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Ten units of Western Balkan thermal power plants must be shut down by 2023
21 July 2020 - 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
Reducing use of coal to get cleaner air in Sarajevo
20 July 2020 - Authorities in Sarajevo plan to limit the use of coal in order to start solving...
Major flaws in EPS environmental study for TENT A thermal power plant overhaul
25 June 2020 - Environmentalist organizations and activists claim Elektroprivreda Srbije, EPS, won’t be able to obtain the necessary...
SO2 emissions in Western Balkans coal plants six times above limit in 2019
23 June 2020 - There was no improvement last year on air pollution from lignite-fired industrial facilities reported to...
Environmentalist groups unite to protest small hydropower, pollution in Serbia
15 June 2020 - More than forty environmentalist organizations participated at the demonstration in front of the building of...
Serbia issues draft spatial plan for coal-fired thermal power plant Kolubara B
08 June 2020 - A public consultation was launched on the draft spatial plan for the special purpose area...
Public consultation starts on study on TENT thermal power unit in Serbia
29 May 2020 - Elektroprivreda Srbije is seeking approval for the study on the assessment of the environmental impact...
Top 3 CO2 emitters for 2019 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia
11 May 2020 - Lignite power plants are occupying the most positions on the 2019 list of the top...
Delaying coal phaseout would be expensive for Bulgaria, Romania and Greece
06 May 2020 - The drop in market prices of power amid the coronavirus crisis opens the way for...
Region must take energy transition planning back into its own hands
14 April 2020 - The European Union and the Energy Community are preparing big decisions for the energy sector...
Energy Community: Kosovo* failed to implement rules on pollutants
30 March 2020 - Kosovo* must rectify its breaches by July 1 or the Energy Community Secretariat will initiate...
EPS hiring PowerChina to build 350 MW coal power plant to replace old units
12 March 2020 - The construction of Kolubara B is planned to start next year. State-owned coal miner, power...
SET 2020: Introduction of carbon tax in Western Balkans is inevitable
06 March 2020 - The construction of the seventh power generation unit at thermal power plant TPP Tuzla will...
Poland seeks alternatives for last coal thermal power plant project
24 February 2020 - The European Green Deal and the European Investment Bank’s exit from fossil fuel projects prompted...
North Macedonia to use coal pit Oslomej for 100 MW photovoltaic project
13 February 2020 - Applications will be received until May 8. The investor is obligated to secure EUR 80...
Coal phaseout in Canada – Ex-colleagues helping miners’ job transition
10 February 2020 - Regional transition centers in coal regions in Canada are being established in order to support...