coal
Rizvanolli: Energy crisis in Kosovo* worsens amid coal plant outage
15 December 2021 - Prishtina was left without district heating as a coal plant broke down and Kosovo* is forced to import large quantities of electricity
Serbia’s electricity crisis: EPS struggling to get coal plants back online
15 December 2021 - State-owned utility EPS got some of the aging units functioning again after a breakdown, but the country is still relying on power imports
Serbia importing over 25% of electricity amid outages due to snow
13 December 2021 - Almost 1.5 GW of current consumption is being covered by imports, after outages at Serbia's biggest coal-fired thermal power plants
North Macedonia to extend state of energy crisis for six months
02 December 2021 - The aim is to ensure stability in the implementation of the measures and activities for overcoming the issues in electricity supply
How would USD 100 carbon price hike impact world’s economies?
08 November 2021 - A USD 100 rise in carbon taxes would be a significant shock to the global economy but it falls well within the realms of potential scenarios
Montenegro’s EPCG ready for reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja despite jump in costs
22 October 2021 - State-owned utility EPCG says the reconstruction of coal-fired TPP Pljevlja should begin soon and prevent massive imports of electricity
Reality of energy transition: fossil fuel production to grow at least until 2040
20 October 2021 - Despite the Paris Agreement goals and net zero commitments, fossil fuel producers are on track to significantly boost output through 2040
Serbia’s EPS wants to build solar park on suspended coal plant project site
20 October 2021 - EPS will commission research for the purpose of installing a solar power plant at the location of the recently halted coal plant Kolubara B
Serbia’s power utility EPS announces investments in green energy
15 October 2021 - Serbian state-owned power producer EPS aims to install 240 MW in solar power plants and 100 MW in wind farms by the end of the decade
Western Balkan countries are in global top 10 in coal’s power output share
08 October 2021 - Kosovo* is ranked second in the world for its share of coal in domestic electricity production, trailing only Botswana. Serbia is seventh and BiH is tenth
North Macedonia to boost coal-fired power output to avert price hikes
06 October 2021 - North Macedonia will step up coal-based electricity production to avert price hikes amid soaring prices on the international market.
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow: Australia (still) stubborn on profiting from fossil fuels
29 September 2021 - Fossil fuels are Australia’s largest export and if you take away the nation's largest export, then you've got to accept a lower standard of living, according to Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joice.
Poland’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal to bolster economy, save jobs
24 September 2021 - The Polish government has signed an agreement with the wind industry in order to secure the development of the national wind sector.
Thermal energy storage TWEST enables CO2-free electricity production at thermal power plants
23 September 2021 - E2S Power presented in its demonstration facility in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, the innovative thermal energy storage TWEST.
EPBIH ready to continue construction of Tuzla 7 coal project
13 September 2021 - The coal-fired unit project has been stalled for almost a year after General Electric decided not to supply the equipment.
Western Balkans coal plants emit 2.5 times more SO2 than entire EU
07 September 2021 - Almost 12,000 people died from 2018 to 2020 because of breaches of pollution ceilings in coal-fired thermal power plants in the Western Balkans.