 1990, according to Eurostat's data.
Serbian president: Serbia will shut down its coal power plants when Poland does
Serbia is under pressure to lose its energy security, said Aleksandar Vučić, adding he would not allow the country to become the biggest electricity importer.
Securing EU money for Bulgaria’s energy transition will be difficult without coal phaseout date
Professor Koso Stoychev said Slovakia, Romania and Greece have set dates for phasing out coal, and that Bulgaria must do the same.
Coal power stations in Western Balkans emit twice as much SO2 as EU plants
The Western Balkans’ 18 coal-fired power plants released twice as much sulfur dioxide in 2019 as all 221 such facilities in the EU.
Think tanks supporting Western Balkans accelerate energy transition, reach Green Deal
A project implemented by Agora Energiewende will support regional governments in developing strategies and plans for coal phasing out, increasing the share of renewables, and identifying the financing sources.
Serbia’s coal-fired thermal power plants to keep working until 2050
Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said a plan would be developed for the operation of thermal power plants in Serbia until 2050
Serbia halts construction of 350 MW coal power plant Kolubara B
The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
EPBiH would have to pay EUR 200 million per year for CO2 emissions
The amount exceeds the total cost of coal power production and it would make the activity unprofitable.