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Greece has biggest combined share of wind, solar in electricity generation in SEE
04 April 2022 - Greece is eighth in the world by the share of wind and solar in electricity generation and Croatia came in seventh in the bioenergy section
Rizvanolli: No new coal plants in Kosovo’s* draft energy strategy
04 April 2022 - There are no plans for a new coal-fired thermal power plant in Kosovo*, but the existing two require investments
Ember: Wind, solar top 10% for first time in global electricity output in 2021
30 March 2022 - Wind and solar, the fastest-growing sources of electricity, reached a record share of 10.3% in supply last year, Ember found
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
28 March 2022 - The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations
Half of open-cast coal mines in Turkey could be transformed into solar parks to power 6.9 million homes
23 March 2022 - The country’s solar capacity could be boosted by 170 percent, enough to power 6.9 million more homes
Europe switching on coal plants amid energy crisis
11 March 2022 - The European Union is pushing to eliminate domestic demand for Russian fossil fuels, but it implies a reversal in coal plant shutdown plans
Price of EU’s plan to cut dependence on Russian gas
09 March 2022 - In the light of the energy transition, it could be a great push for renewables, but also a step back due to the expected increase in the use of coal power plants
Electricity prices hit record high on SEEPEX – EUR 540 per MWh
07 March 2022 - Brent oil hit USD 139.13 dollars per barrel, the highest since 2008, while Dutch TTF natural gas reached an all-time intraday record of EUR 345 per MWh
Goverment of FBiH intends to extend operation of two units in coal power plants Kakanj, Tuzla
02 March 2022 - Two units in coal plants are due to be shut down in line with the EU’s Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD).
EU allocates EUR 339 million for clean energy, environment projects in Western Balkans
28 February 2022 - The European Commission has unveiled a EUR 3.2 billion investment package to support 21 transport, digital, climate and energy projects
REPCONS 2.0: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro not ready for successful energy transition
16 February 2022 - Experts from the region have complied the Barometer of Sustainable Energy Transition report titled Perfect Storm – an uncontrolled decarbonization of the Western Balkans’ power sector.
Slovenia, Czech Republic to exit coal by 2033
14 January 2022 - Coal phase-out by 2033 announced Slovenian government, and the new Czech government announced a coal exit for the same year
IEA: Rising demand for electricity could result in high prices over next three years
14 January 2022 - Average wholesale electricity prices in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2021 were more than four times as high as their 2015-2020 average
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2021
30 December 2021 - The most important topics for our readers in 2021 were lithium, the coal phaseout and investment in renewable energy in Serbia
New troubles for Serbia’s EPS: coal plant TENT B is offline amid breakdown, fire
28 December 2021 - A coal mill was damaged in the B2 unit of the Nikola Tesla B power plant (TENT B) while B1 is inactive since December 26 due to a fire
EIB to finance North Macedonia’s gas interconnector with Greece
25 December 2021 - The project is seen as a short-term measure aimed at facilitating a gradual shift to clean energy, with natural gas as a transition fuel.