coal regions
Greece’s first municipal energy community to be launched in its coal capital Kozani
03 December 2025 - The coal city of Kozani in northern Greece is seeking a contractor for seven photovoltaic systems of 7 MW overall
PPC building three battery storage facilities in Greece
30 October 2025 - PPC Group has launched the construction of a battery energy storage system in the area of its Amyntaio coal plant
Romania’s coal town Turceni starts EUR 380 million green energy transformation
20 October 2025 - Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and green hydrogen
International Power Supply inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery gigafactory
13 October 2025 - International Power Supply (IPS) opened its Factory X1 on the outskirts of Sofia, with a capacity of 3 GWh per year
Slovenia begins preparations for closure of Velenje coal mine
09 October 2025 - Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob visited the Velenje coal mine to present a draft law on its gradual closure
Race against time to secure EU funding for waste-to-energy plants in Greece
18 September 2025 - Hostile public reactions and opposition by municipal authorities threaten to derail Greece's efforts to build six waste-to-energy plants
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
PPC launches first tender for pumped storage hydropower plant in former lignite mine
06 August 2025 - Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) is moving forward with a pumped storage hydroelectric project at its former open pit lignite mine in northern Greece
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
Western Balkans urged to step up just transition measures
02 June 2025 - In its guidelines for the just transition, the Energy Community Secretariat said the Western Balkans lack policies and measures
Federation of BiH secures EUR 83 million for just transition of coal regions
06 May 2025 - The funds are intended for the implementation of the Just Transition in Select Coal Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Project
Renewables equipment factory to contribute to just transition of coal region in Romania
01 April 2025 - Monsson is about to build a renewable energy equipment plant in Petrila as part of just transition efforts in Romania's main coal region