Renewables overtake fossil fuels in EU power generation for first time ever
For the first time ever, the EU has produced more electricity in a year from renewable energy sources than from fossil fuels.
Germany awards EUR 317 million in coal capacity closure tender
Owners of 11 coal power plants with an installed capacity of 4.8 GW will receive EUR 317 million to shut down the polluting facilities.
Wind farms, solar power plants set to push coal out of market
Decision makers can slow down or speed up the coal phase-out, but regardless of their action, the coal share is heading for a big drop.
Power system in North Macedonia suffers due to flood, drought
Due to the low water levels the country has decided to terminate the production in all hydropower plants, and to import electricity.
HEAL urges regional leaders to implement Green Agenda for Western Balkans
The Health and Environment Alliance has sent them an open letter as they prepare to gather in Sofia for the next meeting in the Berlin process.
Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
Ten units of coal-fired power plants in total will be shut down by the end of 2023 in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the Energy Transition Tracker
Serbia to invest EUR 900 million to lower environmental impact of coal power plants – minister
Serbia intends to invest EUR 900 million in the production of electricity from coal to improve environmental protection, said Aleksandar Antić
Environmental organizations ask EU to stop waste burning in coal power plants in Bulgaria
Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth, Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata are bringing a legal complaint to the European Commission to compel EU authorities to investigate and order the alleged illegal waste incineration in Bulgaria to stop. Three organizations have taken action after the Bulgarian government secretly allowed three aging coal power plants to burn unclassified waste, […]